Do you only do hats?
No. The same drawing goes on a tee, a denim or nylon jacket, a flannel, a hoodie or a tote. Embroidery, screen print and direct to garment, which is ink printed straight onto the fabric, each want the file drawn a different way. We draw for the one you are actually using, and we say which one suits the art before you commit.
Which factories will take your file?
Any of them. Caps are drawn to New Era's limits, which are the tightest, so the same file works at Trimworld, NYES, Stahls and Richardson. Apparel goes out the same way, to whichever printer or embroiderer you use. If your factory has its own sheet, we fill in theirs.
Can you do the whole cap?
Yes. Crown, visor, undervisor, which is the underside of the brim, sweatband tag, every panel, drawn as one hat so nothing on it fights. You get the front, the side, the back and the underside on one page.
I already have a logo. Is that enough?
Usually not. Logos are drawn for screens, and the fine lines fill in when they shrink to thread. We redraw it so it reads at 2 inches on a side patch or across a back, and you keep the original for everything else.
How many colors can I use?
It depends on the factory and on how many thread colors or screens the job allows. We tell you before you fall in love with the idea, and we tell you which color to drop if one has to go. Metallic thread has its own limit, and we say that up front too.