Ordering Info

Getting Started

How do I get started?

Use our online catalog to browse and shop by category. Select the styles, sizes, and colors you want and add them to your cart. Then send us your design by e:mail. You can always give us a call at 1-888-306-0030 to discuss your order and design over the phone.

What is the minimum number of items I can order?

The minimum order is twelve (12) items per embroidery. For screen printing, the minimum order is twenty-four (24). You may mix a variety of styles and colors as long as they are within the same category, i.e. all shirts, all hats, etc.

How do I pay?

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card information. For our corporate customers, we can also accept Purchase Orders (please call to set up). We are always available to discuss a quote or an order over the phone or via e:mail. VISA

Decorating Tips

Embroidery Tips & Considerations

Screenprinting & Considerations

Size Selection & Group Buying Guidelines

Decorating Tips

Following the tips below can help assure the artwork you provide will achieve the dynamic results you want when your logo is screenprinted or embroidered on your wearables. It can also help increase the efficiency and quality of the decorating process. Art that is "ready" for use is provided in an electronic file that can be used for pre-press and printing without making modifications. Below are a number of important considerations and tips to help get your art ready for decorating.

Logo Design

You may provide your own logo or design in any of the following formats. You will always have the opportunity to approve of artwork before it is printed or embroidered.

For any format, proper resolution is critical for clean results. The standard resolution required for screenprinting is 300 dpi (dots per inch). Art submitted in a lower resolution will need to be re-created by our Graphic Arts Dept. for a minimum charge of $20 per design. Embroidered designs do not require high resolution artwork.

Mechanical artwork
The traditional standard for acceptable mechanical artwork is "camera-ready black and white." Mechanical artwork can be supplied on a sheet of white paper, and should be no larger than 8.5" x 11".

Hand-drawn artwork
A logo that's been drawn by hand is a great starting point, but it will need to be digitally re-created and modified for practical use. Our Graphic Arts can do this for $20 in most cases.

Digital artwork
Images created in Adobe Illustrator provide the best result. Images created in other applications such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word, Excel, or Powerpoint are preferred over mechanical and hand-drawn artwork for quality of the end result and efficiency. However, digital artwork may still require modification and/or preparation for the decorating process as mentioned above.

File suffixes
If your digital artwork file ends with any of these suffixes, it can be used to begin the art process:

.ai
.gif
.jpg
.psd
.eps
.pdf
.tif

Other Artwork Formats

Artwork provided in the following forms, or similar forms, can be used but will have to be modified into ready art by our Art Department through manual redrawing or editing in order to properly translate the decoration for a garment:

on a faxed sheet
scanned into a computer
on a business card
on a printed promotional item such as a napkin or matchbook cover

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Embroidery Tips & Considerations

Create a fashion statement by putting your logo on a great looking golf shirt. Or create some unity with your team's name on hats and visors. Here's how...

What type of item do you want to embroider?

Our embroidery department will take your logo and turn it into a beautiful addition to Office Attire, Corporate Apparel, Jerseys, Sweaters, Sports Uniforms, Blankets, Robes, Bags, Hats, Caps, Visors, Towels, and almost anything else you can think of.

How much will it cost?

For most left-chest sized logos we provide the one-time set-up of the embroidery file at no cost to you. If your design requires more than 6,000 stitches then a set-up charge of $5.00 per 1,000 stitches applies. Stitch count varies with the size and complexity of your design. You can estimate it yourself using the instructions below or leave the calculations to us.

Estimating Stitch Count
Here is an easy way to estimate the amount of stitches you'll need for great looking logos.

Print out the grid below.
Cut out your artwork and place it over the grid.
Count the number of boxes it fills, then find that number in the chart.
If your design goes outside the grid, estimate the extra grid space you need and add it to your original total.

Other Points to Remember when Estimating a Stitch Count

1 solid square inch of embroidery equals approximately 2,000 stitches.
1 solid square 1/4 inch of embroidery will equal about 125 stitches.
No letter should be smaller than 3/16" each letter 1/4" in height equals about 100 stitches.
Drop shadows in your logo will translate to 200 extra stitches per inch.
Straight lines under logos typically require 200 extra stitches per inch.
Fabrics, colors, and artwork detail will affect the amount of stitches.

It is important to remember that these stitch-count tips, and the stitch-count grid, provide estimates only. They are a good starting point to arrive at a ballpark count, but the precise figure can only be determined when the actual embroidery of your design is performed.

Note: Due to differences in computers and printers, the size of the grid may be distorted when you print it out. Be sure to check that 1-inch squares actually measure 1 inch on your printout (do the same for 1/4-inch squares). If such a size distortion occurs, you can scale your printout of the grid to a more accurate size using a photocopier.

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Screenprinting & Considerations

What do you want to print?

It's important to remember that every color you want used in your artwork means another screen to create, set-up, and print through. The costs connected with these screens depend on the techniques used.

How much will it cost?

The standard set-up cost of screen printing on a minimum quantity is $20 per color. It's always beneficial to print more items than less because of these set-up charges. Set-up charges are the costs to take your art, separate it into its individual colors and then prepare a screen for each color. If you place a reorder of 24 or more items with the same artwork, you will not be charged another setup fee.

The actual printing cost of the first two colors in the first location is free with the purchase of your item . You may request a quote for additional colors or higher quantities.

If in doubt about the final quantity of screenprinted items you'll need, it's often more economical to order more than you think will be required.

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Size Selection & Group Buying Guidelines

The following guidelines can help you streamline your buying.

Buying for Men: Any style listed as Adult are sized for men. Adult Golf-cut styles generally offer a better fit for beefier male builds.

Buying for Ladies: Styles listed as Ladies' are women's sizes. If the women on your team prefer a Men's or Adult style, select one size smaller than what they would wear in Ladies' sizes.

Buying for Groups: Use the charts below for a general percentage to help you determine how many shirts in each size you need when buying for a group.

To calculate your buying quantities by size, simply multiply the number of people in your group by the percentage in the chart for each size.

Size selection / Group buying guidelines

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