Let's Get Personal Embroidery Services

WHAT IS EMBROIDERY?

Embroidery is the fine art of embellishing an item with the different colours and stiches to creat a design or logo that enhances a garment.

Logos with small letters and thin lines have to be looked in embroidery terms (ie. needle and thread doesn't act like ink and paper). A good embroidery should flow like the garment and should enhance the overall look. No one stops to read your phone number or website nor do they look for the legal status of your company. Every logo is different and each embroidery machine is different.

It starts with the good design and a quality garment. The item is then embroidered by a modern, up-to-date machinery run by an experienced operator. Embroidery is a high-end product. It should not be put on garments that cannot withstand the density of the thread or justify the cost of the process.

With the absolute latest in embroidery equipment and software, Let's Get Personal is the premier resource to add your logo to any apparel styles or promotional products in a most cost-effective manner.

Embroidery cost is determined by the size of the design and thus the stiches in the actual running of the design. It is also determined by the quantity of the order. Usually quotes will include the stitch count and the cost at various quantities.

The quality of the embroidered piece is affected by the following:

1. Quality of artwork

2. Quality of digitized file

3. Type of garment

4. Embroiderer's skill

5. Customer's Expectations

The price depends on:

1. Quality of artwork

2. Size of digitized file or stitch count

3. Type and quantity of garments

4. Placement and complexity of the embroidery

Completion of Order Timeline depends on:

1. Approval time and process

2. Time of year and/or season

3. Size of file

4. Quantity and quality of garments

5. Availability of supplies (ie. garments, threads)

MONOGRAMMING

The most conventional monogram arrangement consists of three letters: A larger central letter, flanked by two smaller letters, one on each side. One and two letter monograms also are traditional.

It is typical that the center letter is the surname or last name, with the letter on the left representing the first name or given name and the letter on the right representing the middle name. For example a name such as Sandra Jessica Robertson would appear as SRJ with the R being slightly larger than the other two letters

Placement of Monogram Design

There is some flexibility to these placement guidelines and creativity of placement is as much a part of making interesting monograms as the choice of design and the choice of thread color.

What follows are traditional placements for several categories of item.

Golf-shirts, Dress Shirts, Sweaters etc.

As with corporate logos, 7" - 9" inches down from the left shoulder seam, and 4" - 6" over from the center.

Wash Cloths

1 1/2" above the hem, or 1" above the border for placement parallel to the edge. For placements in the corner, turn the washcloth diagonally until the shape is a diamond, then determine placement based on the design size.

Hand Towels

2" above the hem, or 1 1/2" above the border, on the opposite edge from the label.

Bath Towels

4" above the hem, or 2" above the border, on the opposite edge from the label.

Bed Sheets

The bottom of the monogram should be centered at the midpoint of the sheet width, and should be approximately 2" above the wide hemline at the top of the sheet.

Pillow Cases

The monogram should be centered at the midpoint of the width of the open end, and also centered midway between the edge of the pillowcase and the hem edge.

Shirt Cuffs

Placement on the top of the wrist, and from 1" - 1 3/8" toward the buttonhole from the center of the cuff. Cuff monograms are typically small, and are placed so that the bottom of the design is 1/4' to 1/2" above the cuff edge

DIGITIZING

Digitizing or punching is a process that tells the embroidery machine where to start and end the design, what type of stitch to use, when to change color and when to trim and stop. In other words, the artwork must be converted into a language that the embroidery machine can understand. Once the logo/design is digitized at a certian size it cannot be increased or decreased by very much without compromising the quality so SIZE is very important. Location of the embroidrey is one clue. Most customers prefer a size that will serve most of their needs, ie. left chest and hat size. These locations are usually not more than 2 1/4" high and 4 1/2" width.

Artwork is the key! The better the artwork, the better your design will turn out! We run our machines at a slower speed which produces more of a clean quality design.

To digize a logo we prefer files in JPEG & EPS which will really speed up the process!

COMPANY POLICY

We recommend that all orders are filled out properly with instructions and sew-outs. Your P.O. or orginal paperwork should be attached to our work order as well as your contact information.

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