For Screen Printing
Camera-ready art is any artwork or printed material with very high black and white contrast which needs no further touch-up, design or rearranging before using as copy. All elements must be set in the correct size.

Submitting correct artwork will ensure the quality of the imprint along with no delays in production.

If any of the following are submitted for artwork, an additional artwork charge will be applicable:
1. Photo copies. Most office machine copies require touch-up.
2. Business cards with raised letters. Raised letters have a tendency to appear ragged when photographically reproduced.
3. Newspaper clipping. When the newspaper is placed on the camera to have the proper film made, the image on the reverse side will appear on the film.
4. Shiny surfaces.
5. Imprinted items. Process blue & metallics will not reproduce.
6. Halftones. Everything finer than 55 dot (approx. 1/32" in diameter).

Hints:
Do not use paper clips, tape, or staples on any artwork. If we have to patch holes, tears, or indentations, an additional artwork charge would apply.

For Embroidery
Your logo has to be digitized if:
1. The lettering is a font that is not available in our embroidery software.
2. It includes a graphic, other than some generic designs available "off the shelf".

Digitizing is plotting the stitches in the design and creating a file that directs the embroidery machine to embroider any text or logo. This enables each embroidered garment to be identical within the run. Once this disc is made, it is always kept on file, and would be used on any subsequent runs of the same design.

The size of the file is of some concern. If a left chest logo were made to the size of 2" tall x 3 1/2" wide, for example, the same disc could also be used for caps. This would eliminate the need for the digitizing expense if caps were to be ordered later. However, we cannot enlarge the design more than 10% to fit the front of an apron or T-shirt, etc. (This "digitized" design disc is not to be confused with a floppy disc containing art. Art is a picture only, and does not include a stitch file.)

Your logo should be sent in original format, via e-mail, and should be in color. Unlike screenprinting, the number of colors (within reason) does not increase the cost of embroidery. Embroidery costs are based on the number of stitches in the design.

When sending your art, remember, your logo will only look as good as what you send. Please don't ask us to download art off of your website, especially if it has any degree of detail. This is low-resolution art only, designed for display on your monitor and was never intended as print art.