Screen Printing & Custom Apparel in Richmond
Printing for Richmond and all of Virginia since 2012. 12-piece minimum and every price posted up front.
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Screen printing 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.
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.
What are you printing?
Pick a category to see every style we print.
Who we print for across Richmond
Every style and price is posted in our catalog, garment and printing together.
Instant PricingScott'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. 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
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Send the art and sizes
Design it yourself with Design Online, or pick your shirts in our catalog and send your art and sizes. Include your artwork (vector is best), a size breakdown, and Pantone numbers for any color you want matched.
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Get your invoice
We look over your artwork, let you know if anything needs attention, and email you the invoice with your final price. Designed it online? You can pay by card at the end instead.
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Pay the invoice
A paid invoice places the order. Blanks get ordered and your job goes on the schedule.
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Printed and shipped
Printed, cured, counted against your breakdown and shipped free by UPS Ground to Richmond, 2 to 3 weeks from payment.
Blanks we print on
Richmond screen printing questions
Have another question? Call or text (804) 373-2590.
Read All the FAQsIs there a screen printer near me in Richmond?
Yes. RVA Threads has been screen printing for Richmond since 2012, and you don't have to drive anywhere to order. Send your art and sizes online or by email, and the finished order ships free by UPS Ground to your door, whether that's Scott's Addition, the Fan or Southside. Questions first? Call or text (804) 373-2590.
How much do screen printed shirts cost in Richmond?
Every price in our catalog includes the garment and the printing, so the price you see is your price per shirt before tax. Pick a style, set your quantity and ink colors, and the price updates. The cost per shirt drops as your quantity goes up.
Can you get shirts done in time for a Richmond event?
Standard turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from the paid invoice. If you have a race, festival or opening date, tell us before you pay and we'll let you know if it can be done. Rush fees may apply.
Do you print merch for Richmond bands, breweries and restaurants?
Yes. Band merch, taproom tees, staff shirts for the kitchen and front of house, and hoodies for the colder months. You can mix styles and colors toward one quantity tier as long as the same artwork prints on every piece.
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. Turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from the paid invoice.
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 in the catalog.
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 online and by email, with Design Online or our catalog: artwork and sizes in, then pay the invoice we email you or pay by card in the designer, and the finished shirts ship to your door. Vector files help, and Pantone numbers are needed for any color you want matched.
Printing for the whole state
Most of our work goes to Richmond and Hampton Roads, and UPS Ground shipping is free anywhere in Virginia.
Tell us what you're printing.
See every style and price and send your art from there, or send us your art and sizes and we'll price it for you. Prefer to design it yourself? Design Online.
Questions? Call or text 804-373-2590, or email the art to orders@rvathreads.com