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 …
Custom corporate logo wear can impact your bottom line — a personal experience of the owners
One of the owners of I’m In Stitches was sitting in a coffee shop today, working on a laptop while wearing an embroidered dress shirt with our I’m In Stitches Custom Embroidery logo stitched on the shirt. While waiting for a client with whom the owner planned to discuss embroidery in Sumner, WA, a stranger walked up. “Excuse me,” the …
Custom Sports Team Uniforms – Track and Field
After having outfitted a number of baseball teams with team uniforms, we were delighted to have been chosen to outfit a Tacoma school’s track and field team. We are offering screen printed t-shirts, screen printed sweatshirts (hoodies), screen printed sweatpants, hats, sports bags, etc. We also are offering to the team’s booster club embroidered hats, embroidered stadium seats, and embroidered …
Custom embroidered shirts make a great auction item
I’m In Stitches is proud to have offered to the Puyallup South Hill Rotary Auction a small quantity of custom embroidered sport shirts (i.e. “your logo embroidered here”). We were even prouder that our donation was used in the live auction, and that serious competitive bidding broke out among attendees who longed to high quality embroidery for their new corporate …
How logo embroidery shops differentiate themselves, Part 1
For many who set off in search of embroidered shirts, jackets, or caps, price is the single most important factor in determining which embroidery shop to use. If you go looking for “really cheap embroidery,” you’re not only going to find it, but you’re also going to regret it. As an example, we have a client with 14 different thread …
Baseball team uniforms and booster club apparel
We just took a call from a baseball team coach in Bonney Lake WA inquiring whether we could do team uniforms. Yes, we can. We offer team uniforms for both recreational and select teams. Recreational teams are often outfitted with some screen printed t-shirts and some embroidered caps. Our select team uniforms usually come from Teamwork Athletic Apparel; however, we …
Why custom embroidered hats and screen printed shirts cost more this year
Like the pricing for many commodities, including gold and oil, the price for cotton is at record high levels. Real pricing for cotton has approached levels not seen since the U.S. Civil War. This is impacting pricing from farm to loom, from loom to wholesaler, from wholesaler to retailer, and from retailer to consumer. So if you are wondering why …
Why custom embroidered hats and screen printed shirts cost more this year
Like the pricing for many commodities, including gold and oil, the price for cotton is at record high levels. Real pricing for cotton has approached levels not seen since the U.S. Civil War. This is impacting pricing from farm to loom, from loom to wholesaler, from wholesaler to retailer, and from retailer to consumer. So if you are wondering why …
Embroidered logos on moisture-wicking or dri-mesh shirts
Something to consider when buying custom embroidered shirts is whether the fabric is a good match for your organization’s embroidered logo. Usually this is not an issue. However, some embroidered logos with very dense stitch patterns will cause puckering around the logo on some fabrics. For example, if you like the 100% polyester dri-mesh moisture-wicking sorts of fabrics and your …
Embroidery for effect may require customer patience
We are working with a client who manufactures granite counter tops. The company’s logo in print and on their website features a granite “look.” The challenge was to translate that granite look into thread for embroidered shirts and embroidered caps. It would have been easy to tell the customer, “No, you can’t acheive that appearance with thread” and then work …