Custom socks are personalized socks produced with 360 degree digital printing. You can order blank socks to print with your own sock printer, or send us your artwork and receive finished printed socks ready to sell or wear. Ningbo Colorido covers both paths with polyester and cotton material options.
Order printable blank socks for your own production line, or let us print and deliver finished custom socks with your design.
Polyester for sublimation and vivid transfer prints, or combed cotton for natural-fiber 360 degree digital printing with strong fastness.
Rotary digital printing wraps artwork seamlessly around the sock with no visible front-to-back join.
Printed socks start from one pair. Blank socks start from 100 pairs per design and size for batch customization.
Ningbo Colorido supplies both blank printable socks and finished custom-printed socks, with polyester and cotton material options that match different printing processes and end uses. Whether you run your own sock printing line or need ready-to-sell personalized socks, the same 360 degree digital printing quality and color consistency backs every order.
Blank socks are designed as printing substrates with stable dimensions and multiple heel and toe colors, so your artwork registers correctly on the printer. Finished printed socks accept any pattern, photo or logo with no minimum order, and ship with strict per-pair quality inspection and optional custom packaging.
Explore blank printable socks and finished custom-printed socks, then open a product page for detailed specifications.
Compare product type, material, printing process and order requirements before requesting a final quote.
| Product | Blank Polyester Socks | Blank Cotton Socks | Printed Polyester Socks | Printed Cotton Socks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product type | Blank printable substrate | Blank printable substrate | Finished custom-printed socks | Finished custom-printed socks |
| Material | 85% Polyester + 10% Cotton + 5% Spandex | 85% Combed Cotton + 10% Polyester + 5% Spandex | 85% Polyester + 10% Cotton + 5% Spandex | 85% Combed Cotton + 10% Polyester + 5% Spandex |
| Printing process | Sublimation heat transfer / 360 degree digital printing | 360 degree digital printing (pretreatment + steaming + washing) | 360 degree seamless digital printing | 360 degree digital printing (pretreatment + steaming + washing) |
| Size | S / M / L (foot x calf) | Unisex | S / M / L; men, women, kids customizable | Unisex; men, women, kids customizable |
| MOQ | 100 pairs / design / size | 100 pairs / design / size | No minimum (1 pair) | No minimum (1 pair) |
| Heel & toe colors | 7 options (Black, Blue, Dark Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow, Stripe) | 9 options (Light Green, Blue, Yellow, Teal, Black, Green, Pink, Orange, White Heel & Black Toe) | Any pattern, no design limitation | Any pattern, no design limitation |
| Best suited for | Sock printing factories, sublimation workflows | Cotton sock digital printing with pretreatment line | Print-on-demand, retail, gifts, promotional orders | Premium natural-fiber custom sock orders |
Specifications are based on current product records and may vary with artwork, material batch and final configuration. Confirm all order-specific fields, sizes and packaging requirements before purchase.
360 degree seamless rotary printing accepts any pattern, gradient, photo or logo. Complex artwork and full-coverage designs reproduce with smooth, continuous color around the sock.
Finished printed socks start from one pair with no minimum order, so you can test designs, serve personalized orders and restock best sellers without holding excess inventory.
Advanced digital printing and dyeing produces bright, high-fidelity colors with strong color fastness. Patterns stay clear after repeated washing without easy fading.
OPP bags, cardboard, carton and cartoon packaging are available, plus custom branded labels and boxes, so your custom socks arrive shelf-ready for any sales channel.
Polyester and cotton socks match different printing processes. Pick the material and product form that fit your workflow or sales channel.
Sublimation / 360° Digital
85% polyester blend with excellent thermal transfer performance. Produces vivid, high-fidelity and long-lasting colors. Ideal for sublimation workflows and bright, graphic-heavy designs.
360° Digital Printing
85% combed cotton blend, skin-friendly and breathable. Cotton cannot use sublimation and requires 360 degree digital printing with pretreatment, steaming and washing for strong color fastness.
Printable Substrate
Unprinted socks designed for your own sock printer. Blank surface accepts any pattern, with multiple heel and toe color options. MOQ from 100 pairs per design and size.
Finished Product
Send your artwork and receive finished custom-printed socks. Any pattern with no minimum order, strict per-pair quality inspection and optional custom packaging for retail-ready delivery.
Explore common questions about materials, sizes, minimum orders and production, then share your requirements for a tailored quote.
Blank socks are unprinted substrates designed for you to print on with your own sock printer. Printed socks are finished products: you send us your design and we deliver custom-printed socks ready to sell or wear.
Printed socks have no minimum order quantity, while blank socks start from 100 pairs per design and size.
Polyester socks (85% polyester) work with sublimation heat transfer and 360 degree digital printing, producing vivid colors with excellent fastness.
Cotton socks (85% combed cotton) cannot use sublimation and require the 360 degree digital printing process with pretreatment, steaming and washing steps, which produces strong color fastness on natural fibers.
For finished printed socks, there is no minimum order quantity - even one pair can be customized, and bulk orders are also supported.
For blank socks, the MOQ starts from 100 pairs per design and size, and some channels start from 30 to 50 pairs.
Polyester socks come in S, M and L sizes (foot by calf: S 18 by 16 cm, M 21 by 18 cm, L 24 by 20 cm). Cotton socks are unisex sized.
Men, women, teenager and kids sizes are also customizable on request.
We accept PSD, AI, PDF and JPG files. Any pattern can be printed, including complex patterns, gradients, face photos and logos, with no design limitations.
Our team can also provide free layout suggestions if you only have a rough idea or reference image.
Sample lead time is 3 to 5 days. Bulk production takes approximately 15–25 days after sample confirmation.
Blank socks delivery: 500 pairs in 5 days, 1000 pairs in 8 days, 2000 pairs in 15 days, plus 5 to 10 days express shipping from China.
Yes. Machine wash warm inside out, do not bleach, tumble dry low, do not iron and do not dry clean.
The advanced printing and dyeing process ensures the patterns are not easy to fade, even after repeated washing.
Yes. We support OPP bags, cardboard packaging, carton packaging and cartoon packaging.
Custom branded sock labels and custom packaging boxes are available at additional cost, so your socks can arrive shelf-ready for any sales channel.
Yes. Both blank polyester and blank cotton socks are compatible with Ningbo Colorido sock printers such as CO80-210PRO and CO70-220PRO.
Together they form a complete digital sock printing solution, from blank substrate to finished printed product.
The customization flow has three steps:
1. Consultation and design: provide AI or PSD files or describe your requirements, and get free layout suggestions.
2. Sampling and production: physical samples in 1 to 3 business days; mass production in 3 to 15 days after confirmation.
3. QC and shipping: strict quality inspection per pair, with custom packaging and labels available. Contact Joan@coloridoprinter.com to start.