Contract Decoration
Formerly known as Stitch Designers, we provide contract decoration services for promotional products distributors, uniform companies, and retail brands.
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While blank goods make their way to our machines through a variety of channels, we are committed to decorating and fulfilling the orders of all of our customers with excellence.
With an experienced team and a wide variety of manufacturing equipment, we produce thousands of units every week and offer fast turn-around times and competitive pricing.
Our customers include some of the biggest retail brands in the world, the largest uniform suppliers in the country, and over half of the firms in the top 40 ASI distributor list.
Our location in Louisville, Kentucky is home to the UPS WorldShip Hub, providing a 1-2 day ground ship to 28 states, as well as a one-day ground ship from suppliers SanMar, Alpha Broder, and S&S Activewear.
Turn-Around Times
The timeline starts once the goods are received and the logo is approved. Our turnaround times are updated seasonally.
Note that these turn times are for bulk orders and not for webstore orders that are “brand on demand.”
Embroidery: 5 – 10 business days
Screen Printing: 5 – 10 business days
Laser Applique: 5 – 10 business days
DTF Transfers: 5 – 10 business days
Direct to Garment: Available with API Integration
Laser Etching: Available with API Integration
UV Printing: Available with API Integration
Capacity and Equipment
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Our capacity includes 500 embroidery heads, 10 screen print presses, an 80-foot laser bridge, digital heat transfer machines, and direct-to-garment printers. We also have laser etching machines, UV printers and pad printers, giving us the ability to decorate on a wide range of apparel and products.
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✔ 1 — Proel LaserBridge CO2 Applique Cutting Machine
✔ 21 — Barudan Single-Head Machines (15 Needles per Head x21)
✔ 2 — Happy 4-Head Machines (12 Needles Per Head x2)
✔ 6 — Happy 6-head Machines (10 Needles Per Head x1, 12 Needles Per Head x5)
✔ 7 — Happy 12-Head Machines (8 Needles Per Head x7)
✔ 3 — Barudan 12-Head Machines (15 Needles Per Head x3)
✔ 1 — Barudan 15-Head Machine (15 Needles Per Head x1)
✔ 6 — Happy 16-Head Machines (10 Needles Per Head x5, 12 Needles Per Head x1)
✔ 2 — Happy 18-Head Machines (8 Needles Per Head)
✔ 4 — Happy 20 Head Machines (7 Needles Per Head)
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✔ 6 Automatic Screen Print Presses
Capacity: 18,000+ Impressions per shift (roughly 3k impressions, with same logo, per shift) / 6+ Garments printed per press, per minute○ M&R Sportsman 14-Color
○ M&R Sportsman 6-Color
○ M&R Sportsman 10-Color
○ Anatol Volt-M 10-Color
○ Anatol Volt-M 10-Color
○ Anatol Volt-M 14-Color
✔ 2 Manual Screen Print Presses
Capacity: Based on logo size/color count○ Anatol Thunder 8-Color
○ Anatol Thunder 6-Color
✔ Computer to Screen Imaging Technology
Capacity: 200+ Screens Imaged/Exposed per shift○ Exile Spyder II
✔ Custom Pantone Ink Mixing System
Capacity: Based on # of colors in formula/revisions to color to ensure Pantone Matching○ Willflex DM4 Carousel
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✔ 2 Direct-to-Garment Printers
Capacity: 430+ garments printed per shift○ Brother GTX Pro-B (x2)
○ Shulze Pretreat Cabinet (x2)
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✔ 2 Direct to Film Printers/Dryers
Capacity: 80,000 SQ. inches of film printed per shift / 800 10"x10" transfers printed per shift○ Coldesi DTF-24H2 printer and sharker/dryer combo (x2)
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✔ 12 Heat Press Stations
Capacity: 3,600+ transfers applied per shift / 1.5 applications per minute○ Hotronix Dual Air Fusion IQ - 2-Station (x2)
○ Hotronix Auto Claim
○ Hotronix Fusion IQ (x2)
○ MEM Automatic Carousel - 4-Station
○ Hotronix 360 Fusion IQ (Hat Press)
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✔ 2 Flatbed UV Printers - Capacity: Based on printing method/logo size
○ LogoJet UVx40%
○ LogoJet UVx60
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✔ 2 CO2 Laser Engravers
Capacity: Based on engraving method/logo size/pass count○ Trotec Laser Speedy 300 (x2)
General FAQ
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We’ve been operating under two names for the past four years – Stitch Designers and Tag Your Swag. We combined the two names to a single name, TagSwag, to unify the company and our team under one brand.
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Yes, we are still owned and operated by the same Horne family and have the same team.
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Absolutely! Our contract division was formerly known as Stitch Designers. TagSwag will continue to provide order decoration and fulfillment for promotional products distributors, uniform companies and retail brands.
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It doesn’t change. While the name is different, our services are the same. We are investing more resources than ever to serve our contract customers. In addition to recent enhancements in our equipment and technology, we have also added an in house engineer to help with integrations and automations. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
