1. Embroidery Business Guide
   
   
2. Embroidery Designs - To digitise yourself or Outsource
   
   
3. Where to operate from
   
   
4. Choosing an embroidery machine type
   
   
5. Optimising work time
   
   
6. Machinery components
   
   
7. What to embroider
   
   
8. Marketing your own goods
   
   
9. In conclusion
   
   

What to embroider

Many types of embroidery can be done for retail, and they are all profitable.

In addition, many items can be embroidered onto. Caps, polo shirts, T-shirts, jackets, sweatshirts and shirts are just some of the items of clothing your embroidery business will regularly work with. Towels, blankets, throws, handkerchiefs and even dog coats can also be embroidered, and these items are often requested as personalized items for gifts.

Logo embroidery is a good way to make a quick profit from small, fast designs. Logo embroidery is something mainly done in bulk. Sports teams, fast food restaurants and charities are just some of the customers that may require logo embroidery.

Other types of business also require embroidery work. Business embroidery can be for many types of company. Hotels regularly send orders for business embroidery. Towels, robes and other items are often personalized with hotel logos, and mainly in the case of country hotels, pictures of the hotel itself. Business embroidery doesn’t always involve logo embroidery. Promotional merchandise is also a possibility. Zoos may require sweatshirts with embroidered animals, and many hobby clubs may require caps and sweatshirts featuring things such as cars, animals, planes, and almost anything else you can think of.

Of course, you may also have orders other than business embroidery. The public are also a good source of work. People requiring personalised gifts are a good source of income, and you will find that over the Christmas period, this area of your business will increase.

This does not in any way mean you should restrict yourself to doing work to order only. If you know there will be a good trade in embroidered towels, handkerchiefs, bed linen, caps, or any other item in your area, you can simply produce a variety of items, and then market them.