# SubStitch

Print on demand, Clothing manufacturers

SubStitch develops and sews sublimated sportswear and athleisure for babies, children and adults, with one-item ordering offered. Pattern development, digitization and grading are offered, and supplied patterns are explicitly accepted. That does not establish a separate tech-pack intake service; exact size range, production ownership and outsourced steps need project confirmation.

- Products: Sportswear / teamwear, Kids / baby, Leggings / activewear
- Methods: Sublimation
- Single orders to your customers: Yes
- Minimum: From 1 item
- Turnaround: 2 weeks after artwork approval and deposit
- Ships to customers: Ships orders directly to customers.

## What they make

- Offers custom garment development, cut and sew, all over printing, printing, fulfillment.
- Production options include on-demand production, bulk production.
- Custom sportswear and athleisure for babies, children and adults; exact garment-size range needs item-level confirmation.
- Its methods include dye sublimation, sewing, pattern development, pattern digitization, grading.
- Production options include custom production from supplied patterns or tech packs. Explicitly accepts supplied patterns; this does not establish a separate tech-pack intake service.
  - Supplier statement, not observed performance.

## Minimums and pricing

- One-item ordering stated, with no minimum order quantity.
- Full-coverage prints and individual names/numbers are stated at no extra charge. Base garment prices, pattern-development charges and freight remain unquoted.
- Color matching is a separately requested, paid service; no matching fee is listed.

## Samples and lead times

- Stated two-week production from artwork approval and deposit payment; transit additional and independently observed timing unavailable.
- After layout approval, a full-size sample can be made for the normal garment price; no numeric sample tariff is published.

## Branding and packaging

- Designs are graded for each garment size and can use specified logo and number dimensions. Ask for the maximum print area for your garment and size.

## Shipping and fulfillment

- Ships orders directly to customers.
- Dropshipping to your customers is offered. South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia are named markets; ask about exact delivery coverage and exclusions.

## Where they produce

- In-house design team and a design-to-sewing service are stated.
- Describes four wide-format printers and a rotary heat press, followed by hand-cutting, sewing, ironing and polybag packing. Property ownership and subcontracting remain unverified.

## How to order and pay

- Existing patterns or customer-specific pattern development; artwork approval and deposit precede production.
- Accepts its templates, customer-supplied patterns or a detailed design brief. Requests high-resolution or vector artwork and layout approval before sampling or production.

## Ask before ordering

- Can you specify facility ownership and outsourced processes for my order?
- What would a garment sample or prototype cost, and is any fee credited toward production?
- What will shipping cost for this quantity and destination, including any extra charges?
- What carrier transit estimate applies to my destination, separate from production?

## Sources

- [SubStitch production and service overview](<https://www.substitch.co.za/>) (checked 2026-10-14)
- [SubStitch: Dye Sublimation](<https://www.substitch.co.za/dyesub/>) (checked 2026-10-14)

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