Customers frequently question whether to usepatches or direct embroidery and there is no simple answer as to which is mostappropriate. Certainly, direct embroidery onto a garment is a luxurious way toget a logo or message across, however it is extremely expensive. Although thereis no exact guide as to which is appropriate, perhaps a look at some of thefactors to consider will ease your decision making process.
The first question is a direct costcomparison. In this regard, the patch generally wins hands down. As wemanufacture almost all of our patches using the most modern equipmentavailable, we are able to completely assemble the finest quality patch at amere fraction of the cost of directly embroidering onto a garment. This issimply because direct embroidery is a very labor-intensive process that generally involves taking pre-existing products and running them through asecondary embroidery process. We are able to manufacture patches withoutconsidering the product to which they will be applied. With the use of patchesit is not necessary to make a preliminary investment in garments or products that may be required over a substantial period of time. Simply put, you purchase the products as you need them and simply apply the patch that has already been made. The patches arealso reusable in most situations and therefore the useful life of a singlepatch may extend through use on several garments. Our customers frequentlypurchase a supply of patches that will last a year or more to save on production costs and then send these patches as needed to their uniform suppliers as needed.They eliminate the cost of holding inventory in large quantities and sizes inanticipation of need.
The next question is how well the design willreproduce. Here again, we are generally able to do a better job at reproducing your artwork in a patch than could be done by direct embroidery. The reason for thisis actually quite simple, as the patches are all digitized for and embroideredonto a twill substrate that is an ideal medium for embroidery. With directembroidery, the design must be digitized for the specific underlying fabric anddifferent fabrics present different looks when embroidered. When directembroidery is done on the front of a six-panel cap, the seam in the front isalways a problem this is not the case when a patch is used.
The detail that we are able to generate in apatch will generally far exceed that which can be done by direct embroidery. Interms of reproducing detail, we have the ability to go anywhere from that whichis available by embroidering the patch to the fine detail available by weavingthe patch and then to the photographic quality of the dye sublimation patch.
Clearly we at American Patch and EmblemCompany have a bias, but hope that the consideration of the above factors willhelp you make your choice with more insight. If we are able to help you or provide answers to specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at
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