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We made the decision to use only Madeira threads on our embroidered clothing and this has been justified in the consistently high quality results that we have achieved. We are able to closely match Pantone colours on your embroidered workwear to one of the many hundreds of Rayon or Polyester threads and guarantee a consistently brilliant lustre finish.

Look here for the Madeira thread card http://www.madeira.co.uk/fileadmin/uk-industry/Classic_list_of_colours.pdf and here for the Pantone chart http://topembroidery.co.uk/static/images/pantone-reference.pdf

Due to their superior quality Madeira Rayon threads can be washed at 95 C / 203 F and work with heavy duty detergents but, avoid bleaching agents. Alternatively use a thread from the Polyester range as these are more resistant to bleaching and extreme temperatures.

 

 

Producing orders quickly

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The very fast turnaround of embroidered workwear is important to our customers and very important to us. We have created a production environment that is focussed on producing work quickly and efficiently and this combined with either a same day or over night delivery service means we can repeatedly work to very short lead times. Our Berkshire embroidery facility operates two shifts, six days a week and with an extensive stock of a wide range of embroiderable garments, bags and caps combines to make Top Embroidery a superior supplier of embroidered workwear and logoed clothing.

Field Size (embroiderable area)

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Field size or the embroiderable area is generally around 400mm x 300mm.

Larger field sizes are available and Tajima offer a fixture called an X-Panta that increases field sizes to approx 1200mm x 350mm and this allows the creation and embroidery of much larger designs. We have invested in one of the large X-Panta border frames and now regularly embroider very big designs onto presentation cloths, drapes and table covers.

Creating embroidery design files

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The creation of an embroidery file involves us in recreating the design as code that runs as programming on our CNC embroidery machines. To achieve this we have to deconstruct the logo and a key part of this process is to closely examine the design as a group of objects and plot the way that the machines will run through them to ensure that it flows as smoothly and quickly as possible with the minimum number of stops and trims.

We look at how the garment may need to be stabilised and depending on the flexibility of the fabric and the weave, it will usually be though a combination of using the most suitable backing material, hooping or framing and underlay. When we move onto the design itself we consider where we start sewing from or the entry point, which colours or sections of the design to lay down first through to the final stitches and penetration points.

Quality Control

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One of the first departments to be created by Top Embroidery was for quality control. It was identified as critically important to what we do to check and double check the accuracy of our work and to maintain the highest of standards throughout our production process. We can involve a great many elements and a variety of complex variables in supplying you and we insist on having complete control of quality. We have integrated checks into our processes and examine everything that we produce before it ships to make sure that the goods that you receive are exactly what were ordered.