5 Things to Consider Before Purchasing Embroidered Clothing

Although embroidery may not appear to be a huge deal, it offers up a whole new universe of creative possibilities. What once was bland and drab can now look stunning and organized. Embroidered logo patches or custom embroidered apparel can help your business or sports team look more professional. But how can you determine if embroidery is the best option for your company’s bespoke garment requirements? Before you place your purchase, here are five things you should know about our embroidery at LogoUp. 

1. We Embroider More than Just T-Shirts

The first thing you should know is that choosing embroidery doesn’t limit you only to custom t-shirts. Therefore, you should figure out what kind of style or material would be a perfect fit for your business needs. This is a very important step when considering custom embroidery because the materials you choose will affect the outcome, the way embroidery is applied, and your overall impression of our services. Some apparel requirements may call for a polyester material, while others might need fleece. For the best results, you will want to choose a strong, thicker fabric with a tighter weave that will be able to hold your design. We have a deep assortment of embroidable options on our website at www.logoup.com. Some of our best-selling items include polo shirts, 61-ZZ and 61-GD, and trucker hats, 5-PT and 112 Richardson. Don’t be shy, look around. 

Some examples of materials to avoid include deep pile materials, like fleece or terry cloth. The reason for this is that they make embroidery challenging and can fade the sharpness and clarity of your design. Soft fabrics, like rayon and silk, also make embroidery more difficult, requiring more stitches. 

The fabrics that hold embroidery best are standard outerwear and twill fabrics. With this information in mind, we carry products that are perfect for work, school, or sports. Here is just a small insight into what can be embroidered on:

• Hats
• Jackets
• Backpacks
• Blankets
• Tote bags

We can embroider your logo on any promotional goods that are appropriate for your business. As a result, you'll have one-of-a-kind promotional items that your staff will appreciate.

2. We Will Help with Your Color Needs

Not only is the specific type of material important, but you’ll want to keep in mind the color of the piece you are having embroidered. Does it clearly communicate your brand? Will people feel comfortable wearing the color you’ve chosen? There’s nothing worse for your business than mismatching colors. Imagine if big companies like FedEx had multiple variations of uniforms because they were unable to color match their logo. While screen printing has a restricted number of color options, embroidery should allow you to achieve the exact shade you need to showcase your business. Many thread colors are Pantone-matched, making it much easier to pick the most appropriate color for your garment.

On top of the material color, you must consider the logo. Some people may think “I want to order black shirts for my team, but my logo is black. What should I do?” Our team will work with you to make something you are proud of. Matching the color of the shirt to the logo would not look good, but we can always invert the colors of your logo to make sure it pops. 

In order to ensure that we satisfy our customers, the image you provide needs to be as large, clear, simple, and clean as possible in order for your logo to translate well. Do you have an image with many small details? Fine lines and tiny details will make things challenging if the picture is not easily readable by our machine. You may even find that you need to make an image specifically for this purpose so that it’s completely clear. It’s best to eliminate color gradients because they can easily lose clarity in embroidery. Any text should be at the very minimum ¼ inch tall. With that being said, don't be startled if the color on your computer differs from the hue on your clothing. Color perception may be influenced by even minor differences in computer display calibrations. This is why we advocate using Pantone colors or visiting us in person to see what we have to offer.

On the bright side, once we have your picture, we will save it to your customer file for life. Never again will you have to resend us the logo and have us set it up. This will make it easier to reorder products if you need more apparel or want to try new, different products that we sell. 

3. Screen Printing Fades Over Time

Screen printing is less costly than embroidery, but the colors don't stay as long. A screen-printed t-shirt fades with each wash until the colors are no longer as bright. Eventually, it’ll start to look raggedy, but it will be useful for a while. On the other hand, multiple washes will not affect the brightness or saturation of embroidery stitches. It will always come out of the laundry looking fresh and new. Overall, meaning that embroidery has a longer shelf life than other design styles, and is better at maintaining a high degree of professionalism at your company.

4. Embroidery Works with the Weather

Like I mentioned before, we can embroider a ton of different products for you or your business necessities. As we pass through the seasons, you might notice that you need clothing different from a regular embroidered polo t-shirt. It would not be fun to have to work in snowy weather with a short-sleeve polo. As the temperature drops, employees will want to wrap up in fuzzy, warm fleece coats. Fortunately, fleece is not a good medium for direct to garment, heat press, sublimation, or screen printing, but looks great when embroidered. Screen-printed logos tend to crack or flake off due to the fuzzy, irregular texture of fleece coats, but embroidery threads are built for these conditions. Embroidered fleece clothing lasts longer and gives your squad a more professional appearance.

5. Bang for your Buck

Embroidery is an excellent alternative for multicolor logos on personalized gear for teams or businesses. This is because, unlike other personalization options, embroidery does not need you to spend extra for various colors. Using this benefit you can get silver or gold threads embedded right into your logos. Imagine how that would look on your company products!

On the other hand, look at screen printing. A multicolor pattern can be screen printed, but we'll need to utilize many screens — one for each color — to get the desired outcome. This will be much more time-consuming and hands-on. This means that putting multiple colors in a screen print design will, unfortunately, come at an additional expense.
If you don't want to limit your color range and also want to save money, embroidery is the way to go.

Order Embroidered Apparel for Your Team Today

Here at LogoUp, we are committed to making a quality product. If you are sold on the idea of ordering embroidered company merchandise, look no further than here. We will work with you and your company to make sure you have a product you love. So stop stalling, and check out our website, www.logoup.com. We’re looking forward to working with you!