
You're thinking of having some garments personalised, and are pretty sure they will be 'embroidered'.
Why do you have to have an image digitized?
What are the main things you need to be aware of?
Should you be embroidering these garments at all?
Embroidery is ideal for:
Embroidery is not so good for:
Note: Embroidery is not always suitable for very light garments.
Embroidery creates an impression of quality and style and is excellent for almost all garments, it will often outlast any garment to which it is applied.
There are three stages to the Embroidery process:
1: Digitising (Usually called 'Origination' or 'Set-Up')
Once we are in receipt of your artwork and have an understanding of exactly 'where' you want it embroidered as well as to what size, we use special software to create a digital image for our machines to use in the production process. This process is time consuming but vital to make sure the image is as you would like it to be. Each image, or variation in size of an image, needs to be digitised separately and will be charged for. However, the image can be used for repeated orders and will not be charged for again.
2: Jacquard sign-off
Before we embroider your order, the digitised image is first tested, to the right size and colour onto a piece of material, called a 'jacquard'. We will email you a digital picture of this, which is effectively your pre-production proof and you will need to sign off your approval before production can commence.
3: Production
Once you have signed off your approval of the jacquard, production can commence.