DESIGN

Camouflage Design Services

Designing camouflage patterns,
Standard or Digital (pixilated)

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We can digitize/pixilate any camouflage pattern

Specializing in designing and/or pixilating camouflage patterns for Military, Government Agencies, and Commercial markets.

To help protect our copyrights, not all of our patterns or pattern ideas are publicly displayed. If needing a specialized camouflage, new patterns can be quickly assembled to fit your needs.

Give us a general idea of what you want and we can produce the camouflage artwork, standard or pixilated.

Or, we can digitize/pixilate your existing artwork. Please send a High Resolution disk (at least 254 dpi) of the pattern's original artwork showing the entire pattern along with color swatches or a small piece of printed fabric. Best file formats are, .tif, .psd, or .eps. Or, send two yards of printed fabric in new condition (if possible).

Send disk and/or fabric to:
                                                Tiger Stripe Products
                                                Pattern Design
                                                9457 South University Blvd #121
                                                Littleton CO 80126-4976 USA

If required, prototype inkjet fabric samples can be printed on 100% cotton twill or ripstop material. This process usually takes three to five weeks due to the difficulties involved in color matching.

If production quality sample fabric is required, the printing factory requires a minimum of 5000 yards of fabric to be printed. This also requires making roller print screens (two weeks) and a minimum of six to eight weeks to schedule to print. A normal production run for the print factory is 10,000 yards but they will do 5,000 yards for an additional per yard charge.

If prototype uniforms are required, it can be arranged to have them made from either the inkjet fabric or production quality fabric.

Any camouflage design ideas and/or camouflage pattern designed by us is copyrighted with appropriate the royalty compensation applying. Sale of a pattern may also be possible if a negotiated price can be reached.

We would be happy to discuss how we can help to achieve your camouflage project needs.

In addition, we have assisted in projects for several friendly foreign nations.

Approximate Costs

                    Camouflage pattern design.... $75 @ hour (3 hour min.)

                    Inkjet color matching.............. $100 @ color
                    Inkjet fabric printing............... $75 to 100 @ yard
                    Roller screens......................... $500 to $700 @ color
                    Production quality printing...... Varies with the fabric type
                    Prototype uniform sewing....... $150 @ set, top and bottom
                    Per yard royalty fee due......... 7.5% @ yard of finished fabric cost
                                                                     ($.25 @ yard minimum)

                    Licensing (one time fee)......... $1000.00 per colorway
                    Purchase (sale of pattern)...... Patterns are normally licensed but a
                                                                     special design pattern can be sold in
                                                                     special situations.
                                                                     Contact us for more information.
                                                                     Note: The cost of an exclusive pattern
                                                                     can be a considerable investment.

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                                                            Tiger Stripe Products
                                                            9457 South University Blvd #121
                                                            Littleton Colorado 80126-4976 USA

    Why can't you make me one uniform? PLEASE READ!

The quick answer is that you would not want to pay the approximate $150,000 dollar price tag for a single custom uniform.

We often receive requests from individuals to make from one (1) to twenty (20) sets of a particular old or new camouflage pattern.

Sorry, custom making one, two, or even twenty uniforms at a time, like a tailor shop, is just not possible. Mass-producing quality uniforms is a very expensive undertaking that can cost around $150,000, or more, to manufacture just one colorway. The print factories require a minimum of 10,000 yards of fabric to be printed to make it worth their time to stop their machines to set up for your very small minimum 10,000-yard print run.

We no longer have clothing made for us by sewing contractors as was done for many years. We are not a sewing facility or tailor shop. We have no sewing machines. We now only license industrial size manufacturers to use our camouflage designs on fabric they choose for their own product lines.

Our original "ADVISOR" style uniform can be Special Ordered ONLY by purchasing an entire production run of 2000 sets or 4000 individual pieces. These numbers are required because you are required to use the entire special order production run of fabric (min. 10,000 yards) necessary to assemble these uniforms.
These minimums also apply to using ANY of our camouflage patterns made into any version of the ACU-Army Combat Uniform design. Uniforms are assembled in large sewing factories using mass production techniques. If fabric is already available, the sewing factory will make a minimum of 500 sets with a minimum of 25 pieces per size. If fabric needs to be printed then you must purchase all of this fabric (min. 10,000 yards) and have a minimum of 500 sets with a minimum of 25 pieces per size assembled.

Making Uniforms (101)

Production Uniforms
Uniforms can be manufactured using any of our patterns. We can merely license the pattern to you and you can arrange your own manufacturing or arrangements can be made to have a major manufacturer produce your order. (Minimums apply) Email us for details.

Pre-production Samples
Actual pre-production sample uniforms can be assembled however, there are substantial costs involved. Depending on how many colors are in the pattern, the fabric type, and the print type, costs could be $20,000 to $40,000 for one uniform of this type. The bulk of this cost is attributed to printing production fabric (example based upon printing a minimum 5,000 yards).

To print fabric, you first need to make roller screens. More colors equals more screens. More screens equals more cost. Print factories require a regular minimum of 10,000 yards to be printed. A smaller order of 5,000 yards can be printed but you will be charged a per yard premium from the print factory. Sewing charges for samples are approximately $150 per set.

Advantages:
- You get the same printing, sewing, and fabric quality as you would get in regular production.
- Fabric is exactly what you want.
- Colorfast printing.
- See uniform in person.
- Good for catalog photos.

Disadvantages:
- Have to make screens.
- Super high cost for fabric printing due to required print factory minimums.
- 8 to 10 weeks to print fabric order.
- Sewing patterns needed for style not normal to factory.

Prototype Uniforms
If just one prototype uniform is needed, it can be produced. This uniform will not be an actual production sample. This prototype uniform will be made from inkjet printed (colorfast) 100% cotton twill material.

Costs average $600 to $1000 for one uniform of this type.

Advantages:                                               Disadvantages:
- No screen costs                                        - Choice of fabric limited to 100% cotton twill or ripstop
- No print minimums                                    - Colors will be a little less saturated
- Relatively inexpensive                              - High printing costs
- Quick printing time, (1 or 2 weeks)           - Sewing style limited to what production line already makes
- Colorfast ink
- Quick sewing time
- See uniform in person
- Good for catalog photos

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