Can you embroider on performance wicking fabrics?
Embroidery is very much possible on performance wicking fabrics but it isn’t often done. The reason being that embroidery requires backing behind the stitches to keep it attached to the t-shirt and this backing can be unsightly and uncomfortable.
With most performance wicking fabrics the t-shirt is very thin and lightweight. The backing for the embroidery can tend to show a bulge of its shape and usually the shape is a non-uniform bubble around the embroidered design. This look isn’t as good as an unobtrusive screen printed design.
The backing of the embroidered design could also be considered uncomfotable because of the lightweight fabric. If you were wearing a performance wicking t-shirt for its more technical reasons, then you probably wouldn’t want to compete and have the backing irritate your skin.
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