These guys are great. Walk us through our first order and design. They were really helpful. Just put in my second order with them and will not look anywhere else
Philip Greaney
★★★★★
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Custom Apparel · Sweatshirts
A hoodie print sits on thick fleece, often over a pocket seam or zipper. Ink that crosses those ridges flexes with every wear and wash. Reddit threads and Facebook fan groups repeat the same complaint: lettering that cracked after the first wash. Thin blanks are the other complaint, since most online stores never list fabric weight.
Merch Express addresses both problems before production. Product pages list fabric weight, including 8 oz Gildan Heavy Blend and 10 oz Independent Trading Co. Your free mockup confirms the design clears every seam. Prints that fail from our own production error are reprinted at no charge.
Turnaround matters most when the first cold morning or a team event is already on the calendar. Same-day service covers eligible pullover hoodie orders at our Calgary facility.
Request a QuoteDTF printing has no minimum quantity. One sample hoodie can go through a few washes before the full order prints.
2 to 9 business days on rush orders, plus same-day service for eligible pullover hoodies at our Calgary facility.
Every order includes a free digital mockup showing print size and placement before anything hits the press.
Merch Express produces every custom hoodie and sweatshirt in-house at our Calgary facility. Orders ship from Calgary across Canada to every province, and every quote request receives a response within 1 hour. Teams order custom clothing Canada wide through the same production floor that handles local Calgary orders. As a Canadian custom apparel shop, we run screen printing, embroidery, and DTF under one roof. Matching custom merchandise, including toques and tote bags, can be quoted in the same order.
Merch Express stocks pullover hoodies, zip-ups, crewnecks, and quarter-zips in adult, ladies', and youth sizes. The brands are Gildan, Independent Trading Co., ATC, CSW, KOI, Bella+Canvas, Nike, Under Armour, and DRYFRAME. Select a style below to filter the products above.
Hooded
Crewnecks & Quarter-Zips
Fit & Performance
Youth Sizing
Standard production takes 10 business days from art approval to completion. Rush production is available in 2 to 9 business days for a 10% fee.
Upload your design files and list quantities across sizes, styles, and youth or ladies' cuts.
Review your itemized quote, confirm the order, and complete payment to enter production.
Review a full proof of your artwork on the hoodie before a single piece is printed or stitched. The proof shows print size and placement.
Monitor order status through pickup or delivery, with rush options when an event date is close.
Why DTF Runs Faster
DTF production moves faster than screen printing or embroidery, since it skips screen-burning and thread-digitizing setup steps.
Standard Production
10business days
from art approval
Rush Production
2–9business days
10% rush fee applies
Available Decoration Methods
Each method produces a different finish on fleece. Match the method to the artwork, the hoodie style, and the run size.
Screen printing produces a durable, opaque finish for bulk hoodie orders with 1 to 4 solid ink colours. It suits large back prints, team hoodies, and event runs where every piece needs the exact same colour. Setup is charged per colour and per print location.
DTF printing reproduces full-colour designs, photographs, and gradients with sharp detail. It works on any order size, including one sample hoodie, and it prints a different name on each piece.
Custom embroidery stitches a logo into the fleece for a raised, textured finish that outlasts printed ink. It suits left-chest logos on zip-ups, crewnecks, and quarter-zips. Digitizing is a one-time fee per design, and reorders reuse the same stitch file.
No minimum order applies through DTF printing. A single sample hoodie and a 500-piece staff run move through the identical production process. Submit artwork and quantity, approve the quote and pay, approve the digital mockup, then track status through pickup or delivery.
Bulk ordering rewards larger teams, schools, and multi-department orders.
25–99 Pieces
5%Off
Your order total
100–499 Pieces
10%Off
Your order total
500+ Pieces
20%Off
Your order total
Heavyweight and premium-brand fleece for retail merch drops, leadership gifts, and client appreciation.
Reliable everyday hoodies and crewnecks for staff uniforms, volunteers, and large headcount orders.
Mid-range ring-spun and performance fleece for leagues, schools, and season-long programs.
Bulk custom hoodies cost less per piece at each tier. Youth, unisex, and ladies' cuts can be mixed in one order. Mixed cuts still count toward the same volume tier, as long as the artwork and decoration method stay the same. Sizes 2XL and up carry an oversized surcharge, since larger blanks cost more. More than 30 years of supplier relationships keep this collection stocked for single pieces and full team runs alike.
Industries We Serve
Every industry orders hoodies for a different reason. Pick yours to see the styles, decoration methods, and turnaround that suit it best.
Custom Event Hoodies For fall festivals, evening concerts, and volunteer crews.
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Custom Trade Hoodies For cold job sites, shop staff, and crew layering.
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Custom Camp Hoodies For cool mornings, campfire evenings, and camp staff.
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Custom School Sweatshirts For spirit wear, grad classes, and school teams.
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Custom Sports Hoodies For team warm-ups, bench staff, and fan sections.
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Custom Non-Profit Hoodies For volunteers, donor gifts, and fundraiser sales.
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Custom Restaurant Hoodies For prep staff, closing shifts, and patio crews.
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Custom Corporate Sweatshirts For onboarding kits, team offsites, and employee gifts.
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Custom Retail Hoodies For stockroom staff, merch drops, and store launches.
View collection Every order includes a proof for approval before production begins. Merch Express reprints any order affected by our own production error at no charge. DTF orders include full-colour designs at no added per-colour cost, since digital printing needs no separate screens. Merch Express also matches any verified competitor price on an identical order.
Any order affected by our own production error is reprinted at no charge.
Our design team turns a logo, sketch, or text description into print-ready artwork, with a proof sent for approval first.
Same-day production, right here in Calgary.
30+ years in business • 20,000+ customers across Canada • No missed confirmed deadline in 10 years
Why Merch Express
At Merch Express, we design and produce custom apparel, merchandise and custom promotional products for businesses across Canada. Our Calgary, Alberta facility handles screen printing, embroidery, and DTF entirely in-house, so your custom merch moves from artwork approval to delivery without passing through an outside vendor, keeping quality and turnaround in our hands.
Canadian owned, Canadian run, and built to serve Canada first.
Every custom merch order that leaves our Calgary facility carries that same standard, whether it's headed to Vancouver, Toronto, or right here at home. It's the same reason so many Canadian businesses keep coming back for their next order.
We've produced custom apparel for Canadian businesses for over three decades, shipping merchandise across every province.
As members of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), we hold ourselves to standards beyond a single order.
Not one missed order deadline in the past 10 years, even under the tightest timelines. When you need it on time, we make sure of that.
Backed by a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 20,000 customers.
Listed prices start at $25.63 for a single adult crewneck and $37.09 for a single Gildan Heavy Blend hoodie. At 500 pieces or more, those two styles list at $17.23 and $20.61. Final pricing depends on decoration method, colour count, and print locations. Every quote receives a response within 1 hour.
Merch Express prints and embroiders custom hoodies at Bay 30, 999 57 Ave NE, Calgary. The shop is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free parking on site. Finished orders can be picked up at the shop or shipped anywhere in Canada.
Screen printing suits bulk hoodie orders with 1 to 4 solid colours, and DTF printing suits full-colour designs and small runs. Embroidery suits small left-chest logos on zip-ups, crewnecks, and quarter-zips. Our sales team recommends a method for your artwork, quantity, and budget when you request a quote.
Embroidery lasts longer on fleece, and printing costs less for large or full-colour designs. Stitching does not crack or peel, so it suits staff hoodies worn for several seasons. A large back print or a photo-quality design costs less as a screen print or DTF print.
Embroidery costs more because every logo needs a digitized stitch file, and larger designs take more stitches and machine time. Digitizing is a one-time fee per design. Reorders reuse the same file, so a second run of the same logo skips that fee.
A hoodie is a sweatshirt with a hood. A crewneck sweatshirt has a round collar and no hood. A zip-up hoodie opens down the front with a full-length zipper. A quarter-zip has a short zipper at the collar. This collection has no knit sweaters, so customers who ask for custom sweaters in Calgary get crewnecks, hoodies, or quarter-zips.
Wash the hoodie inside out in cold water, tumble dry on low, and never iron over the print. Heat from a hot dryer or an iron softens printed ink and leads to cracks. Care labels on Gildan Heavy Blend and Independent Trading Co. hoodies in this collection also warn against bleach. A print that cracks from our own production error falls under the reprint policy.
Heavyweight fleece holds its shape and warmth longest, and midweight fleece suits year-round layering. The Independent Trading Co. IND4000 uses 10 oz fleece with 80% cotton. The Gildan Heavy Blend 18500 uses 8 oz fleece in a 50/50 cotton-poly blend. The ATC Everyday Fleece crewneck uses compacted yarns to minimize shrinkage.
Yes, a custom hoodie can carry designs in more than one location, including the front and back. Screen print setup is charged per colour and per location, so each added location raises the price. DTF adds no per-colour setup charge. Sleeve placements are confirmed on the quote, since sleeve width varies by style.
Yes, DTF printing adds a different name or number to each hoodie in the same order. Screen printing also handles names and numbers on team hoodies. Send the list of names and sizes with your artwork, and confirm the spelling on the proof before production.
No minimum order applies through DTF printing, so you can order one custom hoodie. That sample can be approved before a full team or company order goes to print. Screen printing and embroidery involve setup costs, so those methods suit higher quantities better.
Standard production takes 10 business days from art approval to completion. Rush production takes 2 to 9 business days for a 10% fee. Same-day service is available for eligible pullover hoodie orders at our Calgary facility.
Yes, every order includes a free digital mockup or stitch proof before production starts. Production begins only after final approval. Design changes, including print size and placement, can still be made at the proof stage.
Yes, Merch Express ships custom hoodies to every Canadian province from its Calgary production facility. Delivery time depends on the destination and the shipping method selected at checkout. Calgary customers can also pick up finished orders at our shop.
More than 20,000 customers across Canada order custom apparel through Merch Express. The shop holds a 4.9-star rating across 200+ verified Google reviews. Merch Express has produced custom apparel in Calgary since 1994. It holds membership in the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Advertising Specialty Institute.
Get your custom hoodies printed in Calgary and delivered anywhere in Canada. Order custom sweatshirts with no minimum through DTF printing, and approve a mockup before anything prints. Contact us or visit our shop today.
These guys are great. Walk us through our first order and design. They were really helpful. Just put in my second order with them and will not look anywhere else
Philip Greaney
★★★★★
Worked with budget promotion to create bucket hats for a bachelor party for 16 guys. They were able to accommodate our custom design onto the hats and they turned out better than expected. Loved the result and would be glad to work with them in the future. Special thanks to Rohan for going above and beyond to have our order ready. Thanks again!
Logan Z
★★★★★
We just had some hats made and Holly was incredible! She really showed care with her service and was quick to respond - you really feel in good hands and like you're speaking with a company that cares, which is hard to come by these days. Will definitely reach back to them for our future needs!
Jordan Fryers
★★★★★
Great company! Very helpful and always have my orders available in a time efficient manor.
Emilia Don
★★★★★
My band gets our T-shirts for merch sales from these guys and in true band fashion we're always sending in last minute orders. They knock it out of the park every time! Orders are fast, high quality and affordable.
Bryce Willigar
★★★★★
Merch Express has been excellent in helping me. We have been ordering tons of materials for our business and they are always able to deliver excellent products quickly, at a great price.
Zack Beer
★★★★★
Extremely pleased with the quality and price of the baseball shirts we ordered for our choir, the Good Vibes Memory Choirs. Service was prompt and professional. I'm looking forward to seeing the choir in them.
Erica Phare-Bergh
★★★★★