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Custom Design (Sublimated), Small Order Team Jerseys
by Scott Marlow

The Club frequently fields questions from teams and other riders about how to obtain custom-designed (sublimated) jerseys for small groups. If you are looking to purchase jerseys in quantities of 25 or fewer, you have many vendor choices.

Keep in mind, the holiday season is busy. Most custom jersey work will require about an 8-week lead time, and most apparel companies will need to schedule your order into their manufacturing process.

Remember, local screenprinters can also take any retail jersey and add your logo. This method is not as permanent as sublimation, but it is a cost-effective alternative if you cannot meet minimum orders, or you are trying to keep expenses down.

Below are just a few vendors that specialize in small-order, custom sublimation jerseys.


Atac Sportswear
1160 Yew Ave.
Blaine , WA 98230
1-800-827-3483
Fax 1-888-827-3483
jerseys@bikeatac.com

Minimum Order: 25 (combine jerseys, vests, and shorts)
Artwork: digital vector artwork
Timeframe: 4 week production cycle from reservation.
Deposit: $100 holds production reservation. 50% due on order.


pictured below, sublimated
Cascade Bicycle Club jersey,
available for $55 from the merchandise page
Cascade Bicycle Club Sublimated Jersey

Customsublimation.com
Chris Jackson
Mt. Borah Designs
Phone: 800-354-2825
Mobile: 608-797-1254
cjackson@mtborah.com

Minimum: 6-unit
4-week turnaround time. 8-stock designs: you pick the colors and specify logo placement; 4-static designs: you choose logo placement only.

Hidden Bay Sports
PO Box 472
Hayward, WI 54843
Phone: 715-634-5770
Fax: 715-634-6225
info@hiddenbaysports.com

Minimum order: 6 units for full sublimation
Artwork:
Timeframe: 6 - 8 weeks
Deposits:

Jos Technical Sportswear
Ron Hayman
201 - 1475 Fairview Road
Penticton, BC Canada V2A 7W5
250-490-8183; Fax 250-490-8114

Minimum order: 30 units for full sublimation (note: $150 addt'l charge); 20 units for panel (no addt'l fees)
Artwork: Corel, or good quality JPEG, TIFF or PDF fomat. Layout/logo placement is included in the garment cost; other artwork is $45/hour
Timeframe: 3 - 6 weeks
Deposits: 50% down payment required

Louis Garneau
1352 E. Main St.
Newport, VT 05855
Kim Choquette, Suzi Dicks, Kimiko Fitz
800-448-1985

Minimum order: 16 on custom; 12 on semi-custom (add your name/logo to existing design)
Artwork: ideally prefer Mac Illustrator; design fees are included with jersey prices
Deposits: 50% on order; balance due prior to shipment
Timeframe: 9 weeks after art (production closed end of December)

Made in USA and Canada.

Pyro Apparel
4597 West 130th St.
Cleveland, OH 44135
800-301-4690 or local: 216-252-5191
Fax: 216-252-6060

Minimum order: 20 (combined pieces using same art (jerseys, suits, windbreakers))
Artwork: Any art supplied digitally should be for Macintosh, generated in Illustrator, Freehand, QuarkXpress, Photoshop. Please supply original files along with any EPS files and any fonts (printer & screen). Paper copy backup is a good idea. Print out wrong-reading ("flip horizontal") if possible.
Deposits: 50% on order; balance plus shipping due on delivery

Revi Technical Wear
Jimmy Murray
116 S. Walnut Circle
Greensboro, NC 27409
336-218-0896; Fax: 336-218-1205
info@reviwear.com

Minimum Order 12- Full Custom, 1 Semi Custom
Artwork: Prefer vector art: Freehand/ Illustrator. We also do 4 color process.
Design Fees: 2 hours Basic art is include with Jersey price. Extra art is $60.00 / hour
Deposit: 50% Deposit with order/ Balance at shipping.
Timeframe: 6 -8 Weeks.

Made in U.S.A; can mix and match apprel items to achieve volume discounts.

Squadra
Brandt Furgerson, Team Sales
6084 Corte Del Cedro
Carlsbad, CA 92009
760-431-0870 ext. 10

Minimum order: 24 (12 per style, 24 per groupo)

Sugoi
Vancouver, British Columbia
C/o Kyle Lawson
Gig Harbor, WA
253-853-4810

Minimum order: 12 jerseys
Artwork: .pdf format; otherwise, $100/hour
Timeframe: 6 weeks from artwork, deposit and order
Deposit: 50% down payment required at time of order

Choose from available pre-designed art and add your own logo/name, etc…
Made in Canada.

Velowear (semi-custom only)
390A Manhattan Ave
Grover Beach, CA 93433
800-599-7264

Minimum order: 1
Artwork: .jpg
Deposit: 100% downpayment required
Timeframe: 24 hours to 1 week

Verge
usa@vergesport.com
246 Main Street
Cornwall, NY 12518
800-536-0160; fax: 845-534-9242

Minimum order: 25 total
Artwork: Corel Draw format with accompanying .jpg printout, or 600 dpi photostat
Deposit: 50% upon order placement

Combine orders of 6 or more to equal the 25 minimum.

Voler
21 Saratoga Ave
Grover Beach, CA 93433
(805) 473-7808, 800-488-6537

Minimum order: 25
Artwork: digital vector artwork; ideally Freehand;
Design fees: often included with jersey order for relatively simple designs; otherwise, $40/hour
Timeframe: 6 week production cycle from reservation
Deposit: $100 holds production reservation

Made in USA; can mix and match apparel items to meet minimum order; eg order bibs and sleeveless vests together to meet minimum.

VOmax
Union StreetPlainfield, Ma 01070
(800) 530-9740

Minimum order: 25
Artwork: sketch to camera ready Illustrator or Freehand vector files (paths & fonts outlined); 300 dpi minimum for bitmap artwork @ 100%; otherwise, $60/hour, including film output (rule of thumb expect 1-1.5 artwork hours/color)
Timeframe: 6-13 weeks depending on season
Deposit: $100 deposit; 50% due 5 weeks prior to shipment; balance due prior to shipment.

Made in USA; 98% customer retention rate; in business 20 years.


If you know of other custom manufacturers that you would recommend, please send details to:  carry@cascadebicycleclub.org


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