Embroidered Polo Shirts for Sports Clubs

Posted by ssashirts on April 15th, 2014

Embroidered logos on sports shirts provide an elegant twist to otherwise generic polo shirts that your sports club members wear. It gives your group identity and unites members, making them feel more like a part of the team. You can only change up sleeve, collar, lining, and panelling colours so many times, making sports shirts look almost too generic. Adding a small logo detail makes your shirt more exclusive—something that only your members can wear.

When looking around to get your sports shirts produced, embroidery is often an added expense, and for good reason. While these logo details are not necessarily done by hand, they require expensive machinery to produce. The extra price you pay goes to the maintenance and operation of these heavy duty equipment. However, there are many ways by which you can lower the price of your embroidered polo shirts. Take note of the following tips and you can effectively reduce the price you will have to pay for short production:

1. Reduce the size of the logo. Remember that the bigger the logo or design you want to have embroidered on the shirt, the greater and more expensive work it will take to produce. Best limit your design to a less conspicuous size that you can put on the front pocket, the collar, or somewhere it can easily be seen and recognized.
2. If your club's logo includes a fancy or colourful background, strip it to its bare essentials to minimize the detailing. Just make sure it is still recognizable, iconic, and symbolic of your identity. The fewer details you have on the design, the less you will have to pay for the embroidery.
3. You may also want to consider the quantity of shirts you want to make. Many designers and manufacturers have a minimum number of units, so make sure you do a proper head count so you can take advantage of batch order prices. Having a few extra units made is also a good idea, should you be able to recruit new members along the way.
4. Lastly, choose a designer and manufacturer that don't only offer logo embroidery services, but shirt-design and production as well. This way, you can get even better deals for contracting the entire bulk of work and using their service all at once. The best shirt designers can completely customise your club shirt from cut to colour combinations to sizes, and even logo and design detailing.

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SSA Shirts is an Australian owned custom clothing company. They specialise in manufacturing premium quality polo shirts, corporate shirts for business events and promotions, clubs, schools and sporting teams. Their experienced in-house designers and pattern makers are expert in providing exceptional comfort and fit shirts with style. All of their products are manufactured in their own factories in Australia and Asia.