Embroid ME!
I have long had a passion for the screen printed garment. I have collected screen printed t-shirts from various musicals and events, even to the extent that I would hunt them down in second hand shops and buy tees that were far too big for me! Screen printing makes sense to me. It is cost effective, it is aesthetically pleasing, it’s trendy, it’s lasting and most of all, I am proud to wear it – anywhere!
But what about embroidery? Embroidery is something that older women do in their limit-less spare time. It is something that older men get on their bowling club polos. It looks messy. You can only get simple designs. Well, it turns out I’ve had to eat my words!
Recently I have become intimately involved with the embroidery process. I have learnt how to digitise the design. I have learnt how to run the embroidery machine. I have learnt how to change the tension and the stitch density to suit the garment type. I have learnt how to trim back and I have even learnt a lot of words I never knew existed!
Why am I sharing these personal details about my love affair with embroidery? I would like everyone to have the joy of a well-digitised, cleanly-stitched, embroidered product!
Embroidery is trendy.
Embroidery is complex.
Embroidery is cool!
Good embroidery allows for a third dimension that screen printing can only achieve with special effects. You can have various sized logos with varying amounts of detail. Another benefit? Cap embroidery!
Caps are nearly impossible to screen print once they are made up (with the exception of trucker caps, but even then it is only a one colour print). They’re able to be embroidered precisely and in multi-colours from the very second they are made up! Nothing says “Great Promotional Product” better than an embroidered cap that looks great and protects you from the sun!
Better yet, we digitise and embroider on location here in Shortland. That way, we can monitor the quality of the design and embroidered product and ensure that you are getting what you paid for, and more.
Join with me in my delicious discovery of embroidery,
Yours In Stitches,
Jess.
mail@zulugraphics.com.au
www.zulugraphics.com.au
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