How to get a Quote and Order?

First Step : Enter the style number of the garment you want to print, if you do not have this number find it on the catalog, or choose on the descriptions drop down menu, and the color drop down menu.

Second Step : Enter the quantities and click outside the field to refresh the price in the right side.

Third Step : Choose the Size. Some items like caps, bags, etc. are available on only size (for that reason this field does not appear on some items).

Four Step : Enter the number of colors you want to print on each position, we can print up to 7 color on each side.

Fifth Step : Enter the personal information, and place the order (note: Some fields are required).

You can change, any time, the entries on all the fields and see instantly the price reflected, once you're ready to check out click the button "Place an order".

When we receive your "Request" we'll check your specifications and e-mail or fax you a Confirmed Quote--including estimated production time and delivery date.

At that time we'll discuss method of payment. Dallas T-Shirt Company accepts Visa, Mastercard. Or, you may pay by check.

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Why do black T-shirts cost so more than white shirts?
Black T-shirts cost more than white ones for two basic reasons. Manufacturers price their shirts in three or four categories based on color: Neutrals like White, Lights with colors such as Ash, Light Blue and Pink, Darks like Navy, Red and Black and, sometimes, Premiums which include Forest Green and Maroon. The reason given is the cost of the dyes used to color the fabric.

That's the first reason. The second has to do with the printing. The fibers of the garment are porous. They both absorb the ink and affect the color. Putting white on a black shirt gives a dingy gray look--sort of like painting a dark wall at home white. It takes two coats to give you a clean, bright image.

 
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What are screen preparation charges?
Screen preparation charges cover the cost of creating the printing screens required: one for each color in your design.

Screen making is a complex and highly skilled craft. The type screen used is based on the garment and the nature of the artwork. Screens are expensive and are used over and over again. To prepare a screen for use is a multi-task procedure: first a film positive is produced from the artwork. Then the actual screen is coated, dried, exposed under high intensity light, washed out, dried again--all before it is used. After the job is printed screens are scrubbed out to remove the old image.


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What is camera-ready art?
Camera-ready art, in today's computerized society, is really a computer file in an acceptable format--one that allows Dallas T-Shirt Company  to produce a quality finished garment or promotional product. We are equipped with  PC computers and have all of the major art programs available such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw.

Paper artwork must first be scanned into the computer and "massaged" to provide quality art. For simple artwork there is a minimum charge.

On a multi-color design the artwork must be color separated so each color appears on an individual film positive and screen.


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Why does it cost more to print the front and back in one color than it does to print two colors in just one place?
The reason it costs more to print multiple positions than it does to print multiple colors in the same position is in the handling. In one position printing, regardless of the number of colors, the garment is placed on the press platen (the printing surface) and each color in applied in sequence. The garment is removed from the press, run through a dryer to cure the ink, inspected, stacked, counted and boxed.

When two positions are being printed, the first position is printed, cured, stacked, moved back to the press and the entire process repeated.
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What's the difference--besides fabric content--between a 100% cotton and a 50/50 shirt. How do I decide which to order?
The difference between cotton and cotton/poly blend T-shirts is often just a matter of personal taste. Cotton is the big seller these days. It's the "natural" fabric--people like that. It's more absorbent than the cotton/polyester blend and "breaths" better. The fabric in today's cotton T-shirts is pre-shrunk so with proper laundering shrinkage is not usually a significant factor. Its main drawback is that after washing and drying cotton T-shirts have a slightly more casual unpressed look.. Nobody today wants to iron a T-shirt.

Cotton/polyester blend shirts don't come in the same weight options as cotton shirts, they aren't as absorbent (the polyester doesn't absorb) but, the polyester does mean they'll come out of the dryer looking crisper than cotton. They are also more stain resistent.

Cotton is over-whelmingly the shirt of choice. If your shirts are meant for the college market, definitely use cotton.

For youngsters, moms seem to prefer the cotton/polyester blend because the kids go off to school or play looking neater.
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