I speak to sporting clubs every day and unfortunately all too often clubs are not getting the basics right when it comes to club finances. They are making hard work out of what should be quick tasks and they are...

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Of course, pushing beanie sales is going to be a win for Cheeta Teamwear. But I wouldn’t push a product unless I was proud to sell it and thought it was a winner – and Pom Poms beanies are a...

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Don't whinge that social media is just another thing that club committees need to manage. Use Facebook as a way to get input, advertise and sell your merchandise with the following tools: 1.Use facebook polls – these are a great...

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Do you ever wonder if your club or business is paying too much for their uniforms? Do you debate if there is a correct balance between cheap suppliers and quality? Are the big brands really more reliable? Not many people...

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Cheeta Teamwear is proud to supply Wolfpack Sports Club with their custom team apparel over the past 2 years. Based in Queensland, this sports club caters to athletes aged 8-18 years of age, committed to providing attainable pathways in all...

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Endless hours of weeding (and not that kind of weeding!), blistered fingers and sore eyes. The term ‘weeding’ in the apparel world refers to the process of removing the negative space from your artwork by peeling the transfer that is...

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At Cheeta we have two options when it comes to your apparel - ‘catalogue or ‘complete custom’: 1. Catalogue is where we choose one of the wholesaler’s catalogue items and decorate with your club logo (embroidery or print). This is...

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Some of the biggest delays and confusion when organising custom branded apparel is around artwork and in particular logos and logo quality. People often ask: Do I need a graphic designer? Will our logo be suitable for embroidery? What are...

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Sizing is the most common mistake made when it comes to ordering custom teamwear; and a lack of care is the only explanation for this. Quite often this is on the supplier side but also on the customer side. It...

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One of the most common questions asked in the garment decoration business is what is the difference between a screen print and a heat transfer? Screen printing involves the creation of a screen for each colour in the logo. Essentially...

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Sublimation printing on garments is generally used for full garment coverage. Unlike other printing techniques such as Screen Printing which is generally applied to only part of the garment after it is constructed, sublimation printing is applied directly to the...

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 A lot of clubs and businesses are ignoring the opportunity to include their partners/sponsors logos on uniforms and apparel. With modern sublimation printing you can get photo like quality of as many logos as you can fit on a garment...

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At Cheeta we produce uniforms for a number of small businesses across various industries such as IT, construction and retail. We understand small business owners are time poor (we are small business owners ourselves!) and we know what questions you...

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The design is the most important part of the process when it comes to your team apparel. At Cheeta we don’t want you to be limited by a design generator. We want you to have gear that you love, not...

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Skip the hassle of using paper forms to collect sizes, quantities and colours required, instead use Google Forms!A simple and user-friendly system to create your order form for your club members when ordering apparel, putting together registration forms, or club surveys. Having an...

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It doesn’t matter if you are a new committee or have been doing it for 20 years, the weeks leading into round 1 are always a mad rush. Whilst some of this stress is unavoidable there are a few things...

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One big worry for people designing their merchandise for the first time, or switching to a new supplier, is the colour matching of garments. Nobody wants an orange that turns on red or a blue that ends up purple. Whilst...

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Does your club have a merchandise manager? The role of the merchandise manager at local clubs is often underrated or ignored. It is often left vacant meaning club apparel is not consistent with the club brand, stock is poorly managed...

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Do you ever look around your club and notice a mismatch of old and new garments, colours that don’t match, no consistent look and feel, old sponsors or logos? Is it making your club look daggy or unprofessional? Or even...

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The custom sports and corporate wear market is going through a growth period as smaller clubs and businesses look to replicate those in professional leagues and the big corporates. Through improved production techniques and an opening of the supply chain...

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It was not that long ago that the only customisation anyone saw on cricket whites was a small embroidery logo. Now it is not uncommon to see players running around at your local oval wearing every colour in the rainbow...

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