Why Embroidery Could Be the Best Option For You

When it comes to personalising clothing, many different techniques can be applied. The two most popular methods are printing and embroidery. Embroidery can be applied to a variety of garments, dependent on the design that you have in mind; embroidery could be the best option for you!

What Is Embroidery?

Embroidery was originally a traditional method performed by hand, but now that technology has become more advanced, designs can be applied by machines with speed and accuracy by using CAD/CAM processes to stitch your designs directly into the garment. For corporate companies, sports teams and schools, embroidery is the preferred option as it looks more distinguished, traditional, and the design is more noticeable on the garment as it adds dimension.

The Benefits of Embroidery

Professionalism – Embroidery bestows your design with a level of prestige and grandeur. I always think that print looks cool, but embroidery looks elegant and professional. There’s something about those threads!

Durability – Due to the use of thread, this method allows the design to withstand daily wear and frequent washing, and the sharpness of the design colour and structure stays preserved through the lifetime of the garment.

Colour Options – Other decoration methods can become more expensive when the design contains multiple colours. Embroidery allows you to incorporate the colours necessary to ensure your logo stays faithful to its original version without worrying about additional expense.

Suited To Certain Materials – Embroidery is the best option for garments like fleeces, beanie hats and caps. For garments such as fleeces, print can look very odd as the ink doesn’t quite sink into the fleece material fully and warps the design shape. There are no such issues with embroidery though as it goes straight through the fleece pile and sits within it. 

The Disadvantages of Embroidery

Small Order Quantities – Smaller order quantities may find this method to be a slightly more expensive decoration option due to the cost and time involved in converting the logo design into an embroidery file.

Design Size – The size of an embroidered logo affects the price, as it’s determined by the number of stitches within the design. The larger the logo, the more it will cost. For example, if you would like your design across the back, this will cost more than a logo on the left chest.

Shading and Effects – For more complex designs which contain shading and visual effects, printing would be the better method. The thickness of the thread limits you to quite a relatively low level of detail compared to printed designs, so you can’t get the acuity required to get that sweet looking gradient.

Small Detail – Small text and fine details are not easily reproducible in embroidery designs.  Again, because the thread thickness limits us, we recommend a minimum text size of 5mm to ensure that the text is legible and produced at a high standard.

All in all, if the garments that you would like to personalise will have to endure daily wear and frequent washing, embroidery is a great option for you as it is long-lasting and adds a touch of class to your finished garments.



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