BYO - Stands for Bring Your Own. We'll embroider on your garments, but with a couple caveats. 1) We reserve the right to not work on certain items if we don't feel we can do the quality job we want to put out. 2) and, in the event the machine "gliches", which rarely happens, but it is computer driven, we will re-embroider an item, but we will not pay to replace it. BUT, if the apparel was purchased from us, we will take all responsibility. If the machine ruins it, we'll replace it no charge to you.

Digitize - We take your picture, logo etc and redo it into a .DST file (Digital Stitch Tajima) so that the embroidery machines can read it. It is a one time process and then can be re-used over and over with no additional set-up charges.

• The cost to digitize a logo is based on the stitch count in the design and we charge based on a per 1,000 formula. We lower the price when the stitch count goes way up like when dealing with the larger logos etc, like jacket backs, otherwise they'd be extremely expensive.
• We will give you a FREE QUOTE on what it would cost to get something digitized and then what it would cost to put it on a garment. No commitment, if it's more than you want to spend, don't do it,... there's no charge.
• On a digitized file, there is very limited resizing that can be done. So a small logo designed to go on the left chest of a shirt, can't just be "blown up" to make a jacket back. It has to be re-digitized. it works the same for going from large to small.

Dye Sublimation - This is a process using special inks and heat equipment to put a picture, text etc on clothing, plaques, mugs, mousepads etc. On clothing it leaves the fabric soft. You can't even tell it's been embellished.

• On apparel: The clothing should ideally be vapor apparel, but it can be done on a 50/50 blend as well. Not recommended for 100% cotton. White or light colored clothing works best, as there is no such thing as "white ink" which means you can't retain true colors on darker items, and any areas of the photo that are white, will end up the color of the garment.
• On mugs, plaques, mousepads etc the items are treated with a special product that will absorb the sublimation ink. Here true colors can be maintained because the items start out white so the white areas stay white
• The process is very permanent on any item and dishwasher safe on mugs.

Heat Pressing - This is the process of pressing a transfer onto a garment using a large press. Transfers are usually pre-made. This is the process usually used for applying player names and numbers on jerseys

Jersey Knit This is a material that is used in many polo style shirts. It has a smooth feel almost like a T shirt.

Pique Knit This is another material used in many polo style shirts. It is a heavier, and a bit coarser feeling product.

Screen Printing - This is the process of printing with ink on any garment. Again because there's no white ink, they use another type of product (paintlike) for the white. On dark clothing it will make the image or text a little less crisp as it usually has to be applied over a base coat meaning the same image or text is printed twice, one on top of the other. This is not cost effective for doing small quantities, but extremely effective for large quantities

Stitch Count - this is how the cost to digitize and embroider a design on a garment is calculated. The digitized file tells us how many stitches there are in the design and you are charged accordingly. It's usually priced on a per thousand stitches, for example: $1.00/1,000 stitches tells you an 8,000 stitch logo would cost $8.00 to apply to a garment. See the Embroidery Prices for the discounts.

Tackle Twill - This is a premade applique, stock or custom, that comes with an embroidery disk that tell's the machines how to sew the product onto the garment. This is the shiny fabric you see on the large logo's used on the spirtwear worn by cheerleaders etc. As a rule larger quantity orders must be placed for the prices to be effective. This is why you normally only see it on teams and mass produced items.

Vapor Apparel - This is specially designed apparel for dye sublimation. It comes in 2 styles, one of which feels like a normal cotton shirt and the other which is very breathable product, feels more silky, and it's great for sports garments.