Yes, that is right, often times the embroidery will outlast the item that was embroidered. This is the reason that we do not recommend embroidering on t-shirts. We say this because the t-shirts are not made of the best material to embroider on and many of them have been dyed over and over to get to the right color. Each time they are dyed the material becomes a little bit weaker. For this simple reason, the embroidery will outlast the t-shirt.

This can also be the case for cheaper items that may be purchased at discount warehouses and then brought to us to embroider on. These items are not made for the decoration industry and therefore sometimes do not last as long. I have had customers that have purchased their items from their favorite warehouse store and brought the shirts to me to embroider on. They had to continue doing that every few months because the shirts just did not last. Sometime it is better to spend the extra money on nice shirts and shirts that are made specifically for the decoration industry so that they last longer.

Now I am not saying that Kristie's Kreations embroidered shirts are always going to be perfect! Any item is going to wear when it is washed and worn over and over again. I just think that most of my items are going to last much longer than others.

Labels: Embroidery, Kristie's Kreations, material, shirt, t-shirt

Embroidery is great!  When done well, it looks very professional and neat!  There are some limits to embroidery though.

One limit, which many of you have heard me say, is if I can get it into my machine then I will embroider on it.  The embroidery machine

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is similar to a sewing machine in that it has a needle (15 in fact) and a bobbin.  The item that is being embroidered on has to go between these two objects.  It also has to to fit in the area, go into a hoop and move around once in the area.

Another limit to embroidery, which I am not so sure if it is a limit or just something we really do not recommend, is embroidery on t-shirts.  I say this because the t-shirts are not made of the best material to embroider on and many of them have been dyed over and over to get to the right color.  Each time they are dyed the material becomes a little bit weaker.  The embroidery will outlast the t-shirt.

This can also be the case for cheaper items that may be purchased at discount warehouses and then brought to us to embroider on.  These items are not made for the decoration industry and therefore sometimes do not last as long.  I have had customers that have purchased their items from their favorite warehouse store and brought the shirts to me to embroider on.  They had to continue doing that every few months because the shirts just did not last.  Sometime it is better to spend the extra money on nice shirts and shirts that are made specifically for the decoration industry so that they last longer.

Now I am not saying that my shirts are always going to be perfect!  Any item is going to wear when it is washed and worn over and over again.  I just think that most of my items are going to last much longer than others.

Other limits to embroidery which I hope to talk more about in the future are hoops, backing, small fonts and other things that I just can not think of right now.

Labels: Embroidery, embroidery machine, hoops, Kristie's Kreations, limits, logos, t-shirt, thread