Embroidery News Style Focus: Trace
Heather Polo
- K576 - men's 4.5-ounce,
100% polyester polo
Love
the heathered look? Then you'll like the K576 heathered
performance polo that wicks away moisture and resists snags. Its has
a self-fabric collar, 3-button placket with dyed-to-match buttons
and open hem sleeves. Its available in sizes XS-4X in five colors.
The ladies style is the L576 polo.
Embroidery News Apparel Defined:
Come across some unknown words when shopping for embroidered
apparel? Here are some definitions:
- Fully Fashioned - a garment that's
knitted to be in the shape of the body.
- Garment Dyed - a dying process that
occurs after the garment to sewn together.
- Garment Washed - a process where
softeners are added to completed garments. The softeners cause the
fibers to relax which makes them softer to the touch, gives
them a thicker appearance and reduces shrinkage.
- Honeycomb Pique Knit - a pique knit
with a cellular appearance
- Hook and Loop - a closure system
often used on the back of adjustable baseball hats and
is commonly know as VELCRO.
- IL50 - this label indicates that a
garment can withstand at least 50 industrial launderings without
showing significant wear.
- Interlock Knit - 2-ply knit fabric
that's knit together to create a heavier but softer knit that
feels the same on both sides.
Checking Your Embroidery Proof?
Wondering if your logo will look from a distance? Print it to scale
(your embroiderer should provide the measurements), tape it to the
left chest area of a shirt and view it from three feet away.
If its barely readable in print then it won't be readable when its
embroidered. Can't print your logo at the correct size?
Cut out a piece of paper in the correct size and try to imagine your
logo at that size.