Salons, Spas & Barbershops, Custom Apparel
Custom Salon, Spa & Barbershop Apparel - Orange County
A salon or barbershop is a brand people photograph. What your team wears ends up in the background of every client selfie, which makes staff apparel one of the cheapest marketing buys you have. The Printing Needle prints and embroiders for Southern California salons, spas, barbershops, nail studios and med spas out of our Garden Grove shop.
Most shops here are booth-rental or small-team, so orders are small and personal - three stylists, five barbers, a front desk person. That is fine, there is no minimum. The practical issue is chemicals: bleach, color and developer destroy printed graphics fast, so we push embroidery on smocks and aprons and keep printing for the retail merch you sell to clients. We also add individual first names, which clients notice more than a logo.
What We Print for Salons, Spas & Barbershops
Screen printing, embroidery, DTF and DTG - all in-house in Garden Grove.
Logo plus stylist first name. Survives color and bleach far better than print.
Waxed canvas and cotton aprons, stitched not printed.
Everyday shop apparel in your brand colors.
Clean, understated embroidered tops and jackets.
Tees, hoodies and caps you can sell at the front desk.
Embroidered, including 3D puff for a raised look.
Which Method Fits Your Order
We recommend the method that fits the job - not the one that is easiest for us.
First choice for smocks, aprons, spa tops and caps. Salon chemicals wreck prints; stitching holds.
Ideal for tiny batches - three or four staff shirts with full-color artwork and no setup cost.
For retail merch runs. 24+ pieces improves the per-piece price, suggested only.
Single shirts, gifts and samples.
No job too small. No job too big.
We print for brands that sell to Macy's, Ross, TJ Maxx, Fashion Nova and PacSun - and for the schools, teams and restaurants down the street. There is no order minimum. For screen printing we suggest 24 pieces or more because the per-piece price drops, but it is a suggestion, never a requirement.
Turnaround
Standard production is 5-7 business days. Rush service available in 1-3 days. Need it sooner? Call us at (714) 766-4601. Every quote request gets a reply within 1 business day.
Salons, Spas & Barbershops - FAQ
Not at all. There is no minimum. For batches that small, DTF is usually the smartest route because there is no screen setup cost.
It will ruin a printed one. That is why we recommend embroidery for smocks, capes and aprons - stitched thread stands up to salon chemicals much better.
Yes, and we recommend it. Logo on one side, first name on the other. Clients remember the name.
Yes. Tees, hoodies and caps priced so you have real margin at the front desk. Start small and reorder what sells.
Standard production is 5-7 business days after artwork approval, with rush service in 1-3 days. Need it sooner? Call (714) 766-4601.
Serving Southern California
Other Industries & Events We Serve
See them all on our Industries We Serve page.
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The Printing Needle · 11642 Knott Street, Suite E-19, Garden Grove, CA 92841 · Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-2
Get Your Instant PriceI was in a total crunch. I already had the shirt and design, but needed it printed last minute and these guys came through. They did such an incredible job and were able to complete my small order of 1 shirt the same day.
The Printing Needle is a great place for embroidery orders, and they will accept any order no matter how small. Efficient, friendly, and professional service. My order turned out great.
The business did an amazing job fixing the low-res images that I provided and designing the apparel according to my requests.
