Consumption of time. There is a limit of how much people will spend to embroider a garment. Embroiderers need to use their time efficiently to make their operation profitable, or else they will not be around the following year. Running around and meeting up with a client to pass, inspect, learn a new garment, and taking care to avoid damaging …
Reason #3 why most embroiderers do not want to deal with a garment you bring to them
Suitability of the garment itself. I had a client present to us fleece jackets that she purchased from a warehouse store. She was very proud of her success in finding a cheap deal on these jackets. What she did not consider was that there was decorative piping running vertically through the left chest area where she wanted her logo placed. …
Reason #2 why most embroiderers do not want to deal with a garment you bring to them
I’ll summarize it this way: new vs. used clothing. Some customers will bring used clothing and ask that something be embroidered upon it. An embroidery machine is an expensive of capital equipment. Proper maintenance is required. New (clean) clothing is free of any lingering dirt or detergent powder that can damage the equipment. If you let a mechanic put used …
Reason #1 why most embroiderers do not want to deal with a garment you bring to them
There is a damage rate with embroidery of about 2%. While those odds are low for any one item, it does happen. Most embroiderers would prefer to be able to replace a garment quietly from their own supplier rather than have to come back to you, hat in hand, asking where you bought your shirt. That said, if the client …
Is really cheap screen printing really a great deal?
It depends on two factors: 1) whether you care about the quality of the outcome, and 2) whether you expect you may want to reprint your shirts again at a future date. Yes, you can get really cheap screen printed shirts. You may, however, be disappointed to discover that you can see through the shirts. Yes, you can get really …
Why we insist on quality, and why you should too.
I had a client call me and request that we provide “cheap, cheap, cheap” shirts. I told him we could oblige with a $13 shirt. When I delivered the shirts, he noticed that the style was similar to the beat up shirt he was wearing. “Is that the same shirt as what I’m wearing now?” he asked. “Yes,” I replied. …