Embroidery is the best decorating option for your custom apparel. We can embroider your design and logos directly on polo shirts, jackets, caps, bags, towels and socks. We can also make nameplates, school and club patches. We do this with no minimum order quantity required. If we can frame it, we can embroider it!

Costing and Schedule

The cost of an embroidery job normally comes in two parts: the digitizing/programming part, and the embroidery production part. The digitizing fee normally ranges from 1,000 to 2,000 pesos depending on how complicated the design is. It normally takes from 2 to 4 days to finish. The embroidery production cost normally starts at a minimum of 45 pesos and usually takes 6 to 8 days. Off course, depending on the stitch counts, the number of color changes, the finished size of the embroidery design, the target completion date and the quantity of the items to be embroidered, you can negotiate to get the lowest cost and the fastest turn around time possible.

E-mail us a jpeg or vector file of your artwork or logo, tell us the finished size you want, and we can make an immediate reply for a cost estimate.

Monogramming or "Text Only" Embroidery

If you only need to embroider a monogram or "text only" design, you no longer need to pay the digitizing fee. Our embroidery monogramming software could do the job for you. You just pay depending on the number and size of the letters. The minimum charge for this is 45 pesos and if you need to embroider just a piece or two, normally we can finish the job while you wait.

What is embroidery digitizing or embroidery programming?
by J. DeRosa, 10/18/07, http://www.sunembroideryscreenprinting.com/embroidery-digitizing.htm

If you've ordered custom embroidery before you've probably heard the word "digitizing". What is digitizing? Digitizing is the process of converting artwork into a stitch file that can be read by an embroidery machine and interpreted as different stitch types. Is digitizing a "one step", click the button process? No!

First, the digitizer must analyze the artwork to see if it should be edited for embroidery. Not all logos that were designed for a print media such as a business card will work well for embroidery. Many designs need to be simplified. In addition to correctly sizing a logo, some elements such as outlining may need to be eliminated and small text may need to be enlarged.

After the artwork has been modified in graphics program, the file is opened in an embroidery program where it is used as a template for creating a stitch file. First, the digitizer must decide how the "pathing" in the logo will run. The pathing is the sequence of stitches in a design from start to finish. Pathing can effect how an embroidered design will "lie" when it is finished. If a design isn't embroidered in the correct sequence, you may have unwanted gaps of fabric or uneven text. The pathing will also effect how long the design will run on the machine during the embroidery process. Although you may not care what the running time is, a shorter, smoother design will cost you less.

Next, the digitizer assigns stitch types to each section of the design based on what stitches will best represent the artwork. The digitizer starts by adding the underlay stitches. Although you can't see underlay stitches in a finished logo, having the correct underlay stitches is essential to creating a great looking logo. Underlay helps stabilize the fabric to the backing (another essential element in embroidery), lay down the nap of the fabric so that the remaining stitches have a smooth surface to embroider on and add density to the design. Not using the correct underlay can cause the stitches to sink into the fabric or allow the shirt fabric to show through the design. Although there are only three basic stitch types: run, satin and fill stitches, there are variations of these stitch types. For example, fill stitches are used to cover large areas; but, the digitizer must decide what type of fill stitch to use, the direction of the fill and where the fill should start and stop in the design. When making these decisions the the digitizer must consider what type of fabric the logo will be embroidered on and make appropriate adjustments. Stitches will sink into fabrics such as polar fleece and lay on the surface of denser fabrics such as nylon. A logo that was originally digitized for denim, a fabric that allows stitches to lay on the surface, won't look as good when embroidered on a pique knit where the stitches sink into the fabric.

Another important aspect of embroidery is the "push and pull". A design may move while being embroidered. This will cause some stitches to shrift. This shifting can occur when using bulky fabrics, long stitches, large areas of thread and a tight bobbin thread. A digitizer must account for the possible effects of push and pull on a design and make adjustments to compensate.

Although many left chest business logos are fairly easy to digitize, designs with fine detail, small text and lots of color changes require more set-up time. Digitizing is a careful process that requires time and experience to be performed correctly. The digitizer must know how the stitches he sees in his embroidery software will embroider on different fabrics. A well digitized design will enhance your logo so look for an embroider who provides quality digitizing.