Screen Printing & Custom Apparel in Richmond
Richmond is where most of our orders ship, and it's the market we know best. Scott's Addition is the brewery and creative district driving retail merch demand. Carytown has the independent shops. The Fan and Museum District bring the residential density and the VCU crowd. Shockoe Bottom and the Slip run on restaurants and nightlife. Church Hill is growing fast. Jackson Ward has the history and the new restaurant scene. Manchester is the south-of-the-river building boom. And the Southside neighborhoods from Forest Hill to Stratford Hills keep their own identity. We print for taproom staffs, VCU student orgs, Church Hill pop-ups, and Southside rec leagues, and every order ships free.
12-piece minimum · Mix brands, styles and colors · Free UPS Ground in Virginia · 2–3 weeks from paid invoice
Build your quoteNo setup fees. You'll talk to the same person from quote to delivery. Questions first? Call or text (804) 373-2590.
Off the press
Who we print for across Richmond
Scott's Addition & the Brewery District
Scott's Addition has more breweries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries per block than anywhere else in Virginia. We print the retail merch and staff tees that keep these taprooms branded, on Comfort Colors and Bella Canvas blanks with the ink kept as light as the artwork allows, because taproom merch has to be something people want to buy at the bar. We also print for the creative studios, coworking spaces, gyms, and food halls that have filled in around the beverage scene along West Broad, Roseneath, and Summit.
Carytown & the Fan
Carytown's independent shops, boutiques, and restaurants along Cary Street generate steady retail merch and staff uniform demand. The Fan District and Museum District bring the residential density, the VCU adjacency, and the neighborhood events. The orders that come out of these blocks: vendor tees for the Carytown Watermelon Festival, Fan restaurant staffs, museum-district shops, and the neighborhood association events that keep these streets active year-round.
Shockoe Bottom, Slip & Downtown
Shockoe Bottom and the Slip are Richmond's nightlife and restaurant corridor along East Main, East Cary, and the Canal Walk. We print staff tees, event merch, and bar merchandise for the venues packed into this district. Downtown proper brings the corporate side: law firms, financial services, state government, and the convention center. Pantone-matched polos, onboarding kits, and conference tees for the professional tenants along Main Street and in the James Center.
Church Hill & Jackson Ward
Church Hill is one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in Richmond. New restaurants, coffee shops, and small businesses are opening along East Broad and 25th Street alongside the established Church Hill community. Jackson Ward has its own revival along 2nd Street and Broad, with restaurants, barbershops, and creative businesses. We print for the new openings, the community organizations, and the neighborhood events on both sides of I-95 that keep these historic districts connected.
VCU & Monroe Ward
VCU is the biggest university in Richmond and one of its largest employers. We print for student organizations, Greek letter chapters, club sports, academic departments, campus events, and the VCU Health system. Monroe Ward and the surrounding blocks are where the student-facing businesses, restaurants, and creative agencies operate. We work on college timelines and match VCU black and gold from Pantone numbers.
Manchester & South Richmond
Manchester is the south-of-the-river building boom, with new apartments, breweries, and restaurants filling in along Hull Street and Cowardin Avenue. The rest of South Richmond from Woodland Heights to Swansboro keeps its residential and working-class character. We print for the new Manchester businesses, the Southside churches, the community organizations, and the trade contractors running out of the neighborhoods along the Route 1 and Belt Boulevard corridor.
Forest Hill, Westover Hills & Stratford Hills
The Southside neighborhoods west of the river have their own commercial life along Forest Hill Avenue and Jahnke Road. Restaurants, yoga studios, veterinary clinics, salons, and the small businesses that serve these residential areas. Staff uniforms, branded gear, and event shirts for the Forest Hill farmers market vendors, the neighborhood associations, and the rec league teams playing at Larus Park and Carter Jones Park.
Schools, Rec Leagues & Nonprofits
Richmond Public Schools, the city rec leagues, and the nonprofit organizations generate consistent apparel demand across the city. Thomas Jefferson, Huguenot, John Marshall, Armstrong, George Wythe. Booster clubs, PTAs, athletic teams, band, JROTC. The nonprofit community in Richmond is deep, and we print for the galas, the fundraiser runs, the outreach events, and the volunteer gear that keep these organizations visible. We keep per-piece costs low so fundraisers actually raise funds.
Free Shipping to Every Zip Code
Free UPS Ground to every Richmond zip code: 23219 (Downtown), 23220 (The Fan and VCU), 23221 (Carytown and Museum District), 23222 (North Richmond and Highland Park), 23223 (Church Hill and East End), 23224 (South Richmond and Manchester), 23225 (Forest Hill and Westover Hills), 23226 (West End and Willow Lawn), 23227 (Brookland Park and North Side), 23230 (Scott's Addition), and 23298 (MCV and VCU Medical). Turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from the paid invoice.
How ordering works
Send the art and sizes
Email orders@rvathreads.com or use the contact form with your artwork (vector is best, plus Pantone numbers for any colors you want matched) and a size breakdown.
Get your quote
An itemized per-shirt price, with ink count and print size confirmed, before anything is committed.
Pay the invoice
A paid invoice places the order. Blanks get ordered and your job goes on the schedule.
Printed and shipped
Printed, cured, counted against your breakdown, and shipped free by UPS Ground to Richmond, 2–3 weeks from payment.
Richmond screen printing questions
Do you deliver to Richmond?
Yes. Every order ships free by UPS Ground anywhere in Virginia, so an address in the Fan, Church Hill, Manchester, or the Southside gets it delivered at no charge. Orders arrive 2 to 3 weeks after the invoice is paid.
What's the minimum order?
12 pieces per design. Mix brands, styles, colors, and sizes inside that 12, so a taproom can put its logo on tees for the front of house and heavier shirts for the kitchen in one order. Price it on the quote calculator.
Can you match VCU, RPS, or league colors?
Yes. We offer Pantone color matching. Send the Pantone (PMS) numbers and we mix ink to match; the numbers need to be provided for us to color match, since we can't match from a photo, a logo file or a hex code.
Do I need to come to a shop?
No. The whole order runs by email or the contact form: artwork and sizes in, an itemized quote back, a paid invoice places the order, and the finished shirts ship to your door. Vector files help, and Pantone numbers are needed for any color you want matched.
We also print for
HenricoChesterfieldSandstonVarinaAshlandGoochlandHopewellPetersburgAll Virginia service areas
Proudly servingScott's Addition, Carytown, The Fan, Museum District, Shockoe Bottom, Shockoe Slip, Downtown, Church Hill, Jackson Ward, Monroe Ward, VCU, Manchester, Woodland Heights, Forest Hill, Westover Hills, Stratford Hills, Swansboro, Highland Park, Brookland Park, North Side, Willow Lawn, and Lakeside.