Decoration Method
Custom embroidery on Long Island
Stitched, durable and textured. The right choice when the gear needs to look sharp and last.
What embroidery is good for
Embroidery stitches your logo directly into the garment with thread rather than printing on top of it. It gives a raised, textured finish that reads as more finished than a print, and because the design is stitched in rather than sitting on the surface, it holds up to washing and wear better than most printed options.
It is the usual choice for anything client-facing or meant to last: staff polos, quarter-zips, jackets, vests, hats and beanies. If someone is going to wear the piece for years, embroidery is generally what you want.
Where it works best
- Hats — structured or unstructured, front panel or side
- Polos and quarter-zips — left chest is standard, sleeve logos are common as a second location
- Jackets and vests — heavier fabric takes stitching well
- Beanies, bags and totes — small, clean logo placements
Where printing may suit better
Embroidery is not ideal for very large designs, very fine detail, or artwork with photographic shading and lots of color blends. Thread has limits that ink does not. For a big front-of-shirt graphic or a full-color design, screen printing, heat press or direct-to-garment will usually give you a better result for less money. Tell us what the design looks like and we will say which way to go.
What embroidery costs
Embroidery is quoted case by case right now. What it costs depends on the design itself, how much stitching it takes, how large it is, which garment it is going on, and how many locations you want it in.
One thing is always true: each additional design or logo placement adds cost, so a left chest logo plus a sleeve logo prices differently than a left chest alone. Beyond that we price embroidery per job rather than off a chart, because the variables move too much between garments and designs for a chart to be honest.
The short version: send us the logo, the garment you have in mind, roughly how many, and where you want it. We will come back with a real number rather than a range that changes later.
What we need from you
The smoothest orders start with a usable logo file. Vector artwork is best, which means a file ending in .ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg. A high-resolution .png with a transparent background or a large .jpg will usually work too.
If all you have is a logo pulled off your own website, a screenshot, or a photo of a business card, send it anyway. We will look at it and tell you honestly whether it will hold up or whether it needs to be cleaned up or rebuilt first. This is the single most common thing that holds an order up, and it is easier to sort out at the start than halfway through.
Turnaround
It depends on the item and the size of the run, but we are flexible and can usually work around a deadline as long as you tell us about it up front. If you need the gear in hand by a specific date, put it on the quote request and we will tell you right away whether it is doable.
Who we embroider for
Mostly Long Island businesses outfitting staff and crews, plus school districts, municipal departments, nonprofits and teams and leagues. If you are running a larger or repeating program, embroidery is usually the backbone of it. Most orders ship, so being outside the area is rarely a problem.