From design to delivered.
Here's how it works.

A producer is anyone who makes physical goods: a screen printer, an embroidery shop, a pin manufacturer, a sticker printer. You probably have one nearby.

• Search "[your city] screen printing" or "[your city] custom patches"
• Ask other creators or bands in your area who they use
• Check Instagram for local print shops. Most post their work.
• Don't have a local option? Many producers work remotely and ship directly to your buyers. Or they can ship the full order to you, and you handle distribution.

Once you find a producer, ask them for pricing at different quantities. Most producers charge less per unit when you order more. That's the whole idea behind Merchenary.

• Download our producer cost template and send it to your producer. They fill in their prices and send it back.
• Your producer will tell you: setup costs (one-time fees like screen fees or die charges), unit cost at different quantities, and shipping costs.

Plug your producer's numbers into Merchenary. Set your minimum order, your profit per unit, and your end date. Upload a mockup of your product.

• The platform calculates the price for your backers automatically. As more people join, the price drops for everyone.
• You only need to hit your minimum. If you don't, nobody gets charged.

Send your campaign link to your audience. Share tiles make it easy to post on Instagram, Twitter, or anywhere else. Every person who joins makes the price lower for everyone.

When your campaign closes and hits its minimum, everyone gets charged. You get a complete order breakdown (sizes, quantities, addresses) to send to your producer. Place the order, and ship it out (or hand it out at your event).

Common questions