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EMBROIDERING ON HEADWEAR
Digitizing and Embroidery Tips
WHEN TO CHOOSE EMBROIDERY
Hats come in as many shapes and styles as there are reasons and people to wear them. Some common types of headwear that sport embroidery today are knit caps, racing caps, headwraps, straw ha
Digitizing and Embroidery Tips
WHEN TO CHOOSE EMBROIDERY
Hats come in as many shapes and styles as there are reasons and people to wear them. Some common types of headwear that sport embroidery today are knit caps, racing caps, headwraps, straw ha
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
ts, bucket hats and visors. When considering a hat for embroidery, however, the baseball cap stands out from the crowd.
The baseball cap, an American invention, was first worn by national baseball teams and gained widespread popularity in the 20’s and 30’s when “regular folk” started wearing them to show su
The baseball cap, an American invention, was first worn by national baseball teams and gained widespread popularity in the 20’s and 30’s when “regular folk” started wearing them to show su
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
pport for their favorite team. The baseball cap, with the bill backwards, sideways or facing front, is more popular today than it was then. It is a trendy item that can “spread the word” for your customer for years to come.
LOCATION
Baseball caps come in 5 basic styles:
• high profil
LOCATION
Baseball caps come in 5 basic styles:
• high profil
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
e with high flat fronts, good for advertising but not as popular with younger hat wearers,
• low-profile with a lower frontal area and a sloping crown. This is the most popular style but has a more restricted embroidery area,
• pro-style, which is a low-profile hat with a more upright front—tradit
• low-profile with a lower frontal area and a sloping crown. This is the most popular style but has a more restricted embroidery area,
• pro-style, which is a low-profile hat with a more upright front—tradit
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ionally used by professional teams,
• 5 panel, a high-profile hat with no front center seam,
• 6 panel, available in high, low or pro-style with a front center seam.
For a design over 4” wide, which is to be sewn on a cap front, it is generally necessary to digitize from the middle of the desi
• 5 panel, a high-profile hat with no front center seam,
• 6 panel, available in high, low or pro-style with a front center seam.
For a design over 4” wide, which is to be sewn on a cap front, it is generally necessary to digitize from the middle of the desi
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
gn outward since sewing from left to right may cause most caps to pucker at the front seam. (This is not as much of an issue on a 5-panel, high-profile cap.) Therefore, if you are trying to cut costs to spec a job and are considering using one tape for both a cap and left chest, keep your design under 2.25”
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
high and digitize for the cap. Your embroiderer will be able to go from a cap to a flat (left chest) much more easily than from a flat to a hat. For best results, of course, we recommend that each embroidery tape be digitized specifically for the area on which it will be embroidered.
If you are planning to
If you are planning to
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
embroider a design on the side of a hatband for a hat worn by men, make sure the design is placed on the left side. Anything on a woman’s hatband must be on the right side. (This custom has its roots in the seventeenth century and the Cavalier hat with its long plumes and ostrich feathers, which needed to be
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
restricted to the left side to free the sword arm.)
FABRIC
The most common fabrics used for embroidered hats today are poplin, twill and wool. Of the three, poplin is the best all around choice for embroidery. It holds its shape, shows off embroidery well and is pliable enough to be easil
FABRIC
The most common fabrics used for embroidered hats today are poplin, twill and wool. Of the three, poplin is the best all around choice for embroidery. It holds its shape, shows off embroidery well and is pliable enough to be easil
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
y hooped. Twill and wool also display embroidery well but are not quite as pliable as poplin. Wool’s thickness and stiffness make it the most difficult of the three to hoop for the embroidery process once backing is included.
On the other end of the spectrum, avoid foam hats, which are impossible to embroid
On the other end of the spectrum, avoid foam hats, which are impossible to embroid
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
r and painters caps, made of paper-thin fabric, which do not embroider well. If you want a finished product that you can be proud of, investing in a better quality fabric for your embroidered caps is well worth the investment.
DESIGN ELEMENTS
The baseball cap, in particular, can be a verit
DESIGN ELEMENTS
The baseball cap, in particular, can be a verit
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
able “walking billboard” today with 180° and 270° hooping capability. This treatment is most often seen in resorts, pro shops or country clubs, but done tastefully, could show up at a company picnic or corporate event. Keeping the sides fairly simple is the suggestion here. A long, narrow design, interesting
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
text or complimentary logos along the sides can make a statement without making the hat appear too busy or confusing.
A recent trend is to have a customer’s website address along the back of the hat and the company logo across the front. (This would require two separate digitized tapes.)
An ongoing proble
A recent trend is to have a customer’s website address along the back of the hat and the company logo across the front. (This would require two separate digitized tapes.)
An ongoing proble
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
m with embroidery design elements for all types of fabrics is text size. This is especially critical on hats. A design layout may need re-thinking if small text is included. In this situation the company logo may be sewn across the front and text across the back or on the side. Script or serif fonts are not
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
advisable for text up to ?” high. For best results, use capitalized letters in a sans serif font such as Ariel. (Your digitizer will let you know if the text in your design will sew out well at its original size.)
Suggested minimum letter height:
Polar fleece, nylon and corduroy..……………. 1/ 4”
Poplin, twil
Suggested minimum letter height:
Polar fleece, nylon and corduroy..……………. 1/ 4”
Poplin, twil
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
l, wool and most other fabrics….. 3/16”
MARKETING IDEAS
You could increase your chance of a sale as well as provide your customer with a promotional tool he might not otherwise have by turning him on to the possibility of co-op dollars. Monies are often available to help cover the cost o
You could increase your chance of a sale as well as provide your customer with a promotional tool he might not otherwise have by turning him on to the possibility of co-op dollars. Monies are often available to help cover the cost o
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
f an item, such as a hat, to promote the vendor’s name alongside the company’s name. The side panels of a hat would be ideal for this. A good example would be a local hardware store owner who secures co-op dollars from two of his vendors. A national tool manufacturer and a national paint manufacturer would b
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
e good prospects. Many national organizations have funding available for just such a purpose. (A single 270° tape would handle the embroidery and help keep the cost manageable.)
Another exciting marketing idea that’s showing up in the promotions industry today is the “theme hat.” where a scene is embroidere
Another exciting marketing idea that’s showing up in the promotions industry today is the “theme hat.” where a scene is embroidere
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
d on the bill of a baseball cap or visor. Examples would include a casino environment, sporting event, beach scene, etc. The design normally tells a story that relates to a specific target industry. Once basic designs have been created, the hats can be marketed in two ways:
1. Sales of 1,000 units or more c
1. Sales of 1,000 units or more c
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
an be customized to customer specifications at the manufacturing level, before the hat is assembled.
2. Smaller quantities can be sold from a stock of inventoried hats that have been produced in a variety of designs. The hats can then be personalized on the front and/or back once a customer chooses a design
2. Smaller quantities can be sold from a stock of inventoried hats that have been produced in a variety of designs. The hats can then be personalized on the front and/or back once a customer chooses a design
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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