Custom Embroidery and Silk Screening Information & Pricing

We offer custom embroidery and silk screening services for our directors chairs and display cabinet. Putting a company logo on your trade show seating and/or display cabinet will present a very professional image. A personal design on your chairs for a home, boat, or cabin will truly enhance your decor. In order to expedite production and minimize cost, it is important to follow a few rules on submitting artwork. Poor quality artwork is the main reason for delays and an inferior final product. First off, you should choose which method to use.

Which method should I choose for my logo - embroidery or silk screen printing?

• Embroidery - If your logo is fairly simple in design and you don't want it large in size, then embroidery may be a good choice. Also, it is more cost effective to embroider than silk screening if there are several colors, as it is easy to change threads versus making another screen per color. There is a digitizing fee to convert your file into a file that the embroidery machine can follow (essentially it must be redrawn with thread color and instructions). Embroidery is durable, but lines will not be as crisp and sharp as silk screening. Finally, for multiple chairs, embroidering is going to cost much more per chair to sew each design versus printing.
  
  
• Silk Screening - Silk Screening, or Screen Printing as it is commonly called, works well for more complicated logos, especially those with small lettering. The design is crisp and clear, since it is printed like a page. A different screen must be made, set up and printed for each color in your logo, with production charges per screen. However, once made, the cost to print multiple chairs is almost negligible. Screens are kept on file for two years, in case you decide you need more chairs.

Artwork & File Information

• Silk Screening - Artwork needs to have been created in a file format that we can resize and modify to create the best final product. This means that it must be a vector based file that was drawn in a program like Adobe Illustrator, Quark or Corel Draw. All fonts must be converted to pathways or curves. File extensions with .eps or .ai are best. A .tif file that has been imported into and saved in an Adobe Illustrator file is not acceptable. Unacceptable files are BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF, WMF, PMG. If it is impossible to supply this type artwork, we can give you a quote on the cost to create it.
  
• Embroidery - It is best to have the type of file outlined above, but we may be able to work with a high definition .tif file since it must be digitized for the machine. If you have had a .dst file done before for a previous embroidery job, we can use that, but cannot resize or modify it since they are locked files.

A Note About Colors

IMPORTANT: Gradient colors or halftones are not reproducible in either embroidery or silk screening. Only solid colors are acceptable. Pantone Matching System (PMS) numbers are mandatory for ink match in silk screening. We have numerous in stock thread colors, custom colors will incur a $25 stocking charge.

Pricing

Silk Screening

CHAIRS			1st Order	Reorders
Screen Production Charge	One Time Charge	Per Color	$75	N/C
Set Up Charge	Each Run	Per Color	$25	$25
Printing Charge	Per Location	Per Color	$2	$2
PORTABLE BAR			1st Order	Reorders
Screen Production Charge	One Time Charge	Per Color	Large Screen 15" x 19" - $85 Small Screen 8" x 13" - $75	N/C
Set Up Charge	Each Run	Per Color	$30	$30
Printing Charge	Per Location	Per Color	Large Screen$18 Small Screen $9	Large Screen$18 Small Screen $9

Maximum Imprint Area:

Directors Chair: 13" wide x 4.75" high

Display Bar: 19" wide x 29" high on front panel 9" x 29" on side panels
Note: Maximum imprint area may require two screens per color

Embroidery

Digitizing Charge	One Time Charge	Will quote after artwok is submitted. Usually runs $65-$100
Sewing Charge	Per Location	$2 / 1000 stitches. Usuallly runs from $20 - $30

Please Note:

• Custom prices do not include the price of the canvas if ordering separate from chair/bar
• All customizing applied to the front of the canvas unless specified otherwise
• All prices are subject to change and may be different according to each custom order