Who actually produces it.

Our production partner

RCG doesn't own a press. Every garment we design is decorated by IQ Ink — a family-run apparel decorator that has been doing this for more than two decades, and the shop behind every RCG merch drop.

We name them because you should know who touches your product. Both marks go on the paperwork; the partnership isn't something we hide behind a white label.

What they actually do

IQ Ink is a decorator. They don't weave or sew the blank garment — they take a chosen blank and put your identity onto it. That is a different craft from making the shirt, and it is the one that decides whether your merch looks good: registration, ink lay-down, stitch quality, placement, finish.

Which is why merch scoping starts with two questions — which blank, and which decoration method.

The four methods

• Screenprinting — ink pushed through a stencil, one screen per colour. The workhorse for volume, and it runs to a 20-piece minimum.
• Embroidery — stitched, not printed. The durable, structured option for hats, polos and outerwear.
• DTF and vinyl — transfer-applied. Where small counts or complex colour make screens uneconomic.
• General decoration — the finishing around the above: tags, placement, packing.

We route to the method that suits the garment, the quantity and the artwork. It is a scoping conversation, not a menu choice.

Two ways this works

• Merch alongside RCG work — brand, photography, video or web. We design it, we manage production, and you deal with us. That is the path our merchandise service describes.
• Merch on its own — no design, no campaign, just a run of shirts. We'll introduce you to IQ Ink directly, so you arrive knowing who sent you. RCG isn't in that transaction and takes nothing from it.