Artwork & Decoration Guidelines

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Screen Printing

Durable and cost effective – ideal for spot colours. Suitable for use on these fabrics: Cotton, polyester, nonwoven polypropylene, RPET, neoprene, jute, microfleece & PVC (yoga mats).

Imprinting & Setup Information

Imprinting Charges: A one-color imprint on one location is included unless otherwise stated.

Imprint Areas: Artwork will be sized to utilize the maximum product imprint area unless otherwise specified on the purchase order.

Screen & Set-Up Charges: $56.25 per color including the first, for standard sizes up to 10" × 10". Repeat set-up charges (within 12 months of the previous order) are $31.25.

Color Matching: A PMS color matching charge of $25.00 applies for custom colors. An exact color match is not fully guaranteed due to varying fabric thickness, weave, and color depth. We mix to match as closely as possible. All imprinted orders must specify a PMS color when not using our standard color palette.

Screen Print Artwork Submission Checklist

Forward all artwork to support@justtotebags.online Emails must include your company name, contact name, and phone number. Please reference your PO# in the subject line.

Completed Art: Incomplete artwork will be rebuilt at $65/hour.
Finalized Art: Artwork must be fully finalized before production can proceed.
Art Format: Vector art is preferred. If unavailable, provide a high-resolution PNG with the white background removed and correct colours. For screen printing, include a black version of the artwork.
No Release Masks: Any colour or white area to be removed during printing must be a separate object.
Colour: Only solid colours — no semi-transparency.
Layered Colours: If the artwork contains multiple layered colours that cannot be simplified, specify which parts to change or resend with the correct colours.
Personalization: Specify location, size, colour, and font clearly.
Fonts: Convert all fonts to outlines.
Line Thickness: Minimum 2.5 points.
Imprint Colour: Ensure the artwork contains the correct PMS imprint colour (e.g., Red 185 C).
Artwork Size: Artwork must be correctly sized before submission.

Heat Transfers

Transfer Pricing

We endeavor to include transfer pricing in our easy-order options, Unless otherwise specified, transfer orders require a 25 piece MOQ. Standard transfers are 10” x 10” unless otherwise specified.

Tru Transfer /DTF location charge is in addition to the blank cost of goods. All transfer orders require a 10 day lead time after approval (large quantities may require longer). All pricing is based on volume purchase only.

$1.80 / transfer run charge per unit
Set up $112.50
This price is applied to blank product price.
Above pricing is for CAN & USD.
Above 500 unit, Greater than 10” x 10" Contact us for custom quote.

Artwork Specifications for Transfers

Setup charges for full Color Tru Transfer @ $112.50 per each design
Repeat setup charges for full Color Tru Transfer/DTF @ $56.25 per each design
For Personalization please add an additional 1.00 per unit
All artwork needs to be supplied in the final size desired
Accepted file formats are: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, TIFF or PDF
Files must be a minimum resolution of 300dpi
All fonts must be converted to outlines for Adobe Illustrator files
The minimum line thickness is 2.5 points (.034”)
Halftones must have a solid backing color
All art must be provided in CMYK color format. PMS matches
are not guaranteed as all colors will be CMYK generated close matches.