Tea Towels

About.

Tea Towels are make for a practical and affordable gift. They can be produced in a range of colours to fit any decor. Using decorative artwork or slogans make for a unique and collectable gift for your customers.

You can realise your artwork, creative design or branding in two-dimensional form on a tea-towel. Select different base materials in cotton, linen or microfibre depending on the needs of your brand and customers.

You can create a range of tea-towels in either single-colour process or as a full colour tea-towel to fit with your other kitchen, manchester or homeware product ranges or event do limited edition tea-towel runs to develop a vibe and use as promotional marketing tool.

See this full product portfolio for more information…

TEA TOWEL SPECIFICATIONS

COTTON TEA TOWELS

Tea towels sized (70cm x 47cm approx.)
Print size (30.5cm x 40.5cm)
Australian Certified – Organic cotton (Sourced from India under Fairtrade)
Choose your preferred fabric colour: white or beige
Printed in Melbourne with water-based organic standard inks
Machine washable
Recycled cardboard hanger included (optional); information swing ticket attached
Certified organic printing, by a carbon neutral business
Minimum Order: 30 pieces (sample available)

MICROFIBRE TEA TOWELS

Tea towels – larger size (70cm x 60cm approx.)
Material sourced from China
White colour base
Printed in Melbourne with water-based organic standard inks
Machine washable
Recycled cardboard hanger included (optional); information swing ticket attached
Printed by a carbon neutral business
Average Microfibre tea-towel price range from $20-35.

LINEN TEA TOWELS

Tea towels sized (70cm x 42cm approx.)
White colour base
Heavy weight towel – 245gsm
2cm hem
Printed in Melbourne with water-based natural inks
Machine washable

BELGIAN COTTON/LINEN TEA TOWELS

Tea towels sized (70cm x 42cm approx.)
Heavy weight towel – 260gsm
Oyster or Oatmeal colour base
2cm hem
Printed in Melbourne with water-based natural inks
Machine washable

What do I need to know before ordering?

You will need to choose the following...

1. CHOOSE YOUR MATERIAL FOR YOUR TEA TOWEL

Cotton – A natural cotton with a white (as shown) base colour and fine weave surface it produces good saturation. Great for artwork with fine detail. Lightweight material, which dries easily, is functional and affordable. A cold machine wash and line dry is recommended to reduce fading. Average Cotton tea-towel price range from $18-27. Organic certified cotton sourced from India is also available in an unbleached oatmeal colour at additional cost.

100% Linen – This tea towel of 42x6cm is a natural linen fabric in white which achieves the best colour saturation/brightness with a lovely heavy feel at 245gsm. Very textural/rustic look, great for designs with textural and tonal variation. Linen is more expensive. However, Linen tea-towels are more durable and last longer. Average tea-towel price range from $29-39. Note: Organic Linen is also available.

Belgian Cotton/Linen – is a great natural choice if you are looking for a heavy weight towel with bright colours and a consistently smooth surface. The heavier towel of 42x62cm is 260gsm in weight with a base colour in Oyster (greyish/white) or Oatmeal. Average tea-towel price range from $29-39.

Microfibre – A man-made cloth it has a luxury feel, is super absorbent and provides a brilliant/saturated colour reproduction. Great for full colour artwork. Microfibre allows artwork to be printed edge-to-edge. These larger sized towels are also great for removing streaks in glassware and dishes. Size is 70x60cm. Average Microfibre tea-towel price range from $20-35.

2. CHOOSE THE QUANTITY OF YOUR TEA TOWELS

Minimum quantity required per material is listed below.

Cotton – 30 pieces
Linen – 6 pieces
Belgian Cotton/Linen – 6 pieces
Microfibre – 30 pieces

Note: for your first order it is best to order the minimum quantity to ensure you are happy with the final artwork, material and colour rendition.

3. PRICE PER QUANTITY ($AUD)

COTTON

Price range: $7.80+gst per item (+freight)
Minimum cost to get started: $257.40 (+freight)
Other – Please enquire.
Sample: Full sized tea towel – $30.00+gst (+freight).
Organic Cotton – add $2 per piece

LINEN

Price range: $14.70+gst per item (+freight)
Minimum cost to get started: $97.02 (+freight)
Other – Please enquire for prices above 200 pieces.
Sample: 20x20xm swatch – $15.00+gst (+freight).
Organic Linen – add $1 per piece.

BELGIAN COTTON/LINEN

Price range: $16.50+gst per item (+freight)
Minimum cost to get started: $108.90 (+freight)
Other – Please enquire for prices above 200 pieces
Sample: 20x20xm swatch – $15.00+gst (+freight).

MICROFIBRE

Price range: $9.95+gst per item (+freight)
Minimum cost to get started: $328.35 (+freight)
Other – Please enquire.
Sample: Full sized tea towel – $30.00+gst (+freight).

4. UNDERSTAND THE DELIVERY TIMEFRAMES AND COSTS OF FREIGHT(APPROXIMATES)

Ready to ship within 14-30 days of placing order
Christmas – order must be confirmed by October 20th for delivery mid November.
Express orders are available at additional cost. Please enquire.

5. NOW YOU ARE READY TO UNDERSTAND THE ORDER PROCESS

Setting up your artwork

Artwork needs to be supplied in print-ready format:

We accept Artwork file types:
- Cotton – PNG and JPEG only.
- Linen – TIFF and JPEG only
Colour mode: RGB
File size:
- Cotton – 200 – 300 dpi .
- Linen – 150 – 300 dpi (pixels/inch)
Artwork must fit into:
- Cotton – a 350mm wide x 400mm rectangle (to maximise printed area).
- Linen – a 460mm x 660mm rectangle. Please provide file for 46x66cm.
Cotton – Any areas that are 100% white will be printed as transparent. Please note that off-whites and light tints of colour will be visible on the product. If your artwork sits on a tinted background (even if it’s a light grey or off-white) it will show up in printing. If you don’t want a rectangle to show, please make sure your background is completely white or that your illustration is cut out and has a transparent background (save it as a PNG file).
All Text: All fonts must be outlined, converted to paths or rasterised.
Samples are available to check colour, fabric, print renditions:
- Cotton – A full size tea-towel sample is $30+gst & postage
- Linen – A 20x20cm sample for $15+gst & postage
Screen Colour to Print Colour – please note that all computer monitors are calibrated differently, colour will vary from screen to screen and therefore in the final print also. Colours will also look more vibrant on a computer screen than on material.

If you would like us to double-check your file in photoshop that it meets specifications and make minor changes to your files we charge $15+gst.

If you need help in setting up your artwork or need help in correcting your files and artwork (if these have not bee corrected professionally, we are happy to format your artwork to the correct specifications for a setup fee of $50.00 per hour.

What is the process for ordering?

STEP 1 - YOUR IDEA

Develop your idea and artwork! Is your design going to be a single colour or a full colour artwork?

We are happy to assist you decide which artwork for tea-towels will work better and potentially which may sell better.

STEP 2 - DESIGN FINALISING

Do you want the artwork edge-to-edge or are you happy with the artwork being in the centre?

Once you have decided, contact us by email with your design which follows the design guidelines above. Ideally, you will have used a graphic designer to help you get the design into a suitable electronic file. If not, it may need additional work to get the file print ready.

We will assist with minor work at no cost in helping your design be ready for print. However, If there is major work required we may charge a fee for this, but we will let you know this beforehand.

Now, select the material you wish to print on. Different material will have a different look and make artwork colours look different. Think about whether the material fits within your current range, look and brand.

STEP 3 - CONFIRM DESIGN

Once the design is confirmed, you will need to decide on the quantity you would like to order.

We recommend ordering the minimum quantity allowed in the first order (where there are no sample orders available) to ensure you are happy with the material, colours and print. You can order larger sizes once you are happy with your design.

Once you’re happy with the overall design, cost and estimated time for manufacture and shipping, we are ready to prepare for production and organise payment.

STEP 4 - PROOF AND INVOICING

We may send you an artwork proof for you to approve prior to production. After the proof is confirmed, we will invoice you and you then pay and once the payment is received we go into production.