Embroidery consists of your idea, the artwork, the digitizing of the artwork, a garment or blank to stitch on, and finally the machine, thread, stabilizers and machine operator to bring the embroidery to life.

Digitizing is the process of translating artwork into a stitch file that the machine can understand. This is accomplished with expensive, sophisticated embroidery software, but it is not an automatic procedure by any means. The digitizer (or designer) must interpret the artwork in such a way that it is visually appealing when rendered in thread. It must also be accurate with respect to the layout of a logo design. The designer must keep in mind the capabilities of the machine, as well as the limitations of thread and needle.

The digitizer's work results in a design file, in the end, which is nothing more than a series of "x and y" coordinates that tell the embroidery machine where to move. But getting to this stage of the game is a time-consuming process! The digitizer's knowledge and skill is crucial to the outcome of the embroidered design. A good design is the foundation of good embroidery.
 
 
Many times an embroidery company will purchase a license to use certain Stock Designs or Stock Design Collections that have been digitized. These designs can sometimes meet the needs of a client, with only a small amount of additional digitizing required, such as the addition of a name. Many of the embroidered items on this website were created by using stock designs.
 
 
Each embroidery situation is unique, but the following guidelines will give you an idea of how the price is figured.
 
 

Merry Embroidery has researched garments and accessories thoroughly and would prefer to provide these items; however, if you have an item you have purchased that you would like to get personalized, we will be happy to do it for you.

Some of the pages on this site contain links to suppliers' catalogs. Many times I can give you a better price than the retail price that is shown.

Please ask if there is something you can't find. Many times I can track down the exact color, style and size you are needing. We deal with many companies.

 
 

Digitizing charges are based on complexity of the design. Another factor that can affect digitizing pricing is the type of artwork that the customer has. The preferred artwork is vector graphics. Jpegs and bitmaps can be used, but if the artwork needs to be redrawn, that will add to the cost.

For the simpler designs, I can provide you with a quotation and will digitize the design or text "in-house". For the more involved designs, I would be happy to submit the artwork to an outside digitzing firm for a quotation. Either way, you are under no obligation to proceed with the project. There is never a fee for quotes, and of course no fee to discuss your embroidery needs.

 
 

The minimum charge for embroidery is $7.00 (which includes one hooping). This would be for a design of 7,000 stitches or less. For each additional thousand of stitches, the charge is $1.00. After 12,000 stitches, the charge per thousand drops to $.75. Click here to see some designs with respective stitch counts.

Certain fabrics or garments can present difficulties when embroidering them, and these types of things may incur an additional charge, but you would be advised of this prior to any work being done.

You will see certain items priced on these pages. Colors can usually be changed for no add'l charge. More complex changes could affect the price shown.