Our embroidery, explained.
We have put our embroidery process on the site, video and all. Here is what it covers and why we made it.
Most of the questions we get about branded workwear are the same five or six. Will it last? What is the minimum? Can I put names on it? Which garments work best? Will the logo look right on hi vis? We have answered all of them in one place, with a video from the factory floor, on our new embroidered workwear page.
It is the first of three decoration guides. Screen print and digital printing will follow, each with its own video, so that anyone choosing a uniform can see what each method looks like, what it costs to set up and which garments it suits, before they ask for a quote.
Why we started with embroidery
Because it is the method we have been running on the Dock Road longest, since 1994, entirely in house, and because it is the one most Irish businesses end up choosing for a staff uniform. A stitched logo lasts the life of the garment. It does not fade, crack or lift through industrial washing, and a left chest crest on a polo or a softshell says established company in a way print does not quite manage.
The video shows the full process in about ninety seconds: the artwork being digitised into a stitch file, the garment hooped, the machine running, and the finished piece coming off the frame. If you have ever wondered what you are paying for when you see a digitising charge, that is the answer. Nothing in the video is outsourced. The machines, the digitising and the people are all ours, which is how we control turnaround and quality on every order.
What the page covers
The guide is built around the garments we embroider most, all stocked in Limerick and all linked so you can go straight from the explanation to the product.
It also sets out the practical detail. We embroider from ten garments, standard dispatch is five working days after proof approval, names and job titles can be added per garment, and your stitch file stays on record so reorders run without a new setup.
The hi vis question
One section is worth reading even if you never buy a polo from us. Embroidering a logo onto certified hi vis is fine, but the size and position matter. Cover too much of the fluorescent background or the reflective tape and the garment can drop out of its EN ISO 20471 class. We size every crest to stay inside the limit, and the page explains how that works so you can specify it correctly yourself.
Read the guide
Everything above, the video, the garment recommendations and the six most common questions answered, is on the embroidered workwear page. Screen print and digital printing guides are next.
Got a logo and a headcount?
Send them over and we will come back with pricing, and a stitched sample if you want to see it before you commit.
Request an embroidery quote See the embroidery page
