Posts Tagged ‘dimensions’

How the patch order process works

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The 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.

An important factor to patch design we urge all our customers to consider

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

To 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”

Friday, February 12th, 2010

We 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!