This is a question we get asked almost every day. It’s a good question and one for which there is a logical answer. Actually, creating custom logo embroidered apparel does not take any longer than it did ten years ago. Part of the answer is that our expectations have changed. With Amazon Prime and companies like Zappos, … Read more
In the “old days” of custom logo embroidered apparel, women found it difficult to find polo shirts and other items made specifically for their body shapes. At the time, it was mostly men who wore logo apparel, so the manufacturers made styles mostly for men. In those cases, women had little choice but to wear men’s sizes and styles. … Read more
All polo shirts available for custom logo embroidery are not created equal. Sure the basic shape, construction, material, etc. are the same. The differences in one polo shirt from the next can seem small but they can make a real difference between one you really like and wear all the time and one you that decorates a wall in your closet. … Read more
Every now and then we get asked about doing a logo in what is call “puff embroidery”. Puff or 3-D embroidery is another method of embroidery that “puffs-up” or makes the design even more three dimensional. Puff embroidery is done mostly on baseball style caps. The material in polo shirts or jackets is not strong enough to support that kind … Read more
Cotton polo shirts are the staple of any company’s custom logo embroidered apparel toolbox-and for good reason. Cotton is a wonderfully natural product that makes for a great pallet for a logo embroidered golf shirt. A polo shirt’s construction is the core of its existence. It affects the way a shirt drapes, how comfortable it is and how well it holds up … Read more
Like just about everything else in our world, there is constant change in fashion. New styles, new colors, the changing taste from consumers all drive changes in fashion. That is true as well for the custom logo embroidered apparel as well. The latest trend in style in this market is something called color blocking. In the past, … Read more
A t-shirt is a t-shirt, right? Well, yes and no. Years ago that was true. But today there are subtle differences between t-shirts that make them very different. Different in how they feel, how they look, how they hold up to day-to-day wearing and laundering and how well they embroider with your logo. Here, we will help define … Read more
It’s not the kind of question one asks every day. But as fashion trends come and go, the finish on the sleeve of a polo shirt has really brought some attention to those seeking custom logo embroidered apparel. There are basically two ways to finish a short sleeve on a golf shirt. For years, a very popular way to … Read more
If you have ever purchased any custom logo embroidered apparel, you have probably paid some kind of logo or design set-up charge. It has been called any number of things like a digitizing fee or tape charge, but they all essentially mean the same thing. So what is that set-up charge in custom embroidery? Embroidery is essentially … Read more
If you have ever needed to have a shirt embroidered with your logo, you have most likely encountered the term “stitch count” or “thread count”. While technically they mean different things, in the context of embroidery, many people understand them to mean the same thing. Stitch count, in its simplest form, is defined as the number of … Read more