Please check the following points in your print templates and adjust them accordingly if necessary:
Print file size
- The print file should have a 1 cm bleed margin all around. This is needed so that the edges of the scarf can be folded and sewn. In the process, approx. 1 cm of fabric is drawn in all around and is thus “lost”.
- Example 1: A 90 cm x 90 cm scarf is based on a 92 cm x 92 cm print file.
- Example 2: A scarf of 68 cm x 180 cm is based on a print file of 70 cm x 182 cm.
- Hide crop marks and other information on the document.
Resolution and format
- Print files can be delivered in JPG / TIFF / PDF / EPS image formats. Please save JPG files as lossless as possible (highest quality level).
- Color space: sRGB (Standard RGB).
- The resolution of the artwork should be at least 50 dpi (“Dots Per Inch”) for textile printing. Optimal are approx. 100-150 dpi. The rule here is: the better and more high-resolution the original, the better the print.
Fonts & Spacing
- Be careful not to set fonts too small, or they will become illegible. 15 pt is the minimum on silk fabrics, 20 pt is the minimum on fabrics with larger mesh (e.g. cotton).
- Place important elements like fonts and logos min. 2 cm away from the edge of the scarf .
Edge and edge processing
- If you do not want the thread to stand out in color for the rolling, place your print template with a one-color border as bled margin 1 cm width at. A matching thread color is chosen for the rolling so that the thread is “invisible” afterwards. See sample photos – click for enlargement.
Faden für die Rollierung ist stellenweise gut sichtbar.
Faden ist dank unifarbenem Rahmen "unsichtbar"
Scan cleanup
- If the print template is based on a scan of a hand-painted image (e.g. acrylic, pencil, etc.), check at size 100% whether there are any stains or impurities on the motif. Although these are part of the “handiwork” of art, they can be distracting on the scarf. Clean them up in an image editing program. See example photo – click for enlargement.
