Uniform embroidery & printing · decorated where it is sewn
Uniform Embroidery & Printing, Set by Fabric and Wash Route
Uniform embroidery, screen printing, heat transfer, patches and names, applied in the factory that sews your uniforms. Each logo is set up for the garment's fabric and wash route, and looks the same on a polo, a softshell and a hi-vis vest.
Every logo goes through this table, read two ways: the garment's fabric and how it is washed. The same logo on the same fabric is set up differently for home washing and for an industrial laundry, so the wash route is in our first reply.
Domestic
A home washing machine.
Commercial
On-premise laundry at domestic-type settings.
Industrial
Hotter, harsher; bulk ships after a pre-production test.
Chlorine bleach
Hypochlorite in kitchens, hospitals, housekeeping.
Uniform decoration methods by fabric and wash route
Fabric
Domestic or commercialHome or on-premise laundry
IndustrialIndustrial laundry
Chlorine bleachHypochlorite route
CottonTwill, poplin, canvas, denim
EmbroideryPlastisol printPrinted transfer
Embroidery for chests and names, plastisol for backs, transfers for gradients.
Sewn on as standard; heat-seal backing on domestic-wash programs only.
Reflective across the table
Reflective logos and lettering outside hi-vis builds, such as SECURITY backs on security uniforms, are decorative and do not give the garment a hi-vis class.
When your brand guide sets the method
We follow it and tell you what changes in the set-up. If it fails the wash test, you see the alternative first.
What you receive
Per garment: the table row, the method and the wash test run on your sample.
03Buyers
Embroidered Uniforms for Seven Kinds of Uniform Program
Each buyer sends a logo and a staff list. Garments come back decorated, named and packed, from one factory, in one shipment.
Corporate HR and admin
Polos and shirts embroidered, softshell pressed, fleece patched: one logo throughout. Corporate uniforms
Quantity, Artwork and Program Shape Narrow It to One Method
Within what the table allows, three things decide the one method we recommend.
Quantity
Screen printScreen set-up is per colour, so printing gets more economical as quantity grows.
EmbroideryEmbroidery cost follows stitch count per piece, so it stays steady from the first piece to the last.
NamesPer-person names go on by embroidery or cut film inside the same order, whatever its size.
Logo artwork
Wide version
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Stacked, on the proof
Colour countMore colours than the method's limit, a gradient or a photograph goes to printed heat transfer.
Fine detailText below the minimum lettering height is flagged on the proof, with a fix.
ShapeA wide, short logo may fit a chest zone better as two lines. Each zone has its own maximum, set in one logo per garment.
Program shape
One badge, many garmentsOne embroidered patch, sewn onto polos, fleece, coveralls and jackets alike.
Re-issued garmentsNames on sewn oval patches come off and go on when a garment changes hands, as on mechanic uniforms.
New starters and controlled numbersEvery name and logo comes from the same set-up record; officer numbers go on a patch ledger, as on security uniforms.
One recommendation per garment: it holds through your wash route, fits your logo and repeats at the order sizes you actually buy.
Embroidery, Screen Print, Heat Press and Patches Under One Roof
The decoration room sits between sewing and packing, so each logo goes on where it holds best.
See it for yourself: a factory visit or a live video walk-through, scheduled inside your working hours. Book a walk-through
120Embroidery heads on 10 × 12-head machines, in-house since 2012.
4Automatic carousel lines for plastisol and low-cure inks.
8Heat presses for transfers, names and reflective tape, in-house since 2015, the year hi-vis builds began.
Patches and labels: embroidered patches from our own machines; woven and printed labels from partner mills to artwork we approve, all sewn on here.
Where decoration happens in the build
On custom cut-and-sew orders, chest logos go on the cut panel before sewing: beside a shirt pocket, on a chef coat's single-layer front, on an insulated shell before the lining. On stock styles, the logo goes on the finished garment.
Logo Proof With Stitch Simulation, and a Set-Up Record for Re-Orders
AI, EPS, PDF or high-resolution PNG; a photo is enough to quote. Without a vector file we redraw the logo, and nothing is digitized until you confirm it.
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Polo
Softshell
Vest
Apron
Method
Width × height
Position from fixed points
Thread / ink vs Pantone
Stitch count
Flag: text below the minimum height. Stacked version proposed.
Signed by buyerDate
123456
Within 2 business days of a usable file.
A stitch-out or print simulation of the logo on each garment.
The method for each garment, matching the decision table.
Logo width, height and position, measured from the shoulder seam and centre front.
Thread or ink colours against your Pantone references.
The stitch count for each embroidered version.
Flags for small text, extra colours or tight zones, with our proposed fix.
Sign it, or mark changes and get a revised proof. The signed proof is the reference for the decorated sample.
Logo set-up record
Digitizing file
Per logo, method and fabric
Backing and density
As approved on the sample
Thread and ink colours
Against your references
Press settings
Temperature, dwell, pressure
Re-orders, new starters and late names use the same record and settings.
Re-order screens are re-exposed from the kept film, so the print matches the first run.
Any change gets a new proof and record entry; earlier versions stay on file.
25–35 days after sample approvalDecorationNamesIndustrial wash test
Re-order
Same spec, same set-up record: 15–20 days
Decoration adds no separate stage. A staff list or logo change after sign-off moves the ship date, and you hear it before cutting.
StepInputDeliverableTimingSign-off
01BriefLogo, garment list, wash route, quantityMethod per garment and a written quote1 business dayAnna, Sales Manager, who names your account manager
02Artwork and proofA usable file, or our redraw confirmed by youDigital proof of every garment versionSee proofYou
03Decorated sampleThe signed proofDecorated sample with wash results5–7 days stock · 12–15 customYou approve
04NamesYour staff listSpelling proofBefore productionYou, see names
05Pre-production testBulk fabric and bulk settingsIndustrial wash result, see wash testInside the bulk windowLine QC
06First pieceThe approved sampleFirst piece off every machine and press, checkedStart of each runLine QC
07Run and final inspectionPosition checks during the runInspection report, see quality controlInside the bulk windowQC manager releases
08RecordsThe approved set-upSet-up record, digitizing files and film filedAt shipmentKept for re-orders
09Names
Name Patches for Work Shirts, Embroidered Names and ID Numbers
Names go on inside the same bulk order as the garments: embroidered, in cut heat-transfer film, or on a sewn oval patch, 6–12 mm high, in one font across the program. Chef coats take name and title on two lines; hi-vis vests can carry an ID number on the back panel; security numbers are issued against a roster.
NameSizeSite
M. AlvesMGate B
J. OkaforXLGate B
S. LindqvistSCargo
Example rows
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Spelling proofEvery name as it will be stitched or pressed, for your sign-off before production.Signed
A name that differs from the signed proof counts as a defect.
Names added after sign-off go on a short supplementary proof, with the same settings.
Each new logo and fabric is washed on your sample pieces, on your route.
Domestic and commercialHome and on-premise laundry routes
ISO 633050 cycles
IndustrialIndustrial laundry routes
ISO 1579750 cycles
EmbroideryNo broken stitches, no puckering.
Prints and transfersNo cracking, no edge lift.
ColourFastness to washing ISO 105-C06 grade 4 or better.
If a logo fails1Adjust the settings and retest2Change the method if needed3You are told before the decision
You receive before-and-after wash photos and a test record sheet. Test timing and the full procedure are on custom work shirts; the fluid drip test is on mechanic uniforms.
11Quality control
First Piece, In-Run Checks and Decoration Defects at Final Inspection
First piece on every machine and press
Position, size, colour and finish against the approved sample. The run continues only after that piece is signed.
During the run
Position re-checked size by size. A hi-vis piece out of tolerance is remade from a new cut panel, never peeled and re-pressed.
When a deviation stops the line
It reaches the QC manager within the same shift. If the spec or ship date is affected, your account manager tells you within 24 hours.
±5 mmLogo and name position, against the build spec sheet or the set-up record.
Before an FR order, every non-FR thread comes off the embroidery machines and line QC signs a line-clearance check. Detail on FR clothing.
Decoration is inspected inside the final AQL 2.5 (General Level II) inspection. These count as defects, and the QC manager releases the order against the report:
Decoration Scope: Work Done Here, Files From You, Records You Keep
We decorate the garments we make, so every logo is set up together with the garment's fabric and wash route. Decoration, garment and wash test are one build on one spec.
Done hereIn our decoration room
A method per garment, from the table
A redraw when there is no vector file
Digitizing, screens and film, press settings
Patches, names, numbers, reflective builds
Wash tests, first pieces, final inspection
Set-up records and files kept for re-orders
From youTo start and to sign
Your logo file, or a photo to quote
Brand guide or Pantone references
The garments and how each is washed
Staff list in Excel or CSV
Sign-offs on proofs, samples and hi-vis or FR specs
You receiveWith each order
Method per garment, with the quote
Redrawn logo, where needed
Signed proof of every version
Signed spelling proof
Decorated sample per garment type
Wash test record with photos
Hi-vis and FR build spec sheets
Final inspection report
Cartons labelled by PO, style, colour, dye lot, and by person when packed per person
Our decoration lines cover embroidery, screen printing, heat transfer, segmented reflective tape, woven and embroidered patches, and name and number personalization; security insignia cover the company name, logo and SECURITY wording.
Off Batches Remade at Our Cost; Artwork Kept Under NDA
If a decorated batch is off
30 daysto report it from receipt, with photos or pieces
24 hoursto a first response, on business days
3 business daysto a root-cause report
Pieces confirmed defective against the approved sample, such as a misplaced logo, wrong colour, misspelled name or lifted print, are remade at our cost and shipped express or with your next re-order. How claims work
Your artwork
An NDA can be signed before you send logos, designs or labels.
Artwork, digitizing files and film sit in your program folder, open only to your program team, used only for your garments.
Your logos are never shown to other buyers or placed in our catalogue.
For private label, each end customer's logo is filed under its own customer code. See private label uniforms.
5airports
~1,500ground staff
14Program model
Program Model: One Logo, Four Methods, Five Airports
An airport ground-services company in Europe and the Middle East runs one uniform program. Four garment types carry the same company logo, each by a different method from the table.
EmbroideryPolos: logo embroidered on cut-away backing.
Low-temp filmSoftshell jackets: logo in low-temperature transfer film.
ReflectiveClass 2 vests: segmented reflective tape, employee ID number on the back inside the area check.
PatchFleece jackets: sewn embroidered patches.
All four versions were proofed side by side, each with its own set-up record. Orders are packed per airport and re-ordered quarterly from those records, so a new hire anywhere gets the launch logo.
Your program
Start Your Uniform Decoration Program
Send your logo, your Pantone references, the garments in your program and how each one is washed.
By the next business day:
A method for each garment
A written quote
A proof plan covering every version
Or post us a garment your team wears now, and the quote is built from it. Other ways to reach us
