If you are making your first steps on the ladder to building your own fashion brand we are here to help. From sampling runs to short run production we can help you explore processes and placements on a variety of premium garments.
Create Your Own Brand
How does sampling work?
Sampling can be between 1 and 4 pieces depending on the chosen garment. We do all of our sampling in our Kings Cross shop - where we have a 15 colour single head Embroidery machine and DTF Transfer prints (that we order twice weekly) that are applied by heat press in store.
STEP 1: Design & product selection
Send us your DTF or embroidery ready artworks via email and select your blank products from our website.
OR
Come into the shop and work on finalising your artworks with us and choose from our wide range of product.
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We can help you create the print and embroidery artworks from a sketch, concept or conversation for a fee of £30 an hour.
STEP 2: Confirmation / Payment
We will take a payment for your sampling and order all required materials.
STEP 3: Making
We print the products and send them to you
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You come in store and get involved in the making, it is at this point that you can play with and push your ideas.
FILE FORMAT REQUIREMENTS:
DTF TRANSFER:
Set at 300dpi
PNG file
Cut out from background
Transparent background
Sized correctly
In correct colours
OR
Illustrator, Photoshop or EPS file in correct colours
EMBROIDERY:
DST stitch file
OR
Expanded coloured vector drawing (ai, pdf or eps)
WHAT IS A SMALL RUN?
After you have sampled your ideas and chosen your winners you may wish to raise the stakes and produce in quantities between 5 and 50 to gain some benefits of economies of scale.
HOW DO SMALL RUNS WORK?
Small runs will either be produced in our Kings Cross store or at our screen printing facility in North Wales. You will be buying United Athle product at a reduced rate according to the quantity ordered. These rates range from 25% to 50% off the RRP.
SCREEN PRINTING:
-Separated by colour and in registration black - in individual files per colour
-Each colour in separate file with registration marks for multi colours
-TPG pantone colour references
-Artwork to scale with annotated sizing
-Print placement on garments
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-Photoshop/Illustrator layered file
-TPG pantone colour references
-Artwork to scale with annotated sizing
-Print placement on garments
WHOLESALE ORDERS
For orders above 50 pieces we offer bespoke prices. Please send us your artwork and requirements to kingscross@imprint-works.co.uk