What your design looks like printed
Printed keeps everything thread has to give up. Unlimited colours, real gradients, photographic detail — so this page wipes the same design embroidered against the same design printed, and the gap between them is the whole argument.
Design a patch free
Drag the handle to compare. The same design in thread and in dye. Everything the embroidered side flattens — the sky, the sun, the individual feathers — the printed side keeps.
What comes through
- Gradients stay smooth — no banding, no stepping
- Photographic detail, fine text and thin lines all survive
- Unlimited colours, including exact brand colour matching
- Illustration work the sketch only hinted at can be rendered in full
- Merrowed border, so it still reads as a patch rather than a sticker
What changes
- No thread texture — the surface is flat and smooth to the touch
- Some uniform programmes require embroidery and will not accept printed
- Maximum size is smaller than embroidered (up to about 7 inches)
Printed / Sublimated limits, in numbers
These are the physical floors of the process. Anything in a design below them is thickened, merged or dropped — which is the single biggest reason a produced patch differs from a preview.
Common questions
Will my printed / sublimated patch look exactly like the AI design?
Printed keeps everything thread has to give up. Unlimited colours, real gradients, photographic detail — so this page wipes the same design embroidered against the same design printed, and the gap between them is the whole argument. Our team redraws every design for production and you approve that artwork before anything is manufactured.
How many colours can a printed / sublimated patch have?
Unlimited. Full-colour dye sublimation.
What is the smallest text that works on a printed / sublimated patch?
About 0.08". Limited by the weave, not the process.
Can a printed / sublimated patch reproduce a gradient?
Full. Reproduced smoothly, as designed.
