Faux Embroidery is a Colourflex® Transfer with the supplied artwork digitised to create a texture and depth that mimics traditional embroidery. Suitable for branding bags, apparel and other textile products with unlimited colours.
Advantages
- Durable, flexible branding for apparel that is machine washable with a soft-touch matte finish.
- Eco-friendly water-based inks.
- Efficient self-weeding technology.
- Only one set up charge is required regardless of the number of print colours.
- Can be shipped straight after being printed.
- Can be applied to a larger range of products and positions.
- Results on smaller sized prints is far better than conventional embroidery.
Limitations
- Pantone colour matching is not available. Artwork will be matched to the closest available thread colour with 3D shading that affects the colour outcome.
- Not suitable for fine details — bold, larger artwork is recommended for the most realistic Faux Embroidery effect.
- As the design size decreases, both stitch clarity and detail resolution are reduced.
- Metallic colours not available.
Artwork Requirements
- Vector or high-resolution JPEG/bitmap files can be used. Low-resolution artwork may reduce output quality.
- Font Requirements:
- Sans Serif: Min. height 4.5mm, 1.3mm thickness, 1mm letter spacing.
- Serif/Script: Min. height 5.5mm, 1.3mm thickness, 1mm letter spacing.
- Artwork outside these guidelines may require adjustments to ensure legibility and optimal quality.