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Customer story \u00b7 Sashes<\/span><\/p>\n

We did it again<\/h2>\n

The enquiry arrived on 25 August. On 9 September, the parcel went to the courier. In between were 28 sashes in two widths, one colour change and a collection of AI-generated designs that had to be redrawn as vectors before printing.<\/p>\n

The shortest route to a new order is a previous order that went well. The customer returned saying the earlier sashes had turned out wonderfully \u2014 with a new design, a larger quantity and one additional question: could the sashes also be embroidered, or did we only offer printing? This is precisely why even urgent work deserves proper care. The next enquiry comes back with that same parcel.<\/p>\n

An AI-generated design is not a print-ready file<\/h3>\n

The customer\u2019s designs had been created using AI. They looked finished on screen, but for production they were image files: raster images made of pixels, without the paths a machine could cut or reproduce as lines. On a two-metre sash, every flaw is magnified: fine serif strokes become blurred, thin borders break up and noise appears along ornamental edges that was not noticeable on screen.<\/p>\n

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A design that looks finished on screen and a print-ready file are two different things. The difference is about a day\u2019s work \u2014 and that day determines whether the text on the sash is sharp or blurred.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Each design was redrawn as vector artwork. The lettering, crown emblem, ornament and border became mathematically defined shapes that could be enlarged to any size without losing sharpness. Only then was the file submitted for approval.<\/p>\n

Four steps from enquiry to parcel<\/h3>\n