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Polos, caps and fleece

Embroidery

Stitched, not printed — the finish for polos, caps, fleece and anything a customer is going to see across a counter. We digitize in house, sew a test, and keep your tape on file for reorders.

12 piece minimum Unlimited colors Digitizing you keep Sew-out before the run
Embroidery at TSI Promotionals
7–10 business days Standard turnaround
How it works

Logo to loading dock in 7–10 business days.

Step 1

Send the art

Anything legible. Embroidery loses fine detail, so we will tell you up front what has to be simplified.

Step 2

We digitize

Your logo is redrawn as stitches — $45 one time, and the file is yours to take anywhere.

Step 3

Sew-out & approve

We sew one on the real garment and photograph it. Thread colors get adjusted before the run.

Step 4

Run & finish

Backing trimmed, jump stitches cut, folded and bagged. Pick up in Ashland or South Hill.

Real pricing

Decoration cost per piece. Published.

Decoration only — add the garment from the catalog. Setup is charged once and never again on a reorder of the same art.

Build a full quote
Quantity Up to 8k stitches Up to 15k Up to 25k Cap front
12 – 23 $9.40 $12.60 $17.80 $8.60
24 – 47 $7.90 $10.40 $14.60 $7.20
48 – 95 $6.90 $8.90 $12.40 $6.30
96 – 191 $5.95 $7.60 $10.60 $5.50
192 – 383 $5.20 $6.60 $9.20 $4.85
384 + $4.60 $5.80 $8.10 $4.30
Digitizing (one time): $45 flat, file is yours / Second location: add $4.20 / pc / Metallic or neon thread: add $0.90 / pc / Individual poly bagging: add $0.55 / pc

What we’ll decorate

Polos Caps & beanies Quarter-zips Soft shell jackets Duffels & backpacks Aprons Work shirts Your own blanks

Embroidery costs more per piece than printing and is worth it on the garments where it matters. Pricing runs on stitch count, not ink colors, so a ten-color logo costs the same as a two-color one at the same size.

Sending us artwork

Best: vector .AI or .EPS, or an existing .DST if another shop digitized it.
Fine: a clean .PNG at any size — we redraw it as stitches regardless.
Careful: thin type under 0.2″ tall and fine gradients do not survive the needle. We will show you why on the sew-out.
Standard left chest 3.5″ wide
Cap front 2.1″ tall max
Jacket back 11″ wide
Minimum lettering 0.2″ tall
Upload your artwork

Questions we get every week

Why is embroidery priced by stitch count?

Because stitches are what costs time on the machine. A logo with twelve colors and a logo with two take the same time if they are the same size.

Do I own the digitized file?

Yes. You pay the $45 once, the .DST is yours, and you can take it to any shop in the country.

Can you embroider garments I bring in?

Yes, at the same per-piece price. We ask for two spares in case a needle finds a flaw in the fabric.

Send us your logo. We’ll send back a mockup tomorrow.

804-798-7677

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