You are telling your story to thousands of industry professionals. Make a good impression!

Write all of your text in a word processor and SPELL CHECK! Leave it alone for a few hours and then come back to review. You will be surprised at how much editing it will need.

We provide a user-friendly form for posting to your showcase page. The form allows for the option to include images. Graphics aren't required but they are very important in conveying your message.

The best way to capture a digital image of an apparel item is with a digital camera. Unless you are taking pictures for print, the inexpensive ones now available are more than adequate for posting images to the web. You do not need sophisticated graphics programs. Most digital cameras come with software for editing the pictures that you take. Once you transfer your pictures to a directory on your computer it is a simple process to edit, crop or resize your images to dimensions that are practical for uploading to your T & A Showcase page. Photos are best saved as jpg files.

The best way to capture a digital image of a textile item is with a flatbed scanner. The inexpensive ones now available are more than adequate for posting images to the web. Most scanners come with software for editing the pictures that you scan. Once you save your images to a directory on your computer it is a simple process to edit, crop or resize your images to dimensions that are practical for uploading to your T & A Showcase page. Swatches are best saved as jpg files.

An important note: File names must only contain alpha-numeric characters and the underscore "_" with NO spaces!

For the sake of optimal downloading we ask that all images be no more than 200x300 pixels and 25k in size.

We recommend that fabric samples be first cropped to a predefined size such as four by six inches before converting to 200x300 pixels. Just spell out the actual size in the description. That way a viewer will get a fairly good idea of a pattern's repeat. Of course, larger repeats should be cropped accordingly and notated in the description.

One alternative to using a digital camera is to take pictures with a standard 35mm camera and have them developed to a CD. These too may be copied to a computer for editing.

Another alternative is to scan sketches of the items for sale into your computer for uploading. Just edit them to the 200x300 pixel, 25k dimensions and upload them as gif files.

If you have any questions email them to us: Showcase Questions