Personalized lanyard embroidery is a popular, giftable project. A lanyard is typically polyester webbing, so the keys are hooping it correctly and choosing the right design size. Here is how to do it — including how to create a machine-ready design for free with SewFlow.
What You Need for Lanyard Embroidery
- •Fabric type: polyester webbing
- •Hooping: Float on tear-away
- •Recommended design size: small repeated text
- •Best placement: along the strap
- •A machine-ready file in your format (JEF, DST, PES, EXP, XXX, or SEW)
How to Make a Lanyard Design with SewFlow
- 1Open the SewFlow Image to Embroidery tool at sewflow.com/image, or the Text tool at sewflow.com/text for names and monograms.
- 2Upload your logo or artwork and remove the background, or type and style your lettering.
- 3Set the design size to fit your lanyard, then choose your machine's format — JEF (Janome), DST (Tajima/commercial), PES (Brother/Babylock), EXP (Bernina), XXX (Singer), or SEW (Janome legacy).
- 4Click Preview Stitches to check the stitch path and density before downloading.
- 5Download the file, hoop or float your lanyard with the right stabilizer, and run a test stitch on a scrap first.
Design your lanyard embroidery free online:
Open Image to Embroidery →Popular Lanyard Embroidery Ideas
- •Conferences
- •Schools
- •Staff IDs
- •Events
- •Branding
Tips for Great Lanyard Embroidery
- •Float the flat webbing on sticky stabilizer.
- •Repeated small text or a logo works best.
- •Keep designs narrow to fit the strap.
Placement Matters
On a lanyard, along the strap is the most flattering placement — mark it before you hoop.