About Us

Kaniape — Style That’s Yours, Not the Algorithm’s

We didn’t launch with a big campaign. No grand slogans, no trend-chasing. Just a problem we kept running into — decent T-shirts were oddly hard to find. The kind that fits well, stays soft after a few washes, and doesn’t look like you borrowed it from the wrong decade.

Kaniape makes shirts and sweatshirts — ready-to-wear, with original designs. That’s the core of it. Simple pieces that hold up, look clean, and feel like something you picked on purpose, not because it was all over your feed.

Who’s it for?

• People who actually care what they wear, but don’t want to overthink it.

• Students, creatives, weekend wanderers — anyone who wants a shirt that works at school and still looks sharp at the cafe.

• Friends, couples, or teams who want matching prints without screaming “we tried too hard” — yes, we do custom.

• Gift-hunters who want more than generic. A shirt with the right phrase or image? It hits different.

We call the business model D2C, but here’s what that means:
No middlemen. You order from us, we pack it, we ship it. That’s it.
We keep the process close — sourcing fabric, printing, doing the final check before your order leaves.

Our catalog? Mostly T-shirts and sweatshirts. That’s the lane we know.
Soft cotton or fleece, decent cuts, nothing weird. Designs rotate. Some stay. Some disappear.

And for those who want to add their own touch — yeah, we’ve got a custom print service too. You ask, we see what we can do.

How We Run Things 

Alright — no fluff here. Kaniape doesn’t go through five layers of middlemen just to get a tee from A to B. You order from our website. That’s it. No marketplaces, no third-party resellers, no “wait while we forward your order to someone else” nonsense.

We handpick the shirts. We print them ourselves — or at least in-house, under real eyes, not automated somewhere far-flung. Someone from the actual team packs the order. Not a faceless warehouse bot, not “fulfillment associate #1743.”

That means we’re involved — like, actually involved. If a print comes out wrong, we catch it. If the stock runs low, we update it. If something’s not listed, well, it’s either gone or wasn’t good enough to make it online.

Honestly, this setup isn’t the easiest. But it’s clean. And it lets us know — really know — what we’re sending you.

What We Make 

We don’t try to make everything. Some brands toss in bags, mugs, hoodies, hats, keychains… we’re not there (yet?).

Our thing is simple: T-shirts and sweatshirts.

Not the scratchy kind. Not the ones that shrink two sizes after one wash. We’re picky with the blanks — mostly cotton, soft stuff. Sometimes fleece, if the weather calls for it. The fabric’s gotta feel right or it doesn’t go through. Period.

Everything’s pre-made. Pre-printed. Sitting, folded, ready. So when you hit “buy,” we’re not scrambling to produce it. It’s already there. You get what you saw — no mockups, no guesswork.

Designs rotate. Some stick longer, some disappear fast. So yeah, if something speaks to you, maybe don’t overthink it for three weeks. We don’t always restock.

As for customs, we do take on small stuff — team shirts, matching sets, a design for your crew. Not a full design studio, though. If it fits how we work, and you’re cool with our style limits, we’ll probably say yes. Just… maybe don’t ask for metallic gradients, glow-in-the-dark glitter, and a 3D lion head in one print.

Production Process & Quality Control

From a plain shirt… to something you’d actually want to wear.

We start with blanks. Nothing fancy. Just plain tees and sweatshirts — but not random ones pulled off a warehouse shelf. We choose based on what we need for real orders. What season it is. What type of design we’re putting on top. You’d be surprised how much difference that makes.

We work with names you’d recognize (or maybe not): Bella+Canvas, Next Level, Gildan Softstyle. They’ve got the basics down — solid stitching, decent texture, holds ink well. That’s what we care about.

When the boxes show up, we open them by hand. No conveyor belts. No shrink-wrapped pallets moved by forklifts. Just a human — probably slightly under-caffeinated — checking seams, feeling the fabric, tossing aside anything that looks or feels off. Neck stretched? Stitch line crooked? Yeah, no thanks.

Then comes prep.

Before anything touches ink, we press out creases, line up seams, double-check sizes. One miss, and the whole print might land off-center. Doesn’t matter how cool the design is — if it’s crooked on your chest, it’s ruined.

For some shirts, especially when we do DTG (Direct-to-Garment), there’s a pre-treatment involved. A fine spray — not visible, not sticky — helps the ink sit better. If you’ve seen prints flake or fade fast, that’s usually why. We try not to let that happen.

We also catch weird stuff here. Like fabric behaving oddly. One shirt might shrink more than the others. Or the weave might be slightly uneven. We spot it, set it aside. Happens more than you’d think.

Printing comes next.
We use different methods depending on the job:

• DTG, if it’s detailed or colorful

• Screen, for bulk orders or simpler stuff

• Heat transfer, if the fabric calls for it

We don’t just queue up a batch and hit print. Files get checked. Alignment, scaling, resolution. If something’s off, we fix it. Sometimes we run a test on a spare blank just to be sure. It adds time — but less than reprinting a whole stack because the logo was 2 inches too low.

Finishing isn’t just folding.
Once printed, the shirt isn’t done. The ink needs to cure. That usually means heat — controlled, timed. Too much and it scorches. Too little and it peels later. There’s a sweet spot, and we hit it.

Final check: print is clean, no smudges, seams are still good, no loose threads poking out. We press it flat one more time, fold it down, stack it for packing.

Sometimes, even at this stage, we pull one out. Doesn’t feel right in hand? Something’s off with the color? Out it goes.

That’s the process.
Not perfect. But hands-on, eyes-on, every step.

How Orders Get to You 

We try to keep it simple. You place an order — from your phone, your laptop, wherever — and it goes straight into our system. No middle layers. No waiting for a third-party warehouse to notice you exist.

If it’s something we already have in stock, we usually start packing it the same day you pay. Sometimes within hours. Sometimes we blink and it’s already on the table getting folded. One of us — yeah, a real person — double-checks the print, the seams, the color. Just in case.

And if it’s a custom print? Might take a bit longer. Not forever. Just… give it an extra day or two. Depends on how busy the press is and whether your design needs tweaks before it hits fabric. We won’t rush it just to ship fast and regret it later.

Tracking? Of course.
Once it’s out the door — USPS, UPS, FedEx, we rotate depending on location and what makes the most sense — you’ll get a tracking number. It goes to your inbox. If you don’t see it, check spam. Seriously, it loves hiding there.

Most packages show up in about 5–6 business days. Sometimes sooner. Sometimes it depends on the weather, the driver’s mood, or… who knows. But we don’t just throw it over a fence and hope for the best. It’s packed tight. Labeled right.

Need help?
We’ve got a support team. Ask us if something’s unclear. We check DMs, emails, order notes. And yes, we read your feedback. Sometimes too closely. One time someone said the tape on their box was crooked, and now we check it twice. Just saying.