Ordering aprons for a team is a short decision with three things that actually matter: how many, what goes on them, and whether the size works. Everything else is colour preference. Here is what we tell F&B customers before they order.
One size, and it is adult
Start here, because it rules things out. Every apron we stock is adult size — a child's cut is a different garment and we do not have one. If you are ordering for a school holiday programme, a kids' baking class or a family day, the adult bib will swamp a child and the neck loop will not shorten enough to fix it. Ask us before you commit; we would rather tell you no than ship you something unusable.
For adults, the standard bib has a fixed neck loop. The one exception is the navy chef apron, which has an adjustable buckle — worth paying the extra for if the same apron gets shared across shifts by people of different heights.
How many to order when there is no minimum
No minimum order sounds like it removes the quantity decision. It does not. The real number is driven by laundry: an apron worn in a kitchen needs washing every day or two, so a team of six working six days a week needs more than six aprons. Two per person is the usual answer for food service, one per person for an office or an event where they are worn once.
Because there is no minimum and no price break to chase, you can order exactly that number rather than rounding up to a carton quantity. Order the spares at the same time — a repeat order months later may not match the first batch exactly on dye lot.
Two ways to put a logo on canvas
Screen printing lays ink onto the fabric through a stencil, one colour per screen. It is the cheaper option and the sharper one for a simple wordmark or a one- or two-colour logo, which is what most F&B branding actually is.
Heat transfer is the alternative when the artwork is full colour or photographic — a gradient, an illustration, anything a stencil cannot reproduce. It costs more and the printed area sits slightly on top of the cloth rather than in it, so it is the finish to pick for merchandise and events rather than for an apron that goes through a commercial laundry every night.
Either way the chest panel is the print area. We do not embroider aprons, so if a stitched finish is what you need, an apron is not the garment for it.
Washing, and what it does to canvas
Everything here is cotton canvas. Canvas shrinks slightly on its first hot wash and softens over the next few, which is normal and not a defect. Wash cold, inside out, and skip the tumble dryer where you can — heat is what lifts a printed mark off fabric over time.
Stains are the other half of this. Dark colours — black and burgundy — hide sauce and coffee; the brighter ones do not. If the aprons are going into a working kitchen rather than onto a stage, that matters more than matching your brand palette exactly.
Ready to pick? See the custom apron range for colours and prices, or the printed staff tees if the apron is one part of a uniform.
