KENYA · GUIDE 0882 · EDITION 4.2
Custom T-shirt printing in Kenya
Custom T-shirts with agreed fabric, size and print specification
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional garment order: print twenty adult cotton T-shirts with one original single-colour 200 × 180 mm front graphic. Size roster: two S, eight M, eight L and two XL. Use a manufacturer-documented heat-transfer film suitable for the actual cotton fabric; purchase one extra same-lot shirt for testing. Scope excludes unlicensed logos, all-over sublimation on ordinary cotton and replacing undisclosed customer-supplied garments under an assumed warranty.
Who is the first customer?
teams and occasion buyers
Test the offer
Make one sample garment before a group order
What your operating pack contains
- A business-specific operating guide PDF
- Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
- Supplier request and sales message drafts
- Job-card and quality-response documents
- Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
- Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
- Source register and unresolved checks
Delivery and quality
Correct garment sizes and approved artwork placement
Cost drivers
- blank
- ink or transfer
- rework
Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.
Evidence and scope
STAHLS: Avoid Dye Migration in Sublimated Garments ↗
Manufacturer discussion of polyester decoration defects; obtain the actual transfer application sheet. · Checked 2026-10-26
Sawgrass: Sublimation Heat Press Settings ↗
Manufacturer process-reference route; the actual blank/ink/press instructions and test sample govern the job. · Checked 2026-10-26