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Preparing Your Artwork


Our prices are set based on receiving printer-ready art.

This means we require your RGB files in JPG or PDF format and already sized to the "actual size" you wish them to be printed. Seeing the art at actual size on your screen will help you determine if the file is likely to print at all well or if the image is likely to distort with the necessary enlargement (particularly with slings or tea towels)

On each product page you should find the key information:

  • The size of the final art panel to submit
  • A link to a template if you need to check how your pattern will fit
  • With all prototype items please remember to accommodate the seam, which means that you will "lose" a margin of 3cm-4cm around all the borders, so be sure to crop your artwork accordingly.

As regards reproduction quality, so long as the artwork is actual size a resolution of around 120dpi will be sufficient, but you are welcome to submit artwork at a higher or lower resolution if you so choose.

Large Art: If your artwork is so large that it requires time consuming downloads from remote servers, please be advised we may add a surchage for our studio time.

Small Art: We are not the right supplier if you want small swatches for quilting purposes. Images, particularly photographic, smaller than 15cm are not suitable and are not likely to yield good results. Look for a desktop solution or a dye-sublimation service.

* If you need help with the artwork, we are glad to assist, but we will charge for our studio time. Our rates are £40/h and the minimum is the first hour.





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