embroidery vs screen printing for company apparel.

When a business orders apparel, the choice usually comes down to embroidery or screen printing. They solve different problems, and most companies eventually use both. Here's how to think about it.

embroidery: the premium, no-minimum option.

Embroidery stitches your logo directly into the fabric with thread. It reads as quality from across the room, which is why it's the standard for company polos, quarter-zips, jackets, caps, and bags. It doesn't crack, fade, or peel. There's no real minimum: order one jacket for a new hire or a hundred for the whole team. The only setup is a one-time $35 fee to digitize your logo, and after that it's on file with us forever, so reorders are painless.

screen printing: the bulk-order workhorse.

For staff t-shirts, event gear, and giveaways, screen printing wins on economics. Minimums start at 12 pieces (for 1 to 3 colors), and per-piece pricing improves as quantity grows. The prints are bold, vibrant, and extremely durable.

the practical split.

Most of our business clients land here: embroidery for the polished layer (polos, outerwear, hats, the things worn to meet customers), screen printing for the volume layer (staff tees, event shirts, giveaways). Structured items like hats and bags are embroidery territory almost by default; flat cotton at quantity is print territory. And if your logo has fine gradients or photographic detail that thread can't render, our fusion methods fill the gap.

One more thing worth knowing: you can bring us garments you already own. We decorate customer-supplied garments all the time. We just ask for a short waiver first.

Details on both: embroidery and screen printing. Quotes back within 24 hours.