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Our custom catalog is over 200 pages jam-packed with t-shirts, sweats, hats, and jackets available for custom printing and embroidery. To get a custom catalog sent to you via U.S. snail mail, call us at 800-424-ALLU, or e-mail us and we'll send one right out. Be sure to ask us about any item that you do not see in our catalog, chances are we can find it.
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Thank you for checking out our website for your custom screen printing and embroidery needs. Since 1986 we've been providing high quality t-shirts, sweats, hats, jackets, and more to people like you across the street and around the world.
Our Albany, NY
factory boasts 8 color and two 12 color automatic presses,
and 6 color and 2 color manual presses for screen
printing. Our art department features state of the industry
design programs, upgraded frequently.
Our embroidery
department is equipped with the most advanced embroidery
machines in the industry, offering 9 color capability and
wraparound hat embroidery. Our in-house digitizing
allows us to reproduce even the most demanding designs quickly
and accurately.
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How much do shirts cost? The per shirt cost varies from order to order depending on the garment style, the quantity, for printing: (number of print locations, number of colors used) and for embroidery: (the stitch count). There is no way to give a blanket price quote without knowing this information. There are quantity discounts at 24 pieces, 48 pieces, 96 pieces, 216 pieces, 504 pieces, 792 pieces, and 1200+ pieces. For an accurate quote, please give us a call at 800-424-ALLU
Is there a minimum order? Yes. For custom printing and embroidery there is a 12
piece minimum.
What is your turn around time?
Our normal turn around time for custom orders is two weeks.
Often, orders will be completed sooner than that, and rush
service is available--schedule
permitting--at no extra cost.
What do I need for artwork? Our art staff can create a design for you from scratch. We have produced all the designs that you'll see in our on-line catalog. We can bring that same expertise and state-of-the-art computer graphics to your project.
We can also use your artwork, either mailed to us as camera-ready or on a Macintosh disc, ore-mail and attach the files. Formats that we prefer are Freehand, Illustrator, Photoshop, Tiff and EPS. Be sure to include all the fonts or convert them to outlines. You may call our art department with questions 800-424-2558 or e-mail us with your questions.
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Our art charge for creating artwork or making supplied art ready for print is $25 per hour.
What are separations? Separations refer to the film positives created for the individual colors of a design. There is one separation for each color of ink used on the press. The cost for creating film separation for your order can be determined by the art staff after reviewing your design. You will be quoted before any work is done. There is no additional charge for simple designs that can be outputted on vellum rather then a film positive.
What is a screen charge? An individual screen is needed for each separation in a design. There is one screen for each color of ink used on the press. We charge $15 per screen. Reorders, without changes to your design, made within one year, will have no screen charges. After one year the full screen charges will apply. The screen charge is for preparing the screens for print, you do not own the screens and they cannot be taken from our factory.
What is a tape charge? A tape charge, also known as a digitizing fee is the charge for making your design ready for embroidery. This charge is dependent on the number of stitches in your design and the overall complexity of the design, We can quote you on this charge after our embroidery department reviews your design.We digitize in-house and take pride in the craftsmanship that goes into making your design sew properly and look the best it possibly can. There are some limitations inherent in embroidery such as the size at which a design can reduced to and still hold the necessary detail. We can advise you as to what will and wont work for embroidery if you send us your design or fax us at (518)438-7282. There is a $10.00 setup charge for simple lettering using our stock fonts. You own your tape, and for a $30.00 copying fee you may take it to another factory.
Do you offer personalization? Yes, we can embroider individual names on garments for $3.50 per item (limited to one line 10 characters) plus an additional $2.50 for each additional line.
What is the difference between four-color process and spot color printing? Four-color process uses Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, and Black in various shades to achieve a wide spectrum of colors. The colors are transparent and mix together with halftones printed on top of each other. This process is best used for recreating photographic images. The draw back is that the hues of the design vary slightly throughout the printing run, and that this technique is limited to white or very light garments. Spot color printing uses individual colors (whether it be a standard stock color or specific PMS color) to achieve all the colors in a design. We can match your PMS colors at a PMS matching charge of $10.00 per PMS color. Spot colors can be opaque and can be used on dark garments.
What is simulated process? When spot colors are used to create the look of of four color process. The benefit to this technique is that the colors are more vivid and more accurate and can be printed on dark colored garments. This is a sophisticated process and some compromises in your design may be needed. Often several colors are needed to achieve all the colors in a design, making this impractical for small runs.
What is flash curing? A Flash is a drying unit that can be used on the press to dry the ink between colors. This is used often on dark garments when white ink is printed first, dried, and then other colors printed on top of it, Thus producing a brighter color. At times a flash unit will also help stop colors from bleeding into one another. Flash curing slows down the printing process and adds 25¢ per piece. We will advise you before printing if we deem a flash necessary.
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For any other questions, please call us at 800-424-ALLU