Tee Siopa

Tee Siopa is a custom garment printer and embroiderer in Cork, Ireland, trading as "Tee Siopa by Hairy Baby". It decorates T-shirts, hoodies, polos, workwear and headwear for businesses, schools, sports clubs, charities, events and bands across Ireland, and it runs a print-on-demand service that ships a seller's own designs straight to their customers. Its specialty is sustainable apparel: it is the official Irish agent for Stanley/Stella and Earth Positive.

What the company is

The homepage headline announces custom T-shirt printing, embroidery and branded workwear in Ireland, with the subline "Organic Cotton & Sustainable Apparel Customised For Your Brand". The company says it has "over 15 years of experience in custom garment decoration" and calls itself "Ireland's leading specialists in custom T-shirt printing, embroidery, branded workwear and promotional clothing". It is "Based in beautiful Cork like!", and it lists its services as embroidery, screen printing, Direct To Garment, DTF printing and custom apparel. The footer describes the business as "Custom garment printing, embroidery and print on demand services in Rep. Of Ireland".

The site sums up its promises in a short list: premium embroidery and print technology, fast turnaround times, low and high volume orders, sustainable clothing, an official Stanley/Stella partnership, nationwide delivery, and a customer base of businesses, schools and sports clubs.

The print-on-demand service

For a seller, the relevant offer is stated in one line: "Design and sell your own t-shirts on your own website and have us fulfill and ship direct to your customer with our Print On Demand service." The homepage mentions it again among its customer groups, from coffee shops that need a handful of tees to companies that need a thousand for an event, "or an individual who needs Print On Demand for their merch", and it names print on demand for new T-shirt brands as part of its work. The service has its own information page linked from the homepage. The seller keeps the website and the customer relationship, and Tee Siopa prints and ships each order. For a band or a new T-shirt label, that means the same workshop that prints its stock for gigs or launches can also fulfill the individual orders from its online shop.

One detail matters for anyone comparing it with platform-style services. The contact form carries a note: "We do not custom print 1 item (min 10 items with the same logo/design)." and "We do not sell blank undecorated t-shirts." That minimum applies to custom orders placed through the form; the homepage does not set out how it applies within the print-on-demand service.

Blanks and sustainable apparel

Tee Siopa's catalog leans on two sustainable brands. The homepage says: "As the official Irish agents for premium sustainable clothing brands Stanley/Stella and Earth Positive, we combine industry-leading print and embroidery technology with exceptional customer service." The site's menu has a dedicated Stanley Stella section and a catalog, and the homepage features Earth Positive's "The Original EP01 T-Shirt", presented with the lines "Fair Wear Leaders Since 2006", "Sustainable Manufacturing" and "Low Carbon Apparel". Those are claims about the Earth Positive garment, shown on Tee Siopa's page. The sustainable range is labeled "Organic Cotton" and "Eco Friendly".

Beyond T-shirts, the homepage lists company uniforms, embroidered polo shirts, printed hoodies, branded workwear, aprons for staff, and headwear: "Beanies, Baseball Hats, Fisherman Hats and Bucket Hats".

Print and embroidery methods

The company names four decoration methods and describes two of them in detail.

DTG. "We use the latest HD Kornit DTG Print Technology," the homepage says. It describes its printers as "the very latest in HD Direct To Garment printers" using "eco-friendly water based inks", with prints it describes as super soft and, unlike screen prints, not cracking or breaking over time.

Embroidery. "We've got the very best in Embroidery Machinery," the page continues, pitched at customers who want logo durability. It says it is equipped with "the industry's leading Tajima technology" and claims "four times faster production on bulk orders with flawless, retail-grade stitch precision", with identical embroidery on every garment.

Screen printing and DTF are listed among the services without further detail on the homepage.

Other ranges and services

The homepage shows how the same workshop serves different customers, which is useful context for a seller planning more than one product line.

• Budget T-shirts. "Need some tees with your logo in a hurry. Are you on a budget?" The special budget tees are offered in quantities "From 10-100 tees with your logo quickly".
• School leavers' hoodies. A custom "Class of 2025/26" hoodie printed with the school name or crest and student names.
• Hospitality uniforms. For coffee shops, restaurants and bars, organic cotton T-shirts, hoodies and aprons.
• Clubs and organizations. New tees for members or a one-off event.
• Corporate swag. Complete swag kits and bespoke products, "From Water Bottles to Lanyards, Notepads to Pens and Jackets to Gilets."
• Music and bands. Merch for a gig, an album launch "or stock for the band website", with the line "bands are our thing."

Customers and reviews

The homepage says its customers range "From Coffee Shops to Restaurants, Start Ups to Tech Firms, up and coming Bands to well known ones or Print On Demand for New T-Shirt Brands." It quotes three testimonials. Lauren Flynn of Evervault uses Tee Siopa for company T-shirts, tote bags and swag tees and praises the team's efficiency and customer service. Josephine O'Connor of Scurri describes working with the team on the design of new company T-shirts, with regular communication. A third customer praises the quality and turnaround of supporters' T-shirts for Kilmacabea LGFA. A gallery and the company's Instagram account, @teesiopa, show finished work.

Ordering and contact

Orders start with an inquiry. The contact form asks for name, email, phone, subject and message, and customers can send images and logos in reply to the company's email. Contact is by email at info@teesiopa.com or by phone on +353 (0)21 4355856. The site states nationwide delivery within Ireland. It publishes no prices on the homepage.

Who it suits

Tee Siopa suits an Irish brand, band or creator who wants merch printed in Cork on Stanley/Stella or Earth Positive organic blanks, with Kornit DTG for full-color designs and Tajima embroidery for logos, and who is happy to start with a conversation. The print-on-demand service lets a seller keep their own website while Tee Siopa prints and ships, and the same supplier covers uniforms, swag and bulk runs as a brand grows.

It suits a seller less well who wants to connect a store in a few clicks and see base costs upfront, since orders start from an inquiry and the stated minimum for custom printing is 10 items with the same design.