Embroidery is definitely the oldest form of corporate ID decoration. It is also the most hard wearing.
It certainly gives a high quality feel to garments. The other great thing is you don't have to worry about how many colours there are in your logo, it will not cost any more.
The disadvantages are as follows:
- Digitization
- Definition
- Cost
DIGITIZATION
If you want to embroider your logo, you will have to have the image DIGITIZED. This is a one off process that converts the graphical image of your logo into stitches. The file can then be downloaded into the computerised embroidery machine, which in turn will embroider your garments. This usually costs some where between £15- £50 depending on the size and complexity of your logo.
Whereas embroidery can be used for garments such as jackets, which are often difficult to print, because of their bulk, I would not recommend it for t-shirts. This is because t-shirts are usually made of quite thin material, that tends to pucker when embroidered. The other problem is that t-shirts are usually worn next to the skin and the stitching can chafe against the skin.
DEFINITION
Because your image will be made up of actual stitches, it gives a very grainy effect. Some say this is part af the charm, but some logos loose their appeal.
COST
For small quantities of garments ( under 20 ) having to get the logo digitized,
