Use this embroidery digitizing order checklist before you send artwork to any digitizing service. Preparing these details up front leads to a cleaner file, a faster turnaround, and far fewer back-and-forth emails.
Before You Order: The Checklist
- 1Artwork quality: gather the highest-resolution file you have, ideally a vector such as SVG, AI, EPS, or PDF, or a large, sharp PNG.
- 2Final size: decide the exact finished width and height in millimeters or inches.
- 3Fabric and garment: note what you are stitching on, such as a polo, cap, fleece, tote, or towel.
- 4Placement: specify where the design goes, such as left chest, full back, or sleeve.
- 5Thread colors: list preferred brands or color numbers to match.
- 6Format: confirm which stitch format your machine reads.
- 7Special notes: flag small text, thin lines, or elements to drop.
Why Artwork Quality Comes First
Everything downstream depends on the source art. A crisp vector or high-resolution image lets a digitizer trace clean edges and make good stitch decisions. A blurry, low-resolution image forces guesswork that shows up in the stitch-out. When in doubt, ask whoever created the logo for the original vector.
Why Final Size Matters So Much
The same logo digitized for a 60 mm cap and a 280 mm jacket back are effectively two different files. Stitch types, densities, and small-text handling all change with size, which is why stating the final dimension up front is non-negotiable.
- •Left chest logo: about 75 to 100 mm wide.
- •Cap front: about 50 to 70 mm tall.
- •Full jacket back: about 250 to 300 mm wide.
- •Sleeve or cuff: about 40 to 60 mm wide.
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Write your specs into the file name or an attached note, for example logo_leftchest_90mm_navy-white.png. It keeps the size, placement, and colors attached to the artwork so nothing gets lost.
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Five minutes of preparation is the cheapest quality upgrade in embroidery. When you hand a digitizer sharp artwork, an exact size, the fabric, the placement, and your thread and format needs, you remove the guesswork that causes delays and re-do's, and the finished file lands right the first time.