Your Embroidered Logo: Prefer Mesh? Try RacerMesh T's!

Another performance tee favorite is the ST340 (men's) / LST340(ladies') / YST340 (youth) racermesh T-shirt. This style is made from 3.8-ounce fabric with a flat mesh texture that is breathable and comfortable to wear. Like the ST350, it is treated with Posicharge technology so printed logos stay crisp and maintain their original colors. In addition to traditional colors like maroon and true royal, this style comes in three shades of neon and grey. Companion styles include adult and youth baseball hats and polos to help outfit your team. Stay cool wearing racermesh performance tees!

Your Embroidered Logo: Top Performing Moisture-Wicking Tee!

 

Looking for an all-around performer? Check out the ST350 (men's)/ LST350 (ladies')/ YST350 (youth) moisture-wicking performance T! You'll love the look and light-weight feel of this 3.8 ounce interlock tee. This sharp-looking shirt is made with Posicharge technology to help keep printed logos from bleeding or fading. It's available in sizes XS-4X for men and women and in thirty-four colors, including hard-to-find shades like 'coyote brown' and 'Vegas gold'. This tee has multiple companion styles like a tank top, henley, and a long-sleeve hooded shirt to help make team uniforming easier for your group!

Your Embroidered Logo: Polyester Performance Shirts

Wondering about the differences between various performance T-shirts? While most are moisture-wicking to keep you cool on hot summer days, some styles have other features to help you look and feel good all day.  How can you pick the best style for your group? Consider these characteristics:

 The Fabric -

• Not all performance polyesters have the same fabric content.
• Not all performance T-shirts are 100% polyester. Some contain cotton to give the fabric a softer, more cotton-like feel, and some shirts contain spandex for added stretch and ease of movement.
• Shirts can be treated with PosiCharge technology to help prevent fading and ink migration when screen printed.
• Some styles are made from a fine, flat mesh fabric for added breathability.
• Recycled materials are used to make some polyester fabrics, making these shirts more environmentally friendly.
• The fabric weight can vary, but most shirts are close to 3.8 ounces.
• Some shirts have a UPF rating and provide extra protection from the sun.
• Odor control, snag-resistance, and stain-release are other features that can be found in performance tees.

Colors - 

• Some styles are available in basic colors, while others have hard-to-find shades like 'coyote brown' and 'vegas gold'. Some shirts have PMS matching color information.
• In addition to solid colors, a few styles come in heathered colors and color-blocked styles.
• While the men's style may come in many colors,  the companion styles often have a more limited color selection.

The Sleeves - 

• While most shirts have set-in sleeves, some styles have raglan sleeves for added flexibility and ease of movement

Sizing - 

• Adult sizes run from XS - 4X. Youth styles are also available.

The Tag - 

• Most styles have a removable tag for added comfort and easy relabeling.

Companion Styles - 

• Need matching hats or visors? Polos, a ladies' V-neck, or a hooded long-sleeved shirt? Many performance shirts have coordinating styles for a uniform look.

The Price - 

• Pricing for undecorated shirts may vary a bit between styles. Generally, 100% polyester shirts are slightly more than conventional cotton or 50/50 t-shirts.

What's next? We'll check out some of the most popular performance T styles!

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Your Embroidered Logo: Connector Threads - What Are They?

If you've ever zoomed into a screenshot of an embroidered logo, you may have noticed single threads that connect letters within a word. These threads allow the embroidery machine to keep embroidering rather than stopping between each letter, thus giving the text a cleaner look. Most of the time, these connector threads aren't noticed, but having them decreases the time necessary to run a design while reducing the chance that a letter may unravel.

When setting up a design, a digitizer might lessen the space between letters so connector threads can be used without being seen. But what happens when the lettering is purposely distanced with space between each letter? Then, the embroidery machine must trim after each letter so the spacing is maintained without having visible connecting threads. This generally works, although the additional stopping and starting of the machine can cause problems, and the embroidery may not look as clean when the machine starts again.

Your Embroidered Logo: Customer Provided Garments

While some embroiderers accept customer-provided items, many embroiderers prefer to embroider garments that they purchased. Why is that? Are they concerned about loosing the profit they would gain from selling the garments? Maybe. But, there are other concerns when embroidering clothing that wasn’t designed to be embroidered.  

Apparel that wasn’t made to be decorated may have pockets in places that make the garment hard to stabilize for embroidery.  Sometimes the material is less flexible and therefore more likely to break a needle. The quality of the item may be so poor that it has a negative effect on the embroidery. The item may be too difficult to hoop or have wrinkles which must be pressed out before it is decorated. 

Another concern is the chance of damage to the apparel during the embroidery process.  This rarely happens but its possible. If a garment purchased by the embroiderer is ruined, the decorator will replace the item without any cost to their customer. But, when a customer’s item is damaged, the embroider may or may not replace the item depending on their damage policy.

Your Embroidered Logo: What Designs Work Best for Embroidered Baseball Caps?

What type of logo works best for embroidered baseball-style hats? A simple, horizontally-orientated design where the business name is the primary focus and there isn't any small detail. If your left chest logo is detailed or vertically-orientated you may need to simplify or rearrange it so it works well for hats.

Sometimes additional design elements such as tagline text or an image can be embroidered on the back of a cap but then you have to avoid hat styles with a mesh back. If you must include small text on the front it will look better if it's not located next to the brim because that area is more difficult to embroider so the text may not look as readable.

Your Embroidered Logo: Looking for New Ideas?

 Consider these design ideas when creating your new logo:

• Use a mix of unexpected colors. Experiment with new shades such as warm greens, oranges, and orange-reds or cool greens mixed with different shades of aqua. 
• Place some text on a slant.  Just make sure the remaining elements in your logo give your design an overall balanced look.
• Use gold for a thread color.
• Create your entire design around a short URL name. If it consists of two or three words consider having each word in a different color, size or font for easy readability.
• Interlock or overlay one or two design elements to create a more unified appearance.