NO. Knowing how to sew is not required, but, would be a great advantage, due to cutting cost and overhead on samples and for some production costs. But, when you’re making a T-shirt line most of us use blanks anyways, so, no sewing is required unless you want to sew in your own neck labels.

Everyone uses Adobe Photoshop (Bitmap art) and Adobe Illustrator (Vector art) which can be purchased online or at bookstores and Staples. Hopefully you know someone that has a copy that you can use, because these programs are between $500-$600 each. You can also download a 30 day trial from Adobe.com to try them out.

There are many answers to this question, but, in my case, I worked a full time job, and saved my extra money on the side to invest in my line. It didn’t happen over night. It took time to save, but, it was worth it. There are other ways to finance like: Crowd funding, credit cards, borrowing money from friends and family, and bank financing.

It depends on market you’re in. I started my line with about $8,000-$9,000, but, you can start with as little as $1,000 and build it up from there. One of the reasons why most lines fail, is due to lack of cash to properly fund their new venture.

I would say no, because in most cases, a clothing line will die within the first three years of operation. Just being realistic. And you would have wasted your time and money. So, until your brand is something to talk about don’t worry about bootleggers or fakes, because they never heard of you. Once your consider sticking the business out for the long run, this is a definite must.