First impressions matter, and nothing communicates professionalism quite like a well-embroidered logo. Custom embroidery transforms ordinary garments into polished, branded pieces that proudly represent your business, team, or organization. At Artik, embroidery has been a core part of what we do since 1985. Decades of experience mean your design is in capable hands from the very first stitch.

What Is Custom Embroidery?

Embroidery is the art of decorating garments and patches using machine needlework. Instead of printing ink onto fabric, a specialized machine stitches your design directly into the material using thread. The result is a textured, dimensional finish that looks premium and holds its quality over time.

The thread comes in a wide range of colors, making it straightforward to match your brand palette. From simple one-color logos to detailed multi-color designs, embroidery adds a level of craftsmanship that printed methods simply can't replicate.

How Is Embroidery Priced?

Pricing is based on three key factors: the number of stitches required to complete your design, the number of items being embroidered, and the location of the embroidery on the garment.

Larger or more complex designs naturally require more stitches, which affects the overall cost. Products on artik.com include a small embroidery in the base price, covering up to 10,000 stitches. Send us your artwork, and we'll estimate the stitch count and provide a no-obligation quote.

Embroidery Minimums

Minimum order quantities for embroidery are 12 or 24 pieces, depending on the item. Popular embroidered products include:

Headwear • Polos • Dress Shirts • Sweatshirts • Jackets

How the Embroidery Process Works

Getting an embroidered order done with us is a simple three-step process.

Step 1: Contact Artik

Send us your artwork and any questions you have. We'll get back to you promptly with a friendly, no-obligation price quote.

Step 2: Digitizing 

Our team digitizes your artwork, converting it into a format our embroidery machines can read. This step is key to achieving a clean, accurate stitch result. Artik's experienced graphic designers review your file and optimize it for embroidery before production begins.

Step 3: Embroidery 

Once the digital file is ready, the embroidery machine follows its instructions and stitches your design into the fabric with precision and speed. The finished product is inspected before it reaches your hands.

Examples of Stitch Count

Embroidery prices are based on stitch count (larger, more complex designs cost more).

Embroidery products on artik.com include a small embroidery (up to 10,000 stitches) in the price. The best way to find out your cost is to contact us for a price quote. 

Who Orders Custom Embroidery?

Embroidery serves an enormous range of clients and industries. Here's a glimpse at the kinds of orders we regularly fulfil:

• Toronto local Mechanics and Workshops visit Artik for custom worker shirts.

• Mattress shops and GTA Hotels have come to us for custom embroidered pillows.

• Hunters and Gun Clubs from across Ontario order custom camouflage hats to stay stealthy.

• Ontario Golf Courses and Country Clubs order embroidered golf shirts for members and golfers.

• High-end stores order embroidered dress shirts for resale and as staff uniforms.

• BBQ and baking enthusiasts (and hot sauce companies) have ordered custom cooking aprons.

• We've embroidered nurse scrubs and doctor coats for healthcare workers in hospitals.

• Some sports teams have placed orders for custom embroidered socks.

• Universities have come in to pick up branded lab coats for their researchers and mad scientists.

• Some stores order embroidered winter hats for resale during the long Toronto winter.

• Hotels love to get custom-branded towels and embroidered bath robes for guests.

• Some musicians order embroidered band hats to sell at shows and festivals.

• School teams (and whole Engineering programs) often seek embroidered school jackets

• Restaurants often order embroidered chef jackets for their kitchen staff.

• Baseball teams looking for embroidered baseball caps for their uniform.

• Festivals often order embroidered sweatshirts to show who is STAFF.

• Charity events frequently ask for custom embroidered hoodies for fundraising.

• Sports teams often want embroidered jerseys for their next game (Hockey, Football, Baseball, and more!).

• Many businesses order embroidered hats for staff to wear.

• Toronto businesses ordering embroidered polo shirts for their next tradeshow.

Whoever you are, Artik can help digitize your design and embroider it onto garments of your choice. With our modern machines, we can embroider complex, amazing embroidered garments very quickly.

Contact us for a quote! We're friendly and will give you the information you need right away. 

What 35+ Years of Custom Embroidery Has Taught Us

Since 1985, Artik has been stitching designs onto everything from baseball caps to chef coats and artist smocks. Over the years, we've learned a few things worth sharing.

1. Quality embroidery comes with experience

Decades of work mean we've encountered almost every kind of design challenge imaginable. Artik has refined its machines, trained its team extensively, and developed a reputation as Toronto's trusted embroidery supplier. Challenging designs and tight deadlines are just part of the job.

2. Good embroidery starts with good artwork

Your art file is the foundation of your embroidered product. A simple design for a baseball cap and a complex multi-colored piece for a jacket both begin in the same place: your artwork. Our sales representatives and graphic designers work closely with you to make sure your file is optimized before a single stitch is made.

3. Custom embroidery doesn't have to break the bank

Embroidered apparel has a premium look, but it doesn't need to come at a premium price. Speak with our team about ways to keep costs down without sacrificing the finished quality. Ordering in higher quantities, simplifying stitch counts, and choosing the right garment all make a meaningful difference to the final price.

Custom embroidery is one of the most timeless ways to represent a brand, a team, or an organization. At Artik, we make the process accessible, affordable, and backed by decades of expertise. From your first inquiry to the moment your order ships, we're here to make it easy.

Contact us today; your next branded piece is one conversation away.

 

 

Custom Embroidery Guide

We provide friendly advice and no-obligation price quotes. Contact us with any questions.

 

What is Embroidery?

Embroidery is a stylish way to decorate any garment or patch with machine needlework. Send us your design and our expert team will embroider it onto your garments. There are many thread colours for the custom embroidery stitches.

How is Embroidery Priced?

Pricing is based on the number of stitches that our machine needs to make, the number of items being embroidered and the location of the embroidery.

Embroidery products on artik.com include a small embroidery in the price (up to 10,000 stitches). Send us your art to estimate your stitch count.

What are the embroidery minimums?

For embroidery, our minimum quantities are 12 or 24 pieces depending on the item. See popular styles below:

Headwear • Polos • Dress Shirts • Sweatshirts • Jackets

Watch our machine at work: 

 

 

How does the Embroidery process work? 

Step 1. Contact Artik

Send us your art file and contact us with any questions. We'll reply with a price quote in a friendly no-obligation email.

Step 2. Digitizing

We digitize your art file which turns it into a format that our embroidery machine can read.

Step 3. Embroidery

The embroidery machine follows the digital instructions, quickly threading the design into fabric.  

 

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  Make sure your design does not have small sized texts. Embroidered fonts should be at least 5mm or 1/4" tall. 

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What We've Learned 30 from Years of Custom Embroidery

Since 1985, we at Artik have been embroidering your designs onto everything from hats and polo shirts to smocks for artists and aprons for chefs. Over all this time we've honed our technique and found the best equipment. Here are a few lessons we've learned about custom embroidery over the years:

1. Quality embroidery comes with experience 

In our thirty plus years of embroidery, we've made some mistakes! Over the years, we've fine tuned our machines and trained our staff and created some truly beautiful custom embroidery work. Today, our customers come back to Artik and recommend us to their friends. If you've got a challenging embroidery, or an important event coming up, don't trust the new kids on the block, come to Toronto's trusted embroidery supplier!

2. Custom embroidery takes a helping hand

The starting point for your embroidery project is your art file - whether it's a simple design for an embroidered baseball cap or a complex art piece for an large embroidered, your art file is the guide that will lead our needlework. At Artik, our friendly sales representatives and experienced graphic designers will ensure your art is ready to be embroidered.

3. Custom embroidery doesn't have to break the bank

When you're ordering custom embroidered goods, the cost doesn't need to be sky high! Speak to our friendly staff for tips on lowering the price of your embroidery project, whole keeping the high quality embroidered look.