The Making Method of Embroidered Caps

Summer times, winter season or whenever any season, there are populations with their hats on. Various hats along the street creates a spectacular scene of charms.

Ever wonder how an embroidered cap is made. It all starts with a logo. The logo can be an original customer made logo or a trademark logo. When using trademarked logos there are rules and regulations that must be followed and you must have the authority to use that logo.

The first step in a custom embroidered cap is to get the design digitized. This process is taking the design and converting it into a program that will tell the embroidery machine where the stitches go. Without this the machine would have no idea where to put the stitches and what needle to use. This is the "map" of the logo. Sometimes it is necessary to simplify a logo to ensure quality embroidery.

Once the design is digitized, the embroider or hat manufacturer will run a sample. This sample test the quality of the digitized work and any changes that need to be made can be done before final production. This also allows you to see the hat in the embroidery colors to make sure they are correct. If everything is correct the hats will be put into production.

Depending on the size of the machine a number of caps can be produced at the same time. Some machines have 1 head others have 16 heads. The machine operator uses the digitized file and programs the machine. Then each cap is put into a specialized embroidery hoop and attached to the machine. The machine is started and embroidery begins. The operator watches to make sure the tension of the thread is correct and in case there are any threads that break. Once the program is completed the hats are removed from the hoops and the whole process starts over for the next batch.

Although the process may seem easy there are many problems that can arise. This is just a brief overview to help you get familiar with the process of embroidered caps. Everyone has his/her own favorite, selection of caps is now a common concern.