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work garments and uniforms
February 28th, 2009 by admin
Placing orders for work garments and uniforms is simple once your business has been up and running for a while. You’ve had your logo for a while and you know in what style and what colours to have it applied to fabric, but what if this is your first order or if you want to change from screen printing to embroidery? Mistakes can happen, so follow our guide to getting the ideal first order done and dusted. From there on it’s easy!
Initially you should try and simplify your embroidery design as much as possible. Too many small details might not show up on an embroidered pattern, so you might want to consult the manufacturer to see if your ideas will work. When it comes to colours, never choose any that clash (e.g. pink and red, orange and pink etc.). Instead choose those that contrast like black and white or yellow and blue. Nobody is going to expect you to have a wonderfully intricate design embroidered onto your corporate polo shirts, a bold and eye catching, yet uncomplicated design is perfect for the job. Your design should also be making your customers or audience sit up and take notice, too. Company logos and slogans do well when they have a plain, edged border with bold shades of thread and font that is very easy to read.
Working out the area on the polo shirts where the embroidery will go is also an important decision. If you want to make an impact then why not try having the embroidery carried out in an unconventional area such as on the back (where customers can see promotions even when the employees back is turned). Simply think about your consumers or the audience you’re aiming towards – would they appreciate some unique advertising on employee clothing or would it go unnoticed? If you’re also placing an order for shirts, blouses, fleeces or jumpers that are embroidered then make sure that they all match up in size, colour and area. This is mainly because you want all of your garments to look the same and each of your employees to look the same, regardless of what clothing combination they wear.
If you have a large order and a number of different roles for your employees or volunteers then why not order a range of designs to be embroidered onto your polo shirts? This might involve different logos for different departments or alternatively the same logos but on different coloured shirts. Your employees will really appreciate it if you ditch the name or department badges and instead embroider the information onto their shirts, so the badges don’t get constantly misplaced or tear holes in their clothing.
These basic pointers should keep you on track when you place your very first order of embroidered polo shirts. To undo and re-embroider a polo shirt is difficult without incurring some damage to the garment. So remember to keep the colours bright and complimentary, the design eye catching, in the right place for your company and finally that you’re absolutely sure this is the design that you want. Just keep these features in mind, go through your choices with other members of staff and you should be well on your way to receiving the perfect uniform for any business or organisation.
