Your Embroidered Logo: C-FREE Polos

Hello! I’m your logo. Preparing to have me embroidered on polo shirts? Since you’re an environmentally-conscious company, why don’t you wear environmental-friendly polos? Wearing C-FREE polos will show that you care about your carbon footprint. 

What’s special about C-FREE polos? The carbon impact incurred during the manufacturing of these polos has been offset by contributions made to carbon offsetting projects so the carbon footprint of this style has been neutralized. Styles like Port Authority's K863 and LK863 are C-Free polos that are cool and comfortable to wear while being moisture-wicking, snag-resistant, UV protecting and C-FREE!

 

Your Embroidered Logo: Sizing

Trying to determine the best size for your embroidered business logo so it's readable without being too large? Most left chest logos are sized between 2.5” wide to 4” wide depending on the amount of detail in the design. How can you choose the prefect size for your embroidered logo? Here are some considerations:

• Does your logo contain small text? If so then it must be sized so it embroiders well and is readable. But, sometimes that isn’t possible because the logo would be too large. Then small text must be enlarged, divided into two lines or eliminated so the overall size of the design looks good.
• Does your logo cover most of the area it occupies or is there plenty of negative space where fabric shows through? If the logo covers the area then it will require a lot of stitches so the smaller it is, the less “stitch intensive” and embroidery friendly it will be.
• What type of group does the logo represent? Some groups prefer a smaller, subtle look while others want their business name to be big and bold.
• What sized garments will be embroidered?  A logo that is sized 2.5” wide will be fine for women’s shirts in small sizes but look too small on men’s 2X sized jackets.
• What is the overall shape of the design?  A vertically-orientated design can be sized a bit larger than a horizontally-shaped logo while a circular design may need to be sized down because circles tend to look bigger than they are.

Still uncertain? If you can’t print your logo at a certain size, cut out a piece of paper that is correctly sized and tape it on a garment and try to picture how your logo will look from a distance.

Your Embroidered Logo: Will My Logo Work For Hats?

Want to order embroidered baseball hats but you’re unsure how your logo will look because of its vertical orientation? If your logo is simple and doesn’t have any small detail then it might work. But, if you want to it to cover the 4” wide x 2” high area on the front of a cap then one option is to have your design rearranged so it fills up that space.  Or, a second option would be to use one element of the logo, possibly your business name or image, and resize that element so it looks well on the front of a hat.

Your Embroidered Logo: Create a Simple Logo

Want to design a simple logo that has its own character? Pick a font that's appropriate for your business and is easy to read. Then, adjust the size and or shape of one or two of the letters in your name so you create your own, unique-looking font. Having a single-color logo can make it easy to change the color of your logo so you can adapt to different background colors, marketing mediums and sizing restrictions.

Your Embroidered Logo: It’s Not Too Late For Embroidered Beanies!

Wearing embroidered beanies is a great way to make sure your logo is seen during the colder months.  There are lots of choices ranging from cuffed beanies to camo, two-toned,  and space-dyed styles. Ready to checkout some new beanies from Spacecraft?

Wild Pom Beanie - Love the nordic look? This “fun" style has cute patterns in bright colors. Add your embroidered logo in a bold font and you’ll have a custom look!

Throwback Beanie - Love stripes? This beanie sports bold stripes.  Have your logo embroidered in a thread color that matches one of the stripes and you’ll create a sharp-looking beanie!

Lotus Beanie - This solid-colored style comes in rich-looking colors. Imagine a chili red beanie embroidered with a logo in olive green thread.  How about a tan beanie with a logo in burnt orange thread? 

Design your own unique-looking beanies and you’ll create a memorable logo that will help you advertise wherever you go this winter!

Your Embroidered Logo: Keep It Simple!

Hi! It’s me - the logo you’re creating. Make sure to keep me simple. I understand it’s hard to develop a design that represents your entire business, how you do business and who you cater to but it’s important to create a basic, straightforward logo for it to be readable, distinctive, memorable and applicable to a variety of mediums.

Your Embroidered Logo: Neon Thread Colors?

Love bright colors? Vibrant colors look especially good against darker colored apparel such as black hoodies, charcoal colored fleece and pullovers in navy. Using bold, vivid thread colors can make an embroidered design really stand out.  But, this isn’t necessarily true for thread in neon colors.

I prefer to use “almost neon” thread shades when a customer requests neon colors. My reason? Neon colored thread is sightly thicker and less reflective than typical embroidery thread. When these threads are used for an embroidered logo the finished design doesn’t look quite as nice as if the same logo was embroidered with “almost neon” thread. Instead, the appearance is similar to designs embroidered in white thread where each individual strand is obvious and every little imperfection is noticeable. Instead of choosing a neon color, I use the next brightest shade in a non-neon thread. While the color might not be quite as bright, the quality of the embroidery will look better.

Your Embroidered Logo: Easy Refresh!

Hey! It's me - your embroidered logo. I could use a change.  I’ve been sporting the same colors for the last few years.  I need a new look. How about adjusting my colors so I can have a fresh, updated appearance?

Changing the thread colors of an embroidered design is easy as long as the different areas of color (not the particular color) remain the same. You can make simple changes like swapping the garment color with the one of the colors in the design. For example, instead of always wearing navy blue shirts, use navy as one of the thread colors and have your design embroidered on a different shirt color. Or, try adjusting the shades of color.  A light blue may be changed to a teal, a standard red may become an orangish red or a dark green may become a shade of olive. Think about the shirt color and what colors will look good and contrast well against that background color.

Ready for a bigger change? Use bright, almost neon colors. Picture a black hoodie with your design in rust and olive thread colors.  How about a navy pullover with a light orange and dark lavender design?  White hats with a logo in a vibrant orange, lavender and navy blue? Using bright colors can make a logo really pop! 

Afraid using bright colors may be too much of a change? Order just a few items at first and remember, you can always revert back to your previous colors.  Just make sure you see a digital proof before your garments are embroidered and check to see that all the elements in your logo show up well. Your business name should have the most emphasis and the remaining details should be clearly seen. Once I, your embroidered logo, have a fresh, updated appearance I’ll attract more attention wherever I go.

Your Embroidered Logo: Looking To Save?

Want to save money on your next embroidered polo shirts order? Buy enough items to satisfy free shipping requirements. Don’t need that many shirts? Add hoodies, jackets or polar fleece pullovers to help advertise during the colder months. Need more suggestions? Consider purchasing hats, knit beanies or bags to give away to customers and friends.