What set-up costs are associated with screen-printing and embroidery?
Garment screen printing requires that a screen be made for each color being printed. The screen charge encompasses the cost of the film, screen prep, emulsion, exposure, and set up/registration of the screens. Embroidery requires that a name, stock design, custom logo or any combination of these be “punched”. This process is commonly referred to as digitizing, that is, converting artwork into vector commands making them readable by an embroidery machine’s computer. These commands determine needle penetrations, color changes, stitch characteristics, color sequence and start and stop points. Having a logo on a computer disk does not mean it is ready for the embroidery process.
