# Friendly Arctic Print & Design

Print shops · US

Friendly Arctic is a Nashville apparel printer offering water-based screen printing on tees, hoodies and other garments, plus DTF transfers and patches. It publishes a 50-piece design minimum, with higher or conflicting requirements for some print configurations.

- Products: T-shirts, Hoodies / sweatshirts, Kids / baby, Tanks
- Methods: Screen printing, Direct to film (DTF)
- Minimum: 50/design, 100 at 5+ colors, 12/style; ink-change minimum conflicts 24 vs 50
- Samples: Digital proof approved before garment ordering or printing
- Turnaround: Usually 10 business days after details/payment; demand warning 2–3 weeks

## What they make

- Offers printing.
- Its methods include water-based screen printing, DTF transfers, woven and embroidered patches. Patches do not establish direct embroidery capability.
- T-shirts, long sleeves, hoodies, sweatshirts, tanks and youth/infant apparel. Confirm the actual blank style, material specification and available variants for your project.

## Minimums and pricing

- 50 per design; guidelines require 100 for 5+ colours. FAQ allows mixed sizes/styles with 12 per style. Colour-change minimum conflicts: guidelines 50 per ink colour versus FAQ 24.
  - High print-location counts can raise minimums; quote confirmation needed for conflicting colour-change rules.
- Quote-based; $20 setup per screen/colour/location. Colour-change fee conflicts: guidelines $20 versus FAQ $10 per change. Dollar currency is not explicitly labelled.

## Samples and lead times

- Rush fees depend on timing and capacity, ranging from 10% to 50% of the pre-tax order total. The guidelines give 10% for orders inside their two-week turnaround, 25% for same-week work and 50% for 1–2-day work.
  - Availability depends on the current schedule. Allow 2–3 business days to finalize quotes and artwork; this preparation period is separate from production and shipping.
- Digital approval proof before garment ordering or printing. No physical printed-sample offer or sample cost established.
- Standard 10 business days after details/payment confirmation; FAQ also warns 2–3 weeks under demand. Rush service depends on capacity.
  - The standard estimate and demand-related warning are supplier statements, not a guaranteed delivery date. Confirm the schedule and rush availability for your order.

## Artwork and print areas

- PSD, AI, EPS and Portable Document Format are preferred. Save artwork at printed dimensions and specify colors; Pantone numbers support color matching. A large JPG at 300+ dpi may work after review.
  - Reworking or recreating artwork may incur design charges.
- Apparel image limits are 14 × 15.5 inches, or 5.5 × 7 inches for infant and toddler garments. Ask whether those dimensions fit your particular style and placement.

## Branding and packaging

- Inside-neck prints; size-specific tags require 24 shirts per size; guidelines exclude fleece-lined garments and hoodies.

## Shipping and fulfillment

- UPS Ground by default, charged by order size; shipping quoted separately. The supplier offers local delivery from $24. Old 24-shirt shipping example is not an order minimum or accepted current quote.
- Estimated 1–5 business days depending on destination and method. Applicable geographic range and dispatch handling time unstated.
- Which seller-directed fulfillment, warehousing or dropshipping services are available for my order?
  - Can you specify seller-directed individual customer fulfillment, warehousing and external store integration for my order?

## How to order and pay

- Customer garments require advance approval, clean/unused condition and paid order; handling starts at $1/item and normal quantity discounts do not apply. Full payment precedes pickup.
  - Handling may increase for folded/bagged goods; currency code unstated. Product compatibility needs approval.
- No direct embroidery onto hats or garments; offered embroidered patches are a separate service. No conclusion about subcontractor identity or patch manufacture.

## Returns and misprints

- Submit order complaints within one week of delivery; a print within one inch of the target is not treated as a misprint. Shortage reprints require an order below 97% complete and at least three missing shirts per design.
  - Shorted items can instead receive a refund or account credit for the amount paid. Approved invoices and mockups are locked; check sizes, counts, artwork and placement before approval.

## Worth knowing

- Color-change guidelines require 50 per ink color, while the FAQ gives 24; ask which minimum applies to your design.
- Color-change fees are $20 in the guidelines and $10 in the FAQ; ask which fee applies to your order.

## Ask before ordering

- Can you specify operator allocation outside printing for my order?
- Can you specify garment, tax and freight inclusions for my order?
- Can you specify sewn labels, packaging and private-label garment manufacturing for my order?
- Can you specify destinations and final rate for my order?

## Sources

- [FAQs - Friendly Arctic](<https://friendlyarctic.com/faqs/>) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Print Guidelines - Friendly Arctic](<https://friendlyarctic.com/print-guidelines/>) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Home - Friendly Arctic](<https://friendlyarctic.com/>) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Apparel - Friendly Arctic](<https://friendlyarctic.com/services/apparel/>) (checked 2026-10-15)

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