Advantages

• Adds a more prestigious look to the garment
• Small quantities are often more cost-effective than Screen Printing
• Embroidery will not fade or wash away
• Certain items must be embroidered – some items cannot be screen printed (Eg. fleece, certain moisture management garments and synthetic garments)

Limitations

• Size of the main embroidery
• Size of written letters
• Framing the embroidery (pockets on shirts)
       – (Embroidered above pocket)
        – (Remove pocket, embroider pocket, then resew pocket)
• Long turn-around time for large orders
• Fine detail will not brand correctly
• Thread does not match pantones exactly

Important things to know on the DON’T’s of embroidery

• Block capital letters cannot be smaller than 5 mm
• Depending on material
• Drimac / 600D / Poly Cotton smallest – 4 mm
• Any stretch material no smaller than 7 / 8 mm
• Have a lookout for logos that are the same colour as the garment (it will not be visible unless requested)
• Biggest embroidery 350 x 350 mm