No longer do you need a brick and mortar store with all the very expensive trimmings. You can easily work from home selling t shirts online! DIY t shirts from home. Create and sell pieces you know will be popular — create the sort of thing you would like to buy! Approach friends and family and share with them your ideas. Ask if they would be willing to buy some custom t-shirts or other products from you. A locally designed onesie is a cool gift to give and they sell. Test your ability to create, market and sell on a small scale before attempting to do it on a larger scale. For more tips, see this post on how to start a small business from home. While good cutting machines are relatively cheap, good heat press machines are more pricey. You do not need the best of the best when you first get going, but make sure you choose something semi decent! A cheap heat press.