[LightishRedd]

I'm embroidering a line of text, left chest, on a quarter-zip pullover that has a princess seam, and would like to get some opinions on placement.

It's a ladies medium, and where I typically place the design would embroider too close or over the seam. So I had a co-worker try on the garment with the logo placement mocked up as you see in the picture. She's a smaller body type than the garment -- maybe even an extra-small -- but it still seems a bit high.

I looked around on Google to find some examples, and some seem to align the center of the design where the princess seam intersects the sleeve. I could find few examples.

How would all of you handle this type of garment? Is it standard practice to align a logo like I did regardless of how high it might sit? Would you make adjustments based on differences in cut, or do you even worry about the seam? I tend to think embroidering over a seam looks tacky.

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[SunEmbroidery]

I don't embroider over the seam but I will get very close to it. Sometimes this means placing the design closer to the center than I normally would. I sometimes move the design up or down 1 position from the 14 position on a Hoop Master, my "normal" position for ladies size M. When in doubt its better to go high rather than low but if you have a vertically orientated logo that might not be the case. How wide is the design? If its just text and you're only running one item or all small sizes then splitting the text between two lines may be the best option. It can be difficult with the smaller sizes especially if the cut is fitted. Sometimes I place logos 1-2 couple positions lower/ over than normal on V and scoop necks because there aren't any other options. I've never had any complaints. Women are built so differently - even if they wear the same size - its hard to guess the perfect position unless they try on the garment and mark the center with a piece of masking tape. Even then, the design might not work there if it runs into the sleeve or something else.

 

[LightishRedd]

I don't embroider over the seam but I will get very close to it. Sometimes this means placing the design closer to the center than I normally would. I sometimes move the design up or down 1 position from the 14 position on a Hoop Master, my "normal" position for ladies size M. When in doubt its better to go high rather than low but if you have a vertically orientated logo that might not be the case. How wide is the design? If its just text and you're only running one item or all small sizes then splitting the text between two lines may be the best option. It can be difficult with the smaller sizes especially if the cut is fitted. Sometimes I place logos 1-2 couple positions lower/ over than normal on V and scoop necks because there aren't any other options. I've never had any complaints. Women are built so differently - even if they wear the same size - its hard to guess the perfect position unless they try on the garment and mark the center with a piece of masking tape. Even then, the design might not work there if it runs into the sleeve or something else.

I think we're pretty much on the same page. With women's sizes, you sometimes have to give it your best guess.

I also try to use Hoop Master on everything I can. For women's sizes I use 14 for S-M-L, 19 for XL-2X, 24 for 3X-4X. For XS I move move up to 10. For men's sizes I pretty much do the same, except all the placements are down one number.

Although irritating, scoop- and v-neck shirts haven't posed too much of a problem for me so far. Wider designs just end up being very close to the collar.

This design is only text, and it's 3.5-inches wide. We ended up centering it about an inch lower than what you see in the picture above. I guess that the lower placement may look better if the goal is to make the design sit properly on the body. But I'm wondering if placing the logo according to where it will lay on the body actually matters in cases like this. See example below.

I embroider quite a few garments with princess seams and I'm starting to see more. With this in mind, I'm wondering if I should embroider garments like these the same way almost every time. Something about the placement in my previous photo "just looks right" on the garment even though it may sit high on the body. Granted, these seams vary from one garment to the next, so I'll need to discriminate when appropriate. But in your opinion, do "visually pleasing" logo placements on garments like these seem to break any rules?

Thanks again for your reply.

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[SunEmbroidery]

I think everything looks fine and you should trust your own judgement. I do use 15 for size L because it allows more clearance from the placket so it can't become an interference when hooping.