In 2006, Susan Dietsch, with the help her of her husband Ricky started Designs for You as a way to make a little extra money when they retired. As Susan likes to say, "it was a hobby that blew up!" Susan operated Designs for You until December 31, 2023 when she officially retired, but you can still find her hanging around from time to time.

Her stepson, Danny Dietsch took over as of January 1, 2024 to continue the family business. What began as a small hobby has become a small business that turns out large quantities for many of our local businesses in the Cheatham County and surrounding areas. 

No order is too big or too small at Designs for You and we pride ourselves on being able to make just one item for our customers and do not have a set minimum on orders. This makes us a *great* choice for doing fundraisers as you don't have to buy more than what you need. We also do not have set-up fees and do not charge a design fee unless we have to send designs off to be digitized, but often we absorb those costs. 

We currently operate with four embroidery machines:

• 2 - Brother PR600 – 6-needle machines
• 1 - Brother PR1000E - 10-needle machine
• 1 - Happy HCD - 15-needle machine and truly our strongest soldier amongst the ranks

We use a Brother GTX printer. This printer is currently set up to run both Direct-to-Garment (DTG) and Direct-to-Film (DTF), which has quickly become our most popular printing method. This printer uses a water-based ink and in the DTG process, it dyes right onto the fabric and then goes under a heat press to set. Once it is set, the print should not peal or flake and this method does create a more breathable product. 

Not only do we print t-shirts, but we also offer sweatshirts (both hooded and crew) and we can print on nearly all materials. With the DTG process we CANNOT print on polyester materials, however now that we are able to do DTF printing, we can now offer printed, moisture-wicking polos, jerseys, etc. Other types of things we can print include quilt blocks, towels, pillow cases, etc. 

T-shirts are "walking advertisements" and having you and your employees walking around with your business posted on their backs is a great way to spread the word about what you do. People are much more likely to reach your back in the checkout line or on the job, making this a great "in your face" advertisement and an excellent business decision.