Embroidery

Embroidery is probably the oldest method of decorating garments. It is certainly one of the most versatile. With a character all of its own, it is often considered to be too expensive.  Modern technology has vastly reduced the cost, but you still have to pay for Digitization. This can cost from about £15 to £50 depending on the size and complexity of the logo or crest you want embroidered.

You can embroider most garments, that other processes would find difficult, including fleece jackets which  have raised pile or woolly hats.

Of course, if you have a business that needs a whole range of clothing on a regular basis the digitization fee soon pays for itself, especially if you have a multi coloured logo.

With most other forms of printing you have to pay extra, for each extra colour used in your logo. The beauty of embroidery is that it makes no difference.

The only time I would be a little bit cautious  is with stretchy or very thin garments. Stretchy garments can suffer from puckering and with thin garments, the stitched backing can feel a bit rough, if you wear it next to the skin. Sometimes, if you have a very large logo, it can actually feel a little heavy and because of that, uncomfortable.

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