At Steel + Spectre, we want to show you what's behind the curtain. From start to finish our products are crafted with care. If you have a suggestion for how we can improve, please let us know!
Where we sell
You'll only find Steel + Spectre merchandise here on our site and on our five-star Etsy shop. We do not sell on Amazon, Ebay or other marketplaces.
A few times a year, we'll join an in-person vending event in Pennsylvania. We love the opportunity to share our brand and mission with the community and meet your pups!
Sourcing & Production
We design in-house and use partners to fulfill orders on-demand to provide the best selection of high-quality products. We sample every item we stock to ensure quality and durability. As we get feedback on sizing, fit and overall satisfaction, we will update our offering to continue providing the best quality items.
Below are the partners we work with:
- A wonderful Eastern-US based print shop (Charlotte, NC) handles production and shipping of most tees, hoodies, sweatshirts and home goods.
- A Philly-based print shop (Philadelphia, PA) fulfills certain hoodies, sweatshirts tees and joggers.
- A kickin' sticker shop (New York, NY) prints our high-quality, durable, waterproof stickers. We ship these from Steel + Spectre HQ.
- A Western-US Decal Shop (Bend, OR) produces our vinyl transfer stickers and decals. We ship these from Steel + Spectre HQ.
- A pawsome print shop (Miami, FL) handles production and shipping of our in-house designed pet bandanas.
Blanks and Printing Methods
We stress-test our designs and products before offering them to you, and listen to your feedback about fit, durability, and print quality. We aim to balance offering a variety of colors with print and fit quality.
New designs are printed primarily on AS Colour Unisex Oversized Hoodies and Comfort Colors Unisex Garment-Dyed Heavyweight T-Shirts using Direct-to-Film printing. This is the lastest printing technology and produces a near-screen print quality with vibrant colors and extreme durability.
Tank tops offered are Next Level Women's Racerback Tank Tops using Direct-to-Garment printing.
You'll find additional designs on Bella+Canvas tees and Cotton Heritage hoodies and sweatshirts using Direct-to-Garment printing. We're slowly starting to migrate all hoodies to AS Colour and all tees to Comfort Colors based on your feedback.
Direct-to-garment printing is a method where the ink is jetted directly onto the garment, which allows for high-quality, full-color prints. DTG prints are soft, breathable, and durable.
DTG shines with natural fabrics like cotton, offering soft, breathable prints that are perfect for simple, bold designs.
Direct-to-film printing is a relatively new technique that’s growing in popularity. DTF prints have excellent color accuracy and detail, are durable, and look fantastic.
DTF works well on a variety of materials, providing vibrant, long-lasting prints (especially for complex, colorful designs).
Shipping
All products (unless otherwise noted) are made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
We currently do not ship outside of the United States. We're looking to offer this in the future, but right now cannot do this in a way that would still be affordable. We encourage you to keep an eye on our shop.
Eliminating Waste
While most clothing items are printed on-demand after you order, we do keep a limited inventory of stock to bring to vendor events and to create gift sets. Sometimes we overbuy certain designs or sizes, and we've placed these into a discounted "Ready to Ship" section, where you can find great deals on classic and new designs.