My African American inspired SVG art has helped a lot of black-owned T-shirt companies make lots of money.
I provide African American / black women / melanin SVG images and sell “rights” to re-sell them on other products.
So if you’re looking to start a T-shirt business “for the culture,” here’s one way to go about it.
The process of creating T-shirts (and other products) at home has been made very simple by a product called Cricut Design Space.
You print the products from the comfort of your own home, and then re-sell them on your online shop (Etsy, Shopify, etc.)
It’s the most convenient and easiest way to start your own T-Shirt business.
If you’d like an overview or tutorial of how the Cricut creation process works, check out the video below by Tati TV…
You can either create the SVG files (T-shirt images) yourself, or download them from the Internet.
I have provided some free SVG files for you to get started, and I also have several premium SVG files on my Etsy shop.
Be careful with a lot of the so-called “free SVG” files on the Internet. Many of them are stolen from unsuspecting creators/designers.
It’s also illegal to download files from Google images and use for your T-shirt projects (in spite of the popularity). Those images are copyrighted unless otherwise provided for your free use.
If you end up using an image that you have no rights to use, that could get you into legal trouble.
There are tools that allow designers to trace and find their work online. So if they happen to find that you’re using them illegally, they can take action.
So always make sure you have rights to use the images for your business.
I can guarantee all my SVGs are made by me and available for re-sell on your products as long as you buy a license per image.
If you are only going to use the images for personal use (not for sale), a license is not needed.
Ready to start your online T-shirt business?
- Order your Cricut machine from Amazon.
- Create a Shopify or Etsy account and setup an online store.
Shopify is the better option for a long-term, professional business. Etsy is free, but has lots of limitations.
Shopify stores also rank easier in Google than Etsy shops. You’re going to need that extra traffic to make real money. - Create or download SVG files to print and cut for your T-shirts. Always make sure you understand the rights of the images you use.