\nToo Much Lettering in Too Small a Place<\/strong>\u2013 We really do get logos like this all of the time with requests to fit designs like this in areas as small as 2.5 inches.\u00a0 Part of our role at Qdigitizing is to train our customers as to what will and what will not work.\u00a0 While this might be an extreme example it happens all of the time.\u00a0 Lettering is particularly challenging because everyone know what a letter looks like and even one stitch out of place can make a letter look wrong. \u00a0Certain substrates will accept small lettering better than others but generally speaking 4mm is the smallest Arial (sans serif) letter we can program.\u00a0 Smaller than that and your machine will not form quality stitches or the holes in letters like A, B, D, O, P, Q, R, (for capital letters) a, b, d, g, o, p, q, s (for lower case) will fill in and look like blobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blending<\/strong> \u2013 Embroidery is a solid medium and we cannot blend threads to copy the effect shown below.\u00a0 Can we fake it?\u00a0 Yes, but whether or not the end product will be accepted is entirely subjective and depends entirely on the expectations of the end user.\u00a0 It should be understood that effects like this are meant to mimic \u201creflectivity.\u201d\u00a0 Embroidery thread by its nature will shine and reflect light so while this effect may be necessary in print, in embroidery this may happen all by itself.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Transparent Effects \u2013 <\/strong>Since thread is opaque you cannot see something that is on a layer behind the thread.\u00a0 Because of that images like this are virtually impossible to emulate in embroidery.\u00a0 Objects behind windows are also very difficult.<\/p>\n \u00a0 Distressed effect \u2013 <\/strong>Design\u2019s like BIORUST below do not work well for embroidery.\u00a0 Needle and thread do not have enough resolution to duplicate this effect.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0 Logo\u2019s on hats<\/strong> \u2013 In general, the maximum height for a hat design is 2.25\u201d tall.\u00a0 On some machines you can push this to 2.5\u201d but I promise you, whenever you push the extreme limits of hat embroidery you are asking for trouble in the form of damaged product and broken machines.\u00a0 Designs like this are beautiful but it is not friendly to cap embroidery.\u00a0 There is too much small lettering in too small of a space to allow for quality embroidery.\u00a0 Qdigitizing is presented designs like this for hat embroidery all of the time and we are put in the position of being the \u201cbad guy\u201d because we have to say \u201cno.\u201d\u00a0 We don\u2019t say no because we don\u2019t want the work.\u00a0 We are saying no because we want you to be able to produce a quality product for your customer.\u00a0 The only absolute I have run across in commercial embroidery is there are no absolutes.\u00a0 There are ways to simulate blends and given enough room you can program a design like the ABC logo (above) to look very much like the art.\u00a0 You can even find \u201cpanel programs\u201d for embroidering large designs on to hat panels. The sewn panels are then sent to the vendor who turns the panels into finished hats.\u00a0 The main point is, if you see logs like these it is in your best interest to ask us before you commit to your customer.\u00a0 You will be in a much stronger position if you get in front of production issue instead of making excuses after the fact.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.qdigitizing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/too-much-lettering.png\" "\\"too")
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\nThe question then might become, \u201cHow can we make this work?\u201d\u00a0 For this design, the answer is to delete the outer ring and small lettering.\u00a0 The more inspired companies have multiple versions of their logos.\u00a0 These companies have been down this path and at some point someone has explained to them why their logo will not work on a cap.\u00a0 You can be the consummate professional if you can understand the limitations of the medium are and offer them options.\u00a0 You should explain to the end user why the design will not work and the advantages to simplifying a design like this.\u00a0 You may earn the opportunity to sell more product also.\u00a0 Sell them on putting the \u201cfull logo\u201d on something like a jacket or polo shirt but the simplified logo on a hat.\u00a0 In the end you will sell a superior product.\u00a0 You customer will be happier and your opportunity to earn more sales will increase dramatically.\u00a0 If you dig your heels in and insist on fitting this full logo on a hat you will wind up with a substandard product and most likely a large number of damaged hats.<\/p>\n