5 Logo Digitizing Tips & Tricks for Flawless Embroidered Results

Are you facing hurdles during logo digitizing?

Well, no worries, because these five tips & tricks will totally change your logo digitizing game and enhance your embroidered results in no time!

Let’s discuss these 5 hacks in detail.

Always consider the resolution of the logo before digitizing it for machine embroidery.

Sometimes, when you enlarge the image to check the fine details, it appears blurry or jagged. However, we recommend to convert that type of raster logos into vectors, so that you can easily digitize them with exact details and colors for smooth machine embroidery.

Sometimes, logos that look good on paper aren’t suitable for embroidery on work wear and t-shirts.

Before you start digitizing the logo, the first challenge is figuring out if this logo is doable in this specific size with the same details or not.

Here are some typical scenarios by which you can modify your logo before digitizing.

• Sometimes, minor changes are required, such as more defined borders and dark outlines that won’t affect the design’s integrity.
• The text may require resizing or adjustments to meet embroidery size requirements. Spacing between letters might also need modification to prevent unnecessary trimming and jumps. Additionally, there could be a need to reduce multiple borders.
• Sometimes, changes may be required in layout because if the logo contains too many details and intricate patterns, then it needs to be simplified for small sizes and placements.

The main balance point between small text and fabric is that digitizing smaller text in a logo is doable, but the result may vary on every application.

Somehow, the results of the digitized logo appear differently on any fabric.

Because sometimes, the smaller text in the logo may not work on particular fabrics because of the pile and weave of the fabric.

For Example, if you digitize any logo that contains uppercase letters at 5mm high for cotton fabric and the same for knitted fabrics, the stitches will close up in knits and can make your text illegible.

The rule of thumb for digitizing a logo is all about the text, which ultimately makes or breaks it because if the logo's graphical elements are perfectly digitized and the text is broken or sloppy, anyone can notice your shoddy work.

(Take above logo as an example which we modify for the better results)

The only way to know how many details and color blending in the logo can be digitized is the old-age theory, and the rules behind embroidery digitizing is the larger the embroidery design, the more detail and high quality color blending you can include in the logo.

(Take above logo as an example and look closely that we didn’t digitize many of the lines).

When you are digitizing a logo, especially for hats and left chest placements, keep these points in mind before adding the details to achieve the best possible results:

Space Matters: Logos are ideal for left chest placement. However, if you want to digitize the same logo for the typical cap placement, then you need to reduce some extra spaces of the logo to make it doable in 2.5 inches.

Less is more: We recommend reducing the amount of text in your logo to enhance the quality of your digitizing work. It helps you maintain your logo's appearance with more defined stitches.

Size it Up: Use uppercase letters in your logo whenever feasible because it helps you digitize the logo with bolder stitches and enhance the readability and overall look of your embroidered logo.

Logo digitizing can be scary, but following these five tips ensures that the final product is of the highest quality. Remember to keep the design simple, choose appropriate colors, use high-quality images, consider the size and placement of the logo, and test the design before starting the embroidery process. By taking these steps, you can create a logo that will look professional and polished when embroidered onto clothing, bags, or other items.