WHY DID MY EMBROIDERY DESIGN CHANGE
Your Embroidery
design can look different from your original art on the proof for a few
reasons, like the size of the patch, the size of text, or the number of small
details. Translating embroidery designs into embroidered patches will
require a few
adjustments.
Sizing
One of the
most common reasons your embroidery design could change is sizing. If
your art is too small or too detailed for the product you chose then adjustments
would be made during the proofing stage to better accommodate the embroidery
process.
An example
would be if you are looking into getting an embroidered 2″ x 2″ patch with
text. Since most text is done using a satin stitch your text can not be smaller
than 3/16 inch. If it is smaller than 3/16 inch then the stitch would change to
a run stitch, which can affect the readability of the text. The text would need
to be enlarged or removed to ensure a good result.
Colors
Another
example would be if your art has a lot of colors. We have a twelve-color
maximum on embroidered patches, so sometimes colors will need to be reduced.
Embroidered
patches tend to get thick and do not look as good with too many colors. Try to
keep your embroidery design simple and avoid details like thin lines
or dots. We like to keep line thickness to be at least 1/16” thick to avoid run
stitches.
We will
match your thread or Pantone colors as closely as possible, but we can’t
guarantee an exact match. We do have a standard thread chart that is available
online or can be sent to you if requested.
Tips
To
avoid embroidery design changes here are some tips from our Arrow
team…
Keep size
limitations in mind – if you are ever unsure, our Arrow team is always happy to
help give recommendations. We can also do free mockups of your embroidery
design to see how it would look on the product.
Every
product is different – While a embroidery design can work on a pin or
a t-shirt, this doesn’t always mean that it will work the same on an
embroidered patch
Color
matching – while we have a lot of colors to choose from, we can’t always
guarantee that the finished product will be an exact match. Printed art will
vary from embroidery threads. We lost our thread color options on our site as a
reference but you can also ask our team to pick what best fits your embroidery
design.
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