With society moving back toward the do-it-yourself attitude, many companies have taken advantage of the opportunity to service these industries. From home gardens to making clothing, citizens of North America are now revisiting these activities that were previously a necessity. Many are finding that the quality, customization and final product they can achieve is high quality and worthwhile. Some activities may be time consuming; however, they are treated as hobbies and a learning experience. The custom clothing trend will be the focus of this article.

A great deal of people are looking to be unique and garb themselves in clothing designed and potentially even made by them. It is a great trend and hopefully it continues. Instead of buying 1 of 1,000,000 t-shirts printed by a company, they design a shirt and have it printed by a t-shirt printing company. The result is often an amazing design they feel proud to wear. Not to mention, a one-of-a-kind design in a world where scarcity and innovation is valued. It's not uncommon to get comments from strangers and questions on where you bought your new clothing. Original designs get noticed.

The best part is it's an easy process and very affordable. Get a few extra printed and you can save money and give them away as gifts! There are many t-shirt design templates online that you can download and open with Photoshop. You simply add any graphics, shapes, text or slogans then find a custom apparel printing company in your area. One of the major trends that t-shirts have been experiencing is witty or puny sayings that make others laugh.

Many printing companies even carry organic cotton now so you can wear an eco-friendly, self-designed shirt. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Most company's offer polo printing, dress shirts, jackets, jerseys, pants, shorts, hats, toques, re-usable tote bags, etc...These items used to be for companies to use in their marketing and promotion strategies; however, it has become affordable for the average consumer. To take advantage of this opportunity, the process is outlined below in four short steps so you can see how simple it is.

The typical process for creating your clothing is:

1. Choosing a design

2. Creating the graphic

3. Finding a custom apparel printing company

4. Ordering and sending them your image

Voila! Within a few weeks, you should be wearing your new shirt and when your favorite shirt wears out...change the color and get a new one printed or tweak your design.

There are many other situations that lend themselves to printing custom clothing such as band merchandise, company retreats, seminars, bachelor parties, school events, teams, etc...Custom apparel is a good way to accomplish many tasks such as distinguishing yourself, advertising or souvenirs. Next time you need a new shirt; don't forget that this option is now available to you at roughly the same cost as buying a shirt in a store. It may be time consuming to come up with a design and make it a reality; however, that is half the fun.