Bold layers.
Clean finishes.
Fabric-layered embroidery artwork with clean borders and production-focused detail.
Applique embroidery examples
Applique embroidery stitches pieces of fabric onto a garment instead of filling every area with thread. The fabric covers large areas and a border stitch locks the edges down. This gives big letters, numbers and shapes a bold, layered look while using fewer stitches, which keeps team jackets, jerseys and uniforms lighter and more comfortable to wear.
The examples in this gallery show the stitch detail and clean outline of applique work, the digitized stitch structure behind it, and a detailed character design as artwork and as a rendered result. Applique digitizing has to plan the placement line, the tack-down stitch and the cover stitch in the right order so the fabric stays flat and the borders stay even.
Applique works well for school and club names, jersey numbers, varsity-style lettering and large mascot shapes. To learn more, see our applique embroidery service, compare it with chenille embroidery, or send your design and we will tell you whether applique is the right method for it.