Mallory Print produces spirit wear in-house for schools, booster clubs, athletic programs, youth leagues, and community organizations across the DFW Metroplex — and ships nationwide. Spirit wear is one of the most meaningful categories of custom apparel we produce. These are the shirts kids wear on game day, the hoodies parents pull on at Friday night games, the hats coaches wear every practice. Getting it right matters. The Mallory family has been producing this kind of quality work since 1961, and we understand the timelines, the budget realities, and the approval processes that come with school and athletic orders.
Spirit wear is branded apparel that builds identity, pride, and community around a school, team, or organization. Done right, it’s apparel people actually want to wear — not because they have to, but because it represents something they’re proud to be part of.
The difference between spirit wear that gets worn and spirit wear that ends up in a drawer comes down to two things: the garment quality and the print quality. A thin shirt with a cracked print after three washes doesn’t build school pride — it builds disappointment. A well-made garment with a sharp, durable screen print or clean embroidery becomes part of how that school or team is recognized in the community.
Mallory Print uses professional screen printing with heat-cured inks that bond permanently to the fabric, and in-house embroidery with proper digitizing for hats and polo-style garments. These aren’t shortcuts. They’re the methods that produce spirit wear that actually lasts a season — and several seasons beyond that.
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Spirit wear programs typically use both printing methods depending on the garment and the audience. Here’s how we think about it.
Screen printing for shirts, hoodies, and event apparel. For the bulk of a spirit wear order — student shirts, fan tees, event hoodies — screen printing is the right method. It produces bold, vibrant graphics that hold up through a full season of washing, it’s the most cost-effective method for volume orders, and it scales cleanly from 24 pieces to several hundred without sacrificing consistency. At 24+ pieces, pricing per garment drops significantly, which matters when a school is trying to make spirit wear accessible to every family.
Embroidery for hats– staff polos, and coaching gear. Coaching staff polos, administration shirts, and caps call for embroidery rather than printing. The raised, professional finish of embroidery carries the right weight for staff-facing and community-facing applications where the school or program’s brand needs to look polished. We handle both methods in-house, so a spirit wear order that includes screen printed student shirts and embroidered coaching polos is coordinated as one order through one point of contact.
Not sure which method fits which garment in your order? Tell us what you’re putting together and we’ll map it out for you.
We understand that school and booster club orders don’t work the same way as a straight business transaction. There are multiple stakeholders, approval processes, budget committees, and deadlines tied to school calendars and athletic seasons. We’ve been navigating those dynamics for decades, and we know how to make the process straightforward.
Here’s what working with us on a spirit wear program typically looks like:
One of the most common challenges for school spirit wear programs is collecting orders, managing sizes, and distributing money. The old approach — paper order forms, cash envelopes, someone’s spreadsheet — creates a lot of work and a lot of errors.
Mallory Print sets up and manages online spirit wear stores for schools, booster clubs, and athletic programs. Here’s how it works:
An online store removes the administrative burden from the booster club, gives families more flexibility on what they order, and ensures every size and item is captured accurately. It’s particularly effective for programs that do ongoing spirit wear sales rather than a single seasonal run.
Contact us to discuss setting up a store for your program.
We produce spirit wear for schools, athletic programs, and youth organizations across Johnson County and the broader DFW Metroplex. Communities we work with regularly include:
Joshua, Burleson, Cleburne, Godley, Alvarado, Midlothian, Mansfield, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Crowley, Cedar Hill, Waxahachie, Keene, Grandview, Maypearl, Glen Rose, Granbury, and surrounding areas.
We also produce spirit wear for programs outside of DFW and ship nationwide. If your school or program is outside North Texas, place your order by phone or email and we’ll ship directly to you.
Spirit wear programs often operate on tight budgets, particularly at the youth and community level. Here’s how to make your dollars work harder:
Order at 24+ pieces when possible. That’s where screen printing pricing drops most significantly and where you get the best per-garment value. If your program isn’t sure it can hit 24 on a single style, consider combining styles — adult tees and youth tees in the same design count as one order toward your volume total.
Choose garments that hold up. A slightly better-quality blank garment costs a little more per piece but lasts significantly longer. Spirit wear that looks good after two seasons is better advertising for your program than spirit wear that looks tired after one. We’ll advise on garment options at different price points.
Limit design complexity for screen printing. Each color in a screen printing design requires a separate screen and adds to setup cost. A strong two or three-color design often looks just as sharp as a six-color design — and costs meaningfully less per piece. Our design team can help you create something that pops without overcomplicating the production.
Plan early. Spirit wear orders placed with enough lead time avoid rush fees and give our team room to produce your order correctly without cutting corners on inspection. The earlier you contact us before your season or event, the better the outcome.
