Embroidery digitizing for USA & worldwide customers
Small Lettering Embroidery Digitizing
Small text is the hardest thing to embroider well. Letters under a quarter inch tall fill in, counters in letters like 'e' and 'a' close up, and thin serifs disappear, so a name or tagline that looks fine on screen becomes unreadable on the shirt.
Tajima Digitizer digitizes small lettering for embroidery shops and uniform suppliers across the USA with settings built for tiny text: narrow satin columns, light underlay, adjusted spacing and simplified fonts where needed, so every word stays readable.
- From $8
- starting price (USD)
- 4-12 hrs
- standard turnaround
- Free
- revisions for 30 days
- 10+
- file formats
Request free corrections to the original order within 30 calendar days of final delivery. There is no limit on correction rounds for an issue reported in time. New artwork, extra sizes and changed specifications are quoted separately. Refund & Revision Policy
Best for
- Names on work shirts, scrubs and uniforms
- Taglines and website addresses under logos
- Small text on cap sides and backs
- Fine print in larger designs
What you get
- Satin columns sized for small text
- Light underlay so letters stay sharp
- Letter spacing adjusted for readability
- Font suggestions when text is too small
- All machine formats. Free revisions for 30 days
Tips for the best Small Lettering results
Keep text at least 0.25 inches
About 0.25 inches (6 mm) tall is a practical minimum for most fonts. Below that we adjust the font and spacing to stay readable.
Prefer simple fonts
Clean sans-serif fonts sew better at small sizes than thin script or detailed serif fonts.
Match thread weight
For very small text a 60 weight thread and a smaller needle give sharper results. Tell us if you use one.
How ordering works
- 1
Upload your artwork
Send a logo, image or sketch and tell us the size and how it will be used.
- 2
We digitize it by hand
A digitizer builds your file with the right stitch types, density and sequence.
- 3
Download your files
Get your finished files in 4-12 hours. Request free corrections to the original order within 30 calendar days of final delivery.
See finished work in our embroidery digitizing portfolio or read the full ordering process.
Small Lettering FAQs
What is the smallest text you can embroider?+
Around 0.25 inches (about 6 mm) tall works for most fonts. Smaller text is possible with simple fonts and fine thread, and we tell you honestly when it will not read well.
Can you add names to an existing logo file?+
Yes. Send the logo file and the list of names, and we add the lettering with matching style and spacing.
How much does small lettering digitizing cost?+
Small lettering starts at $8. You see the price before any work starts. Request free corrections to the original order within 30 calendar days of final delivery. There is no limit on correction rounds for an issue reported in time. New artwork, extra sizes and changed specifications are quoted separately.
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