Your Custom Embroidered Logo: Love Turtlenecks?

Love wearing turtlenecks to protect against the winter's cold? Wondering if they can be embroidered with your business logo? Turtleneck and mock turtleneck shirts can be embroidered in the left chest location but they look best when embroidered on the collar. The area is limited to a 1.75" - 2" high design so your logo will look best if one line such as your business name is used. If you do need two lines keep in mind that your text will be small.

Business Branding: Tone-On-Tone Embroidery

Want a classy, upscale image that always looks good?  Try tone-on-tone embroidery!  What is tone-on-tone embroidery? Its when a logo is embroidered in one thread color that is slightly different than the shirt color.  For example, have your logo embroidered in a light medium blue thread on light blue shirts and you have tone-on-tone embroidery. The affect is subtle yet very professional-looking. Let custom embroidered polo shirts help brand your company image!

Your Custom Embroidered Logo: Avoid Snags!

Love 100% polyester polos but don't like snags? Check-out snag-free polyester polos, use a polyester fabric with a tighter weave or consider trying a cotton/polyester blend shirt. Wondering how 100% cotton shirts are with snags? Cotton is less likely to snag than polyester so its a good choice.  Not sure what your best style option is?  Ask your embroiderer!

Embroidered Polos: Tricolor Performance!

Need a sharp new look for your team polos? Sport-Tek's tricolor sport shirts, the ST658 (men's) / LST658 (ladies) and ST654/ LST654 shirts are cool-looking (and wearing) performers.  These 100% polyester micropique shirts with mesh inserts are light-weight, tag and snag-free. They are available in popular color combinations such as black/red/white and blue/gold/white with dyed-to-match buttons.  Strengthen your game with mositure-wicking sport shirts guaranteed to show your team spirit!

Embroidered Logos: Best Artwork Format?

What's the best artwork file format to send to your embroiderer?  Usually the format with the highest resolution works best.  High resolution files such as ai, eps and cdr files contain more detailed information so they make it easier for your decorator to create your embroidered design in less time. Not sure which file has the highest resolution?  Send what you have and let your decorator choose whats best.  Concerned about sending files you can't open?  Include a file that you can view such as a jpeg and mention that this is the correct design so your decorator knows what you want.

Custom Embroidery Tips: Be Noticed at Trade Shows

Want to be noticed at your next trade show?  Try these ideas with your custom embroidered shirts:

1. Wear Red!  Our eyes see red before any other color.  Be noticed by wearing bright red shirts.

2. Use a Bold Font!  Simplify your logo and use a thick-lettered font. Place text on an angle for added emphasis.

3. Wear Striking Colors! Update your logo and shirt colors to bright, high-contrast shades.

4. Wear New Styles! Try plaid button downs, contrast stitch polos or color block sport shirts for a new look.

5. Add Embroidery! Try embroidery on the collar, back or sleeve. This is a great way to add text without overloading your left chest logo.

Embroidery Questions Answered: Unacceptable Artwork?

Have a great idea for custom embroidered hats? Did you struggle to get your design on paper only to hear that your decorator can't use your artwork? Why not?

Although your design may look good to you it may not be usable as artwork for embroidery. Here are some possible issues:

1. Low Resolution - Artwork is used as a template for an embroidery set-up. If the resolution is too low it can become too pixelated when zooming to see small details.

2. Too Detailed - Most left chest logos are 3.25" - 4" wide. If you create a detailed design on a much larger scale then most likely it can't be scaled down without eliminating some detail. Often that's easily accomplished but sometimes important elements must be eliminated.

3. Unacceptable File Type - Artwork must be opened in the digitizer's embroidery software. Unusual file formats can't always be opened. Sometimes files can be converted to another format but not always.

4. Doc / Docx/ PPT Files Aren't Accepted - Files created in word processing software can appear differently when opened in another system. Unwanted changes can effect fonts, colors and other elements

5. Incomplete Or Unclear - More information is needed to understand what you want. This often happens when verbal changes are added to a design and its difficult to visualize what is meant.

How do you get your artwork fixed so its suitable for an embroidery set-up? Ask you embroiderer what the specific problems are and if you can't fix them yourself hire a graphic designer to make the changes.