ORDERING

 

Turnaround Time / Deadlines

Once you finalize your order, meaning you have given us (1) the final style count, sizes, and colors of your clothing and accessories, (2) confirmed and approved the artwork for your order, and (3) paid for your order in full, there is a minimum 2 to 3 week period of production/processing time before you will have your order in-hand. For extremely large custom orders, that turnaround time may be extended.

If your order is for a scheduled performance, please plan ahead, keeping in mind the minimum 1 to 3 week period of production/processing time we require to complete you order before it can be shipped! Please Contact Us at 330-538-9168 for exceptions to this turnaround time. Additional fees may be applied for "Rush" orders.




IMPORTANT --- LATE ADD-ONS: If you ADD anything to an order that is already Finalized, the new addition(s) will be considered the start of a New Order. Adding to an already finalized order could extend the 2 to 3 week turnaround time. Please Contact Us for possible exceptions.

Discounts / Things to Consider

DISCOUNTS: Discounts will be considered when ordering in bulk amounts. There are no direct discounts on design applications (Screen Printing, Embroidery, or Crystals), only on garments and accessory items when ordering in bulk. Please Contact Us for bulk discount information.


MINIMUMS: When ordering from Step in Time there is a 12 Piece Minimum for Screen-Printed items and a 12 Piece Minimum for Crystal-Designed items. When ordering Recital T-Shirts, there is a 12 Piece Minimum. Please Contact Us at 330-538-9168 for any possible exceptions to the minimum guidelines.


 

CLOTHING & ACCESSORY OPTIONS: Browse our Catalogs & Flyers for these and more . . .

Tops: T-Shirts, Baby Doll T's, Tanks, Camis, Boyfriend Tanks, Baseball T's, Off the Shoulder T's, and more.

Bottoms: Capris, Cargos, Roll Pants, Flannel Pants, Low-Rise Fleece, Booty Shorts, and 3/4 Length Pants.

Jacket Sets & Separates: Great color block designs and solid colors. SIT™ also offers a variety of Nylon Running Suits...lined and unlined. See the new styles today!

Performance Wear: See the many mix and match styles for you to screen print your logo on, embroider your studio name on, or embellish with crystals. SIT's™ Performance Wear can be worn in class and out! All you need to do is pick the outfit and choose your colors!

Casual Wear: Sweats, Hoodies, Velour Suits, and Denim. Casual, but still classy!

Bags: Great Sport and Travel Bags, Garment Bags, Carry-All Bags, Backpacks, Canvas and Microfiber Totes.
General Garment Sizing Chart

Here is a general garment sizing reference chart for Children and Adult Sizes. If you need more detailed sizing information regarding a particular garment, please Contact Us with the style number and name.

Not all garments are available in all the sizes shown here. Some garments are available in 2XL and 3XL sizes.

Children Sizes Adult Sizes
X-Small 2-4 X-Small 0-2
Small 6-8 Small 4-6
Medium 10-12 Medium 8-10
Large 14-16 Large 12-14
X-Large 18-20 X-Large 16-18
Design Applications & Choices

Our products can be purchased with or without designs. For example, you may want to get a design on a jacket, but not on the coordinating pants. Or, you may want designs on both, the jacket and the pants. It's your choice!

Call for pricing if you need multiple screen printed colors, or designs in more than one area on a garment (e.g., Back and Front Left Chest).

For an additional charge (Call for Pricing) you can have embroidery, crystals, or both. We carry a wide variety of thread colors and a beautiful array of Korean and Swarovksi crystals.


SCREEN PRINTING
  • Includes one free hour of art design, $30 for each hour, thereafter.
  • There is a 12 piece minimum (of the Same Style Number with the same screen printed design and color scheme on all items).
  • Anything under 12 pieces will be charged a $50.00 set-up fee.
  • Each ink color will incur a one-time screen charge of $35.00 per each color. It will also add $1.00 per ink color, per garment.

EMBROIDERY
  • Embroidery is available in many colors and is a very durable option!
  • Includes one free hour of art design, $30 for each hour, thereafter.
  • Custom Embroidery Designs will be charged a one-time digitizing fee to create the master software file that communicates with the embroidery machine. The fee can range from $30.00 to several hundred dollars, depending on the size and complexity of the design.
  • Full-Back Embroidery Designs range from $10.00 to $40.00 per piece, depending on stitch count and number of thread colors.
  • Left-Chest Embroidered Designs range from $6.00 to $20.00 per piece, depending on stitch count and number of thread colors.
  • Left-Chest Embroidered Names (1 line of text) is $6.00 per piece.
  • Left-Chest Embroidered Names (2 lines of text) is $8.00 per piece.
  • Our standard layout is that Female names are embroidered in a script font, while Male names are embroidered in a block font. If you require something different, please be sure to let us know ahead of time!

CRYSTALS
  • We carry a wide variety of colors in Korean and Swarovski Crystals.
  • Includes one free hour of art design, $30 for each hour, thereafter.
  • There is a 12 piece minimum (of the Same Style Number with the same crystal design and color scheme on all items).
  • Anything under 12 pieces will be charged a $50.00 set-up fee.
  • Full-Back Crystal Designs range from $15.00 to $70.00 per piece, depending on whether they are Korean or Swarovski crystals, number of colors, and final crystal count.
  • Left-Chest Crystal Designs range from $10.00 to $25.00 per piece, depending on whether they are Korean or Swarovski crystals, number of colors, and final crystal count.
  • Left-Chest Crystal Names (single line) range from $12.00 to $20.00 per piece, depending on whether they are Korean or Swarovski crystals.
  • Crystal Scatter ranges from $8.00 to $15.00 per piece, depending on whether they are Korean or Swarovski crystals, number of colors, and final crystal count.



Choose A Design: Browse through our Designs Page to see the wide array of designs available. We can customize most of the designs to suit your dance school, recital theme, or event colors.

Provide Your Own Design: If you don't find a design in our catalogs or flyers design pages that suits your needs, you have the option to use your own original artwork design. Please provide us with the highest quality master file of your original artwork.

Have Us Create A Design: When you purchase from Step In Time, we provide the first hour of artwork design for screen printing, embroidery, and stock crystal designs absolutely FREE! If your artwork requires more time to produce, there will be a $30 per hour artwork design charge added to your order.




Proofing Your Design: You will, of course, have the opportunity to proof your final design before production begins. We will e-mail you a computer generated virtual sample of the design, showing it on the garment or item whenever possible. Otherwise, we will e-mail you a computer generated virtual sample of the design against a solid color background, representing the color of the item the design is going to be applied on. Production cannot begin until you confirm that the artwork is correct.




Important Note About Color Accuracy & Matching: Colors, in and of themselves, can be a tricky thing. There are differences in how color is perceived between computer screen colors (produced with light) vs. ink colors (produced with pigments) vs. material (fabric) colors (produced with dyes) vs. crystal colors (refracted by light through glass). If you start with the "same" color for each of those scenarios, the color will appear different in each of them.

We do our best at trying to match (or, coordinate) colors in your artwork and ensembles, as is humanly possible. Please keep in mind that if you're trying to get an absolutely identical match of color between something screen printed on a material and matching that screened ink color to a fabric accent in that garment, it will not happen. It could be very close, but never exactly the same shading and appearance between the two colors, due to the differences in how color is perceived by the human eye, depending on the material (source) the color is coming from.

How to Place an Order

You can place an order with us through a simple PHONE CALL 330-538-9168 or E-MAIL info@stepintimeinc.com.

For clarity purposes, it is preferred you initially place your order with us through a detailed e-mail, listing the item style numbers, sizes, colors, counts, desired designs and their placement for each garment, as well as the colors you would like in your designs. Be sure to include a phone number so we can call you back to confirm everything, go over the details of your order, as well as get the payment information.


Payment Methods We Accept

We accept all major credit cards, including: Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Discover. COMING SOON: Amazon Pay

Payment Methods
Shipping

Packages will usually be shipped FedEx Ground, unless another method of shipping is deemed necessary.

Federal Express and UPS will not deliver to PO Boxes. Please provide us with a street address.

Canadian Shipments & International Orders: All applicable duty, taxes, and/or brokerage fees will be charged to you at the time of delivery. Duties and taxes are mandated by your country, not by our company.

Return / Exchange Policy

Please note there are no exchanges or returns on custom merchandise. Once an item has been personalized with your studio name or logo of choice ,it is no longer in new resellable condition. We understand we are all human after all and mistakes can happen. We will gladly replace any items that were a mistake on our part.

Shipping and handling on returned merchandise is non-refundable. Shipping cost of exchanged goods is the responsibility of the customer.

Please Contact Us ahead of time before sending back any items for return or exchange. When shipping back to us, be sure to include a copy of your original packing list or invoice, along with any instructions.

Here is our shipping address for Returns or Exchanges:

Returns/Exchange Department
c/o Step In Time / Tia's Dancewear
719 S. Los Angele Street #217
Los Angeles, California 90014

Re-Ordering

There is a 12 Piece Minimum (Screen Prints) and 6 Piece Minimum (Crystals) when re-ordering any single item (of the Same Style Number with the same screen printed or crystaled design and color scheme on all items). We can accommodate lesser quantities for a $50 production set-up fee.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: When it comes to re-orders, Step In Time does everything we can to ensure accuracy and consistency with matching design colors and placement to their originally run garments and accessories. When re-ordering anything with screen printed designs, there is the potential for slight color differences from the original design, due to variations in ink-lot mixes, production runs, and clients requesting a different material being screened in a re-order versus the original material of the previously pressed item. The same colors can appear different on different materials. There can also be slight differences in sizing and placement of designs in a re-order. Garment or accessory placement on the screen printing or heat pressing table can vary slightly during different runs. There is also the possibility of certain ink colors being discontinued by our suppliers without our knowledge.

Although we have a very good track record with very few color and/or design placement mismatches involving re-orders since we started this business in 1992, Step In Time makes no inherit guarantees that the design application you choose for your garments and/or accessories during your initial purchase will still be available in the absolute exact form, color, or material in the future.