Your merch. Your name.merch me if u can
Screen printing, embroidery and digital printing for professional merch and apparel. At work across Europe. Delivery right on schedule. Your customers only see you: delivery note, label and parcel carry your name.
Tell us quantity and deadline. Finding the route is our job.
You stay the sender. Delivery note, label and parcel carry your name.
Customizing at its best: your own pattern, decoration that fits it exactly. Production nearby or worldwide – whichever the schedule calls for. Ready in 7–8 weeks.
Express screen printing from our proven network. No compromise on the deadline. Made in Germany, with you in 7 to 10 working days.
Small runs in digital printing. No screen, no setup, no time wasted. Delivered in 3 to 4 days.
Deadline at risk or your partner dropped the ball? Give us a quick call. We check what is feasible – and make it happen.
On the phone is someone who has run these processes.
At CORTELA you talk to someone who knows the machines, the processes and their limits. That is not an empty service promise — it is real process knowledge.
“Good merch is not a giveaway, it is brand identity you can wear. Anyone who cuts corners here burns their customers’ trust. We make sure quality, timing and margin add up – no excuses.”
From trained offset printer through production management to special production: I know the textile industry from every angle. In production management I was responsible for entire festival seasons. Since 2019, everything for me has revolved around merch — from exclusive single pieces to large runs. CORTELA is not a fresh start but the logical consequence of years of practice.
Print shops sell capacity on their own machines. We sell the right solution for your project. From our network we select precisely the partner who realises your idea best — from the budget all-rounder to the premium piece. You describe the task, we take on the responsibility.
Your design. Our process. Perfectly executed.
Your artwork alone decides which process is right. We advise you transparently, compare the options and find the perfect balance between budget and premium standards.
01Screen printThe undisputed classic for long-lasting merch. Rich, brilliant colours that cover uncompromisingly even on dark garments. From runs of 50 pieces upwards, this process plays out its economic strengths in full.Learn more →
02EmbroideryThree-dimensional quality you feel at the first touch. The yarn merges with the fabric and offers maximum durability. The finest solution for high-quality workwear, caps and premium streetwear.Learn more →
03DTF & DTGDigital precision for complex gradients and photos. With no setup costs for screens, the design goes straight onto the fabric. The perfect choice for detailed one-offs, small runs and spontaneous releases.Learn more →
04AppliquéCraft you can feel. Instead of printing colour, we work with real materials for noticeably more depth: smooth flex cut, classic flock, elaborate chenille patches or detailed woven labels at the hem.Learn more →
05Sublimation & TransferDesigns without limits. Under heat the colour bonds directly with the polyester fibre – the result is a brilliant, full-surface motif with no layer you can feel. For demanding special cases, heat transfer is the perfect choice.Learn more →
06FinishingThe art of leaving out. Laser engraving and embossing work through the material itself. The motif is worked directly into the fabric, leaving an elegant tone-on-tone result or a striking, tangible relief.Learn more →Do we produce in-house? Nope. We orchestrate the perfect setup.
We hand your project to the specialist who runs this one process every day in their sleep – not to the machine that happens to be idle. Why? Because a master screen printer is not necessarily the best embroiderer. From our network we pick exactly the workshop that delivers the best quality for your specific artwork and budget.
For you the setup stays completely relaxed: one contact, one contract, one transparent invoice. You bring the vision, we take care of all the rest.
merch me if u can
Colours on the dot. Because guessing costs us too much.
In garment decoration, a colour is not just a colour. We take exact Pantone values as the absolute basis and leave nothing to chance or to screen settings. Before the production run starts, every recipe is mixed precisely and tested under real conditions directly on the original fabric. Only that way do we guarantee results that look exactly as you pictured them.
- Mixed
- We translate your Pantone shade into the language of each decoration method. Millimetre work: so that screen print on the chest and embroidery thread on the sleeve match in the end – even though the technique behind them is an entirely different one.
- Proofed
- No blind flight on paper – we test straight on the original garment under real conditions. White fabric, a heavy hoodie or heather grey all behave quite differently, so we keep adjusting until it sits.
- Approved
- An end to unwieldy email chains. You get a clean digital link – no tiresome login, no forced account. Check it quickly, give the green light, and only then do the machines start. Job done.
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Selection+ any other Pantone shade
You feel the quality before the first print.
Every decoration stands or falls with the base garment. Even the best screen print cannot save a bad shirt. From our network we source exactly the blank that fits your vision and your budget – from heavyweight streetwear to the crisis-proof tour standard.
Premium blanks & heavyweights
Heavyweight cotton, relaxed oversized fits and modern cuts with real substance (220–300 gsm). This is the base for merch that catches the moment and feels like a real fashion collection from the first touch – and certainly not like a cheap promo item.
Sustainable & certified
GOTS or OEKO-TEX certified blanks in pure organic cotton, produced under strict Fair Wear conditions. The uncompromising choice for brands and agencies that want to prove real sustainability in their supply chain – instead of just claiming it in their marketing.
Value & promo
The absolute workhorses for large volumes, broad promo events or tightly calculated festival and tour runs. Reliable standards, soundly made, shape-retaining and excellent to print on – with no nasty surprises after the first wash.
Four phases, and you see every one.
Your customer sees the same stage our system shows — in real time, from the first briefing to dispatch. Price and margin never leave the database for the portal.
Enquiry & fixed price
Send us the artwork, garment, quantity and target date. We check feasibility, choose the most economical method and deliver a binding fixed-price quote within 24 hours on weekdays – no estimates, no hidden extras.
Day 0–1Enquiry to quoteDigital proof & data check
You approve placement drawings, Pantone colours and print dimensions digitally. Every correction stage is on record – nothing happens by word of mouth. With your approval the quote becomes a production job at the right partner workshop.
Day 1–3Proof and approvalProduction & status reports
Your job runs through production under its own number: from screen exposure and setting up the print carousel to the final embroidery stitch. Every step is captured at the machine and checked – you see where it stands, without chasing.
Day 3–12Production in the networkWhite-label dispatch & logistics
100 % discreet delivery under your return address – to the venue, to your central warehouse or as single shipments to end customers. Neutrally packed, delivered on schedule, with dispatch and accounting data straight into the system.
Just-in-timeDeliveryFrom tour merch to company outfitting:
For agencies that deliver cleanly in the background, labels and creators who want their drops on point, bands and crews with tight tour dates, promoters moving large volumes, businesses with standards for their workwear, and clubs and schools: anyone who cares about flawless decoration and dates that hold will find the right partner here.
Agencies & resellers
You sell, we deliver invisibly in the background. Neutral packaging, your return address and dependable margins for your agency business.
Typical: corporate collections · event merch · client projectsBands, management & crew
Tour collections delivered right on cue. Including flexible reprints during the tour and direct delivery to each venue.
Typical: tour shirts · hoodies · merch bundlesLabels, brands & creators
First-class blanks and decorated small runs for your next drop. From first sample to final delivery – discreet, fast and built to a very high standard.
Typical: limited drops · fashion merch · licensed goodsFestivals & large-scale organisers
High volumes, uncompromising deadlines. From sourcing the garments through production to sorted logistics straight onto the festival site.
Typical: crew wear · festival collections · VIP merchCompanies & Trades
Ongoing supply instead of a one-off project: new staff, replaced jackets, the same make-up as before. In your own company shop they order without a login against a budget, billed collectively.
Typical: Workwear · Trade fair outfits · Company shopClubs & Schools
No piece has to match the next: names and numbers per item, no surcharge per motif. Large back prints run full-colour in DTF, with no minimum quantity.
Typical: Jersey sets · Club jackets · Graduation collectionsA look behind the scenes.
What we learn while planning and making, we write down. No marketing waffle – real facts and figures you can check yourself.
01What does band merch in screen printing really cost?
Run size, colours, textile — the three levers the unit price really hangs on. With a sample calculation for 50 to 500 pieces and the typical planning mistakes.
Read →
02Planning festival merch: timeline & quantities
When production has to start at the latest, how much sells per visitor and which sizes are really needed — the planning guide for the season.
Read →Before you enquire.
The questions from every first call, answered up front. Everything else we sort out in person.
Start a project →Every job is costed individually – by garment, quantity, decoration method and the number of colours or stitches.
- Quote you give us the artwork, quantity and delivery date; within 24 hours on weekdays a binding calculation with tiered prices is on your desk.
- Comparison where several methods are possible, we cost both routes and recommend the more economical one.
For screen printing the economical entry point is 50 pieces per design, for embroidery around ten – digital printing has no setup costs, so an order there pays off from around five pieces.
- Small runs & drops DTF and DTG carry no setup costs. That makes samples, repeat orders and on-demand collections viable too.
- Flexibility in the first call we look at your artwork and recommend the setup that fits your run and your budget.
Completely invisible. As an agency, label or reseller you order under your own name – your customer stays your customer.
- Your presence parcels go out with your return address and neutral delivery notes, straight to your end customers; on request with your own neck label and hangtags.
- Client protection your customer never learns who produced the goods – unless you expressly want co-branding.
A quote within 24 hours on weekdays, production in 7–10 working days from approval – under 10 for digital printing.
- Approval stages digital proof, colour approval, production start – each stage has a fixed date you know in advance.
- Fixed dates for tour starts, festivals and trade fairs we commit to the delivery date and prioritise through separate express slots – at weekends too, where it matters.
Yes. We source blanks with GOTS and OEKO-TEX certification, right across our range of brands.
- Material organic cotton, recycled fibres and blends, from lightweight to heavyweight.
- Social standards where the collection allows, we choose brands holding Fair Wear membership.
- Choice fit, cut and colours are yours to pick, to match your brand.
Yes. Every job gets a digital proof for approval before production starts – for large runs a strike-off on the original fabric as well.
- Digital proof artwork position in centimetres, print size and Pantone colours, binding on approval.
- Strike-off for large runs, complex decoration or on request, the finished piece for final sign-off before the run goes ahead.
Customers & partners about us:
Top Service! Bestelle für alle meine Brands bei CORTELA und bin echt happy. Produktion und Lieferung gehen fix und alles läuft entspannt. Kann ich nur empfehlenKompetenter Mann, dieser Jan — macht immer Spaß mit Menschen zu arbeiten, die einfach Bock und Leidenschaft haben. Sehr empfehlenswertI'm very happy with my experience with Cortela. A professional and reliable company with a great attitude and a clear focus on quality and customer service. I'm looking forward to working with them more in the future. Highly recommended!
Kennengelernt habe ich Jan von Cortela auf dem Official Dealer Event und wir waren direkt auf einer Wellenlänge. Warum die Zusammenarbeit so stark ist? Weil es mit ihm und Cortela einfach, einfach ist. Jan hat nicht nur fantastische Ideen, sondern findet für jedes Problem sofort die passende Lösung. Er hat mir schon mehrfach weitergeholfen – genau so muss Networking aussehen. Aus einer top professionellen Zusammenarbeit ist hier ein echter Freund dazugewonnen worden. Danke Jan & Team Cortela!Wirklich erstklassige Beratung, die keine Wünsche offen lässt. Man spürt bei jedem gemeinsamen Projekt sowohl die jahrelange Erfahrung mit Textilien und Merchandise, als auch die absolute Leidenschaft von Jan & Team. CORTELA ist schon die ein oder andere Extra Mile für uns und unsere Anfragen gegangen und wir sind wahnsinnig dankbar für diese super Zusammenarbeit. Uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen.Give us a call. Or drop us a line.
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