Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Souvenir apparel programs for Salt Spring Island retailers
Drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, for the more than a thousand retail doors that reorder every season
Salt Spring is the largest of the Southern Gulf Islands, with about 11,000 residents and BC Ferries service from Swartz Bay, Crofton and Tsawwassen. Nearly all of its shops are in Ganges village around the harbour and Centennial Park, where the Saturday Market runs April to October and draws the crowds. Cowichan designs already sell here. The island's reputation rests on farm products and craft, and the apparel has to sit comfortably beside a potter's stall.
What sells in Ganges
Sheep and lamb, a sailboat in the harbour, an apple orchard, a harbour seal. Salt Spring buyers pass on the loud tourist tee and take the embroidered one with restrained lettering, so our artists localize a Ganges harbour wordmark and a lamb design in the muted end of the colour card. The wildlife orca and eagle still sell to the ferry day-trippers. Winter is quiet: the market closes and ferry traffic drops sharply from November to March.
- Lamb and sailboat embroidery localized to Salt Spring
- Ganges harbour wordmark on natural and heather tees
- Orca and eagle designs for the Swartz Bay day-trip crowd
Getting stock to the island
Ground courier from Vancouver reaches the Gulf Islands in about 1 to 2 business days. We plan the season build in April so it is on the shelf for the first market Saturday, and a July top-up carries August. Reorders go through your rep. See the buyer FAQ for minimums on a small seasonal program.
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Every design on this site localizes to any town, park or shop name in Canada. Same minimums, same lead time.
Ground courier from Vancouver to British Columbia: 1 to 2 business days
Questions
What Salt Spring Island buyers ask
What is the minimum order for a Salt Spring Island shop?
Twelve pieces per design. A first program for a Salt Spring Island shop usually opens with a few designs on tees and adds fleece and caps once the season shows what sells.
How long does shipping to Salt Spring Island take?
1 to 2 business days by ground courier from Vancouver to British Columbia. Orders leave our Vancouver floor once the run is stitched, and reorders go out on the schedule your rep sets with you.
Can the designs say Salt Spring Island?
Yes. Every design in the catalogue is namedrop-ready: the artwork stays and the lettering becomes Salt Spring Island. Designs are drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, and namedrops are included with the program at no art charge.
How do reorders work?
Through your rep, sized to your season. Reorders run on a standing schedule from the Vancouver floor so a hot colour never leaves a hole in the wall.
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Ground courier from Vancouver to British Columbia: 1 to 2 business days