All Artwork

• File submission for all custom decorating may be emailed to artts@towelspecialties.com and should include your purchase order number in the subject line. Within the email, always include your company name, contact name, phone #, P.O. number, and indicate if it is a print or embroidery job.

• Artwork fees (for separations, typesetting, touch-up, minor copy changes, etc.) are billed at $35.00(z) per hour with a half-hour minimum. For requests for returned artwork or digitized embroidery designs, there is a $10.00 processing fee. Please provide shipping method and shipper number.

Print Orders

• Acceptable formats for screenprinting: Adobe Illustrator Version 10.0 (for MacIntosh): Create all fonts to outlines, then save as both an "ai" (Adobe Illustrator) file and as an "eps" file. Files created in Corel Draw may be exported as an "ai" file. This process automatically converts the fonts to outlines. In Corel/PC language, "converts to curves" is the same as the MacIntosh Language "Create Outlines." For Adobe Photoshop (Mac or PC), save file as "tiff" or "jpeg" for transfer over e-mail (no larger than 1 megabyte). Four-color-process files created in "RGB" format must be converted to "CYMK." The minimum requested "dots per inch" (DPI) size is 300dpi. Try to keep file size under 20 megabytes, and save to a CD.

• Unacceptable file formats: QuarkXpress, pdf (unless it is a native Illustrator file), MS Word, or MS Power Point.

Embroidery Orders

• Acceptable digitized formats for embroidery: Tajima, Toyota, Barudan, Melco, Stellar, Brother, and ZSK. Designs that require digitization must be in Adobe Illustrator (Version 8.0 for Mac) or Photoshop (Mac or PC). File submission for Embroidery must include a color sequence sheet. Unacceptable file formats: QuarkXpress, pdf, MS Word, or MS Power Point.

• A fax or color printout (for verification purposes) is required when sending or emailing digitized artwork. Artwork not submitted electronically should be sent on compact disc or 3.5" floppy with color printout. For quality control purposes, always supply your thread colors, sewing instructions, and stitch count. If you email artwork to us, always fax us a copy. When sending art that needs to be digitized, please indicate "this art is to be digitized" with your submission. Submissions without this information may be discarded.