We have general policy to not do work on customer-supplied items. As early as 2010 we wrote blog posts about five reasons why we instituted this policy. Nevertheless, every once in a blue moon we will find a peculiar circumstance that causes us to waive this for a particular client. This holiday season, we granted three waivers. “Maybe this time …
Embroidery on Flame Resistant Work Wear
Some industries need workwear that goes beyond just being heavy duty. Some companies need embroidered workwear that can protect workers from flash fires, molten material, and electrical arc flashes. There is specialized work wear for those industries and specialized embroidery thread for this purpose. Bulwark is a line of a work apparel that is designed to protect the wearer from electrial …
Embroidery for Hotel and Medical Applications
We have some embroidery clients in the Seattle-Tacoma area with a very particular need — the need to wash their embroidered jackets, towels, and robes with bleach. One of these clients is a string of dental offices that requested lab coats for its dental hygiene technicians. Another is a hotel chain of which we have written before. We supply that …
Company Logo Wear in Corporate Branding — the IBM Example
Branding one’s company involves a number of decisions from logo design and development of graphic standards to setting the corporate culture and tone of customer service. The ultimate goal is to make a brand resonate well in the mind of the consumer. But what happens when it’s time to send the customer-facing representatives out into the streets? Smart marketeers are …
Why your basic expectations of a logo wear provider could actually be costing you business.
Most people would say that the rule of thumb about how long you have to make a first impression with a prospect is a maximum of 30 seconds. If you think that that 30 seconds begins when you shake a hand and introduce yourself, you are wrong. What are your sales representatives communicating before they have even had a chance …
Custom Embroidered Work Uniforms
We just delivered another round of light industrial work uniforms to a pest control client of ours today. This is a client who used to rent uniforms from a national, and impersonal, provider of industrial work gear. Our client has been pleased to discover that purchasing uniforms from I’m In Stitches is not only a pleasant experience in terms of …
Embroidered Work Jackets and Work Shirts
Yes, we offer embroidered work jackets, even the heavy duty types. We had a customer in Tacoma ask us for embroidered jackets from Carhartt and embroidered shirts made by Riggs. They thought they needed to go to a local workwear shop and then bring the items to us. We demonstrated to them that we could save them money by letting …
What about workwear and safety apparel for clients in light and heavy construction?
We work with our clients to get them into embroidered shirts, embroidered jackets, and embroidered hats that will withstand the demands of their industry. For some, that means shirts that will hold up to coffee spills. For others, that means heavyweight cotton shirts and rugged jackets. Most residential construction firms and subcontractors are familiar with Whistle Workwear stores. We are …