If you are a biker, you will be happy to know that August is Motorcycle Patch Month on our Facebook fan page. if you visit our fan page every business day in August, you will be able to check out a different featured motorcycle patch, or patch of interest to Bikers.
We are already a week into it, and it has been a success. We have gotten a good response from our fans, and have acquired many new fans.
August is Motorcycle Month!
August 9th, 2010Should I Purchase My Embroidered Patches from a U.S Company or an Overseas Company?
July 15th, 2010“If I purchase my patches directly from China myself, I will get them faster and cheaper, right?”
This is a common misconception. If you order from an embroidered patch supplier located in the United States, you will have the assurance of getting what you asked for with the guarantee that if there are factory defects or your order was produced incorrectly that it will be replaced.
When buying from a supplier located outside of the U.S., sometimes a telephone number is not even supplied, and when it is, it is a very expensive, long distance call, which usually needs to be made several times during the course of the patch order process. Not only that, but whether the person on the other end will be able to speak fluent English will be it will be “hit-and-miss” at best. This can lead to a multitude of misunderstandings regarding your order, and your patch design requests. Who has time to have their patches redone two and three times when they have an important event coming up, in which the patches will play a crucial part?
You can take some comfort in the fact that when you order embroidered patches from a US company, this company must abide by certain laws of the federal government, such as types of dyes and metals used in the production of embroidered patches and lapel pins. The U.S. Government regulates products that contain lead, asbestos and other harmful materials. There have been many reported cases of lapel pins that have been shipped from China, getting held up in US Customs because of their lead content.
You also have the assurance that your credit card company can back you up if there is a problem. In many non-US countries, government as well as most companies are not as conscious of security as we are in the U.S. about your credit card information.
If none of this bothers you because your only concern is the cheapest price possible, consider this: All fabric items that are imported into the U.S. have an 11% duty fee, which includes many items, such as apparel, labels and patches. Also, think of how much more shipping will cost when it is being shipped from the other side of the world versus the other side of the country-if that. Shipping as a whole is much less expensive for the professional fabric importer than it is for individuals by sometimes as much as 50%.
At Custom Patches®, we guarantee all our products to be free from defects and hazardous materials, and can assure you that when dealing with our company, you will always receive the best customer service available, from trained and dedicated Account Executives, with years of experience in the embroidery industry.
We have a Facebook account
May 17th, 2010You can follow us on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=100000709842802&ref=profile
We have a cool feature called “Patch of the Day.” If you are really into looking at patches, you may want to check it out. We only post awesome patches!
A Recent Testimonial
May 3rd, 2010I just received the box with 500 patches today and I am so pleased! You got the design on both patches to look very nice, the colors are great, the text on patch is very nice… very attractive.
I know it was a lot of work going back and forth by email – trying to get both patches designed right and I appreciate all of your flexibility, patience, professionalism and kindness throughout the entire process. I will recommend your fine company to many service groups in town, because I know they will be very pleased with the outcome as well.
And you kept the price down for me (affordable) and receiving these today gives us plenty of time to distribute properly and sell during our huge Rhody Festival in May.
I sincerely thank you very much for all your fine work. Hope you’ll share this ‘letter of recommendation’ and excellent customer satisfaction with your manager and owner and whoever else.Open-mouthed smiley emoticon
Great work,
I’m very grateful,
Jennifer French
Florence, Oregon
A quick reminder about patch quote requests
March 11th, 2010If you send us a quote request, with the exception of the weekend, we will get back to you within 24 hours or less. The majority of the time, we will contact you by telephone, however if you have not provided a phone number, or if we are overly inundated with quote requests, we may opt to email you your quote. It is advisable to check your spam folders, as sometimes our emails do end up there.
How the patch order process works
March 9th, 2010The order process refers to the stage after you have received a quote and have approved it. While the majority of our customers request a quote prior to ordering, some choose to skip this step and go right to the ordering stage, seeing as our prices are listed on our website already.
1) You send us any art / sketch / idea along with instructions / specifications / requests.
2) Our art department will create a cleaned up, modified version, appropriate for embroidery, which you will receive within 24-48 hours.
3) From here you have two choices. You may choose to make changes to your artwork until it meets your specifications. If this is the case, step two will be repeated until artwork is how you would like it. Once, it is, you may approve the artwork.
4) We then proceed to a sewn out proof of your art which will be emailed to you within 2- 3 days of receiving your approval. Assuming the sewout is approved and we proceed you are billed at that time.
5) Within 7-10 days of sewout approval, we will ship your patches to you.
NOTE: Due to the high capacity of emails we receive on a daily basis we do not supply artwork without an order.
If you choose to make changes to the physical characteristics of the patch after artwork is approved and sewn sample is received, or if the order is canceled through no fault of our own, ONLY THEN will you be charged what we call a digital tape fee. There are no hidden charges.
Looking for Woven Labels?
February 19th, 2010We have a specialized department dedicated to nothing but Woven Labels! They call themselves “The Branding Specialists” and it’s easy to see why.
http://www.newyorkcustomlabels.com
They call themselves “The Branding Specialists” because they realize that your label design will play a big part in how your product is perceived in the marketplace, and have therefore trained their artists in the techniques that specifically make for a successful label. Whether you are a large apparel company or a new designer looking to make your mark in the fashion or accessories industry, or have any product requiring a label, they will work with you to design and deliver a label that will make your brand stand out from the rest. First impressions are important, let New York Custom Labels make sure it’s a great one.
An important factor to patch design we urge all our customers to consider
February 16th, 2010To determine the size for pricing, average both dimensions of the patch. For example, a 4 x 2 patch is considered a 3 inch size for pricing.
Here comes the important part:
Unless you are providing artwork you have designed yourself, and therefore know the exact dimensions, or you or your organization have exact dimension requirements, it is advisable to provide us only with the overall size of your design.
For example, if you know you would like a 3.5” oval, do not automatically assume that your design will work best as 4 x 3. Most of the time this is not the case at all, and our art department rearranges the design, trying to force it to fit into the dimensions the customer has provided, thinking these dimensions are the customer’s requirements.
In the example below, the customer decided a 3” patch would best suit their budget. Therefore, they assumed that dimensions of 4 x 2 would make the most sense. Our art department worked up the design in a 4 x 2, and as you can see, those dimensions are not appropriate for the design. It looks much better as a 3.25 x 2.75, which also comes out to be a 3” size for pricing.
When it comes to determining dimensions, we have an expert graphic design team who will determine these details for you, so you don’t have to!
“I don’t know what size to make my custom patches”
February 12th, 2010We receive many questions about the proper custom patch size to order. While there is no size requirement, below are some good guidelines to follow, depending on what type of organization you represent, as well as your budget.
All the way across the board, our most popular sizes are 3 inch, 3.5 inch, and 4 inch.
Fire Patches that include, or are in the shape of Maltese crosses:
RANGE: 3.5″ – 5″
MOST COMMON: 4.5″
Police Uniform Patches:
RANGE: 3″ – 4.5″
MOST COMMON: 3.5″
Military Patches
RANGE: 3.5″ – 4.5″
MOST COMMON: 4″
Motorcycle / Biker Back Patches:
RANGE: 10″-16″
MOST COMMON: 12″
Sports Patches:
RANGE: 2″ – 6″
MOST COMMON: 3″
Scouting:
RANGE: 1.5″ – 6″
MOST COMMON: 3″
Business/Company logos with slogan:
RANGE: 3″ – 8″
MOST COMMON: 3.5″
Remember that these are just guides. You may order any type of embroidered patch in any size you wish!
Welcome to the EmbroideredPatches.net Blog!
February 12th, 2010Welcome to the new blog for EmbroideredPatches.net. Here you will be able to find added aid in designing your custom patches, as well as more information on promotional products in general. Check back often!