Embroidery Digitizing for Caps, Apparel & Patches
Send your logo, the sew size and the garment. We build a stitch file for that placement and machine, check it as a preview, and deliver the format your shop runs.
If a file does not sew cleanly on your machine, send a sew-out photo and the fabric. We adjust density, underlay or pull compensation as a production correction.
Who it's for
- Embroidery shops and decorators
- Brands and apparel programs
- Teams and clubs ordering embroidered kit
- Anyone with a logo that needs to become a stitch file
What you receive
- Stitch file in the format you request
- Stitch preview (PDF or image) with color sequence
- Thread color list for the operator
- Production correction if the file needs adjusting on your machine
What to send
- 1.Artwork: AI, EPS, PDF, SVG, or a sharp PNG/JPG
- 2.Finished size in inches or millimetres
- 3.Fabric and garment or patch type
- 4.Placement (left chest, cap front, back, sleeve, patch)
- 5.Machine format
Options
Embroidery Digitizing: what we offer
Formats we deliver
- DSTTajima and most commercial machines
- PES / PECBrother, Babylock
- EXPMelco, Bernina
- JEFJanome
- EMBWilcom native, editable
- OFM / PXF / othersNamed on your request
Placements we digitize for
- Left chest and sleeveSmall logos, readable text, tight density control
- Cap front (flat)Built for a curved field and centre-out sewing
- Cap front (3D puff)Wide satin columns, foam-height letterforms
- Jacket backLarge panels, sequenced to keep the hoop stable
- Patch filesFill, border and merrow allowance for patch production
- AppliquéPlacement, tack-down and cover stitch sequence
Pricing
What affects the price
Every quote itemizes these factors so you can see what changes the cost.
- Finished size and stitch count
- Number of placements (cap, chest and back are separate files)
- Detail level: small text, gradients, appliqué or puff
- Fabric: knit, pique, twill, fleece or cap buckram
- Rush requests
Process
- 01Send artwork, size, fabric and format
- 02Receive the quote and confirm
- 03We digitize and send a stitch preview
- 04Approve or request changes
- 05Download the file in your format
Turnaround
Turnaround is confirmed on the quote and counts from your approval of the quote. Standard left-chest files are usually the fastest; caps, jacket backs, appliqué and 3D puff take longer. Timing covers digitizing and one preview round; it does not include your garment production.
Revisions
Adjustments that keep the same artwork, size and placement are included. A new size, a different garment type, or a redesigned logo is a new file and is quoted separately.
How fulfilment works
- Quote acceptance → draft → preview approval → payment → final download.
- Digital jobs follow quote acceptance, a draft, your preview approval, payment, then final download. There is no bulk production step.
- Requested dates are noted but are not confirmed until they appear on your written quotation.
Questions
Embroidery Digitizing FAQs
Which formats do you deliver?
DST, PES, EXP, JEF, EMB and other shop formats. Tell us the machine and we will match the format.
Can one file be used on a cap, a polo and a jacket back?
No. Each placement has a different size, fabric and sewing direction, so each is digitized separately. We quote them together when you order together.
Will you fix a file that does not sew well on my machine?
Yes. Send a photo of the sew-out and the fabric details and we adjust density, underlay or pull compensation.
Do you sew a physical sample?
A stitch preview is included with the file. If you need a physical sew-out before you approve the file, ask on the quote form and we will price it as its own line.
Related
Often ordered together
Read the artwork guidelines and file-format notes before you send a file.
Artwork guidelines · File format guide
Next step
Ready to quote your embroidery digitizing job?
Email the service, artwork, quantity and date. We reply with an itemized quote and timing.