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Design and sampling

From your artwork or your crest to an approved specification

A project starts from one of two design inputs: complete production artwork you supply, or the crest, colours and references you send us, with the design work done here. Both routes end the same way — production-ready artwork and a confirmed specification the lines build from.

First response within 30 minutes during working hours, within 12 hours outside them.

Design files and a sample garment at a sampling table Recommended Size: 800 × 560 px
Two design routes

Your artwork, or your crest and colours

Either input is workable. Which route a project takes is decided at the start, because it changes what is needed from you and how the design stage runs.

Complete production artwork prepared for a kit design Recommended Size: 600 × 400 px
Route A

You supply complete production artwork

The finished artwork for the design arrives ready to build from. We confirm it is production-ready, place it on the product and fabric you have chosen, and carry it through sampling into the production pack.

Crest, colours and reference images used to develop a design Recommended Size: 600 × 400 px
Route B

You supply the crest, colours and references

Send the crest, brand colours and reference images, and we design with them, including an AI-assisted 3D mockup preview. Qualified projects receive one free initial design draft, developed into production-ready artwork after you confirm the direction.

Fast tracks

Three fast tracks, and the condition behind each one

Each window below is conditional. The condition is part of the statement, not small print added afterwards.

  1. 01 2-hour first 3D mockup Complete assets, clear requirements and normal complexity. The window covers the first mockup only; revision rounds and final production artwork sit outside it.
  2. 02 3-day rapid sampling Standard products in materials that are available, after the sample fee is received and the specifications are confirmed.
  3. 03 7–10 day fast bulk Conditional and confirmed per order by production, not assumed from a quotation or a first enquiry.

All three windows are conditional. Every other lead time is confirmed per order, once the deposit is received and the complete production pack is confirmed in writing.

Sampling and approval

What the sample proves before bulk is locked

A physical sample is the point where fabric, craft and fit are judged on the garment rather than on a screen.

The sample shows how the chosen fabric behaves, how the craft sits on it, and how the finished garment measures against the size data you confirmed.

Approval means the sample and the written specification match. Bulk is locked only after that comparison is made and recorded, and the route to that point is set out under sizing and production approval.

A sample garment checked against the confirmed documents Recommended Size: 700 × 520 px
  • Fabric and craft

    The fabric, the weight and the craft on the garment, including silicone badges, 3D embroidery, white-ink direct print or sublimation.

  • Colour and placement

    Crest, brand-colour and sponsor placement reviewed against the artwork you approved.

  • Size data and roster

    Garment measurements and the name and number allocation compared with the written size data and roster list.

Commercial and artwork rules

The sample fee, the courier, and who holds the rights

Four rules apply to every sample, whether the design came from your artwork or from the route we developed together.

A finished sample checked, packed and prepared for dispatch Recommended Size: 1360 × 480 px
  • Sample fee

    The sample fee is credited against the bulk order once that order is placed.

  • International courier

    The international courier cost is not credited. It is paid at cost for the sample shipment.

  • Artwork you submit

    Clients submitting crests, sponsor marks or league badges confirm in writing that they hold the rights to reproduce them.

  • Marks we pause on

    Submitted marks are checked before cutting files are released. Work pauses on a mark that looks like a counterfeit retail sports brand or an unauthorised league mark, and we ask for licensing documents or revised artwork.

Next step

Start from the design route that fits

Send the artwork, or the crest, colours and references. We will confirm which route the project takes and how the sample fee is credited against the bulk order.