Recommended gear
The equipment, blanks, and books we'd buy if starting an Etsy or POD shop today. Links go to Amazon — we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Cutting & Pressing
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Cricut Maker 3
Workhorse cutter for HTV, vinyl decals, and paper crafts.
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Cricut EasyPress 2
Affordable starter press for one-off shirts and small batches.
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15x15 Heat Press
Real heat press for consistent pressure on tees and hoodies at scale.
Vinyl & Substrates
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HTV Iron-On Vinyl Roll
Heat transfer vinyl for shirts, totes, and aprons.
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Sublimation Paper
A-SUB paper for dye-sublimation onto polyester and coated blanks.
Apparel Blanks
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Bella+Canvas 3001 Tees
The premium tee Etsy buyers expect on softer, retail-feel shops.
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Gildan 64000 Softstyle
Budget blank with the best margin per shirt for volume sellers.
Design Tools
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Wacom Intuos Drawing Tablet
Hand-drawn POD designs without the iPad price tag.
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Photo Lightbox
Clean product photos at home — the cheapest listing upgrade you can buy.
Shipping & Ops
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Rollo Thermal Label Printer
Stop wasting ink. Print shipping labels in seconds.
Books
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Etsy SEO Mastery
Search-rank fundamentals for new shops.
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Print-on-Demand Business Guide
End-to-end POD playbook from research to fulfillment.