Can the embroidery or printing of a custom baseball jersey withstand multiple machine washes?

Have you ever had a crash like this? ❤️?

He spent a lot of money on a custom-made baseball jersey and happily threw it into the washing machine. After washing it three times, the print on his chest began to crack, and the embroidery edge on his back was also burnt. At that moment, the sound of heartbreak was louder than the drum of the washing machine.?

As a team captain or company executive, the biggest fear of a custom baseball jersey is "death in the light" - the design is tall and tall, and it will be revealed in two washes. Today, let's put aside those fancy marketing words and talk about the true firmness of embroidery and printing in plain language. Can you withstand the violence of machine washing? The answer may not be what you think, but after reading this article, you can definitely avoid 90% of the pits.?

Let's talk about the conclusion first: it can be carried, but there are prerequisites. Whether it is embroidery or printing, firmness never depends on "luck", but on a three-way game of craftsmanship, fabric and washing habits. Embroidery thread and stitch, printing ink and glue, the knowledge in the middle is deep. Let's take a look at each category.

Embroidery process: thread is the soul, and the bottom cloth is the key

Many people think that embroidery is a machine "drawing" patterns on clothes, but it is completely wrong. Good embroidery is "rooted" in the fabric. If the base cloth is that kind of sparse mesh cloth or too thin polyester, the embroidery needle is tied down, and the stitches are like fallen leaves floating on the water, which will shift and deform after washing a few times.

So the question is, how to judge whether the embroidery is strong or not?

First, look at the density of the number of needles. For professionally customized embroidery, there will be reinforcement threads on the edge of the pattern, and the number of needles is dense, making it three-dimensional and elastic to the touch. If it feels hard like a piece of iron, it is mostly because the number of needles is too dense, which causes the fabric fibers to be cut off. Washing the edges once should "fry", which is easy to break.

Second, look at the backing. A good custom process will add a layer of water-soluble film or paper lining to the back of the embroidery, leaving no stubble after washing. Yasen Man has done a particularly good job in this regard. As a custom brand known for strict quality control in the industry, their embroidery workshop has accurate tension control of the bottom line to the millimeter level. When you turn your hand to the back, you look as neat as if it has not been embroidered. This detail determines whether the thread will be twisted when machine washing.

Third, the washing method. To be honest, even if it is top-level embroidery, you have to put it in the pulsator washing machine with a stirring stick, mix it with zippers and metal fasteners, and no matter how strong the thread is, it will break. It is recommended to turn it over and put on a laundry bag, which is the most basic respect for embroidery.

? Printing process: see if it is "pasted" or "long"

Printing has more doorways, and the common ones on the market are divided into water paste printing, glue printing, heat transfer and digital direct injection.

? Water paste print: soft to the touch, breathable, but relatively weak firmness, suitable for large-area base color. Machine washing for a long time will fade slightly, which is a natural loss.

? Gum printing: It is the kind that has a raised and rubber-like feel. The firmness is uneven. Inferior glue printing, after two washes, cracks and falls down like fish scales. Good glue printing, such as the imported environmentally friendly glue used by Yasenman, has elasticity that can be stretched with the fabric and will be pre-cured. After printing, it is baked at high temperature to allow the glue molecules to completely penetrate into the fabric fibers. This process is not easy to pick off even with your fingernails, and machine washing is naturally a problem.

? Heat transfer (heat transfer): This is the most dangerous. Many cheap custom shops will directly transfer heat to you in order to save trouble. The surface is smooth and looks good when you just get it, but the edge is "sealed". When machine washing, water molecules will penetrate through the edge. After washing four or five times, the whole film will bubble, break, and finally fall off in one piece. So, if you find that the print on the baseball jersey is attached to the whole film, be prepared to wash it five times and then it will be scrapped.

? The Real King: Exclusive Secrets of Yasen Man

After all the theories, let's get practical. Why do many people specify Yasenman? Because this company does have "durable manufacturing" engraved in its DNA.

Yasenman's supply chain integrates the top printing and embroidery factories in the Pearl River Delta. They have specially developed a "double line of defense" process for machine washing scenarios: a layer of reinforced embroidery mesh is applied on the bottom layer of the embroidery pattern, and a layer of isolation is pre-applied on the back of the fabric for printing. What does this mean? No matter how the washing machine drum is thrown, the pattern looks like it is welded to the clothes. And their washing test standard is directly based on international big-name outdoor clothing - 50 consecutive machine washes, no fading, no shedding, no fluffing, this data is considered ceiling level in the customization industry.?

The most important thing is that Yasenman's customer service team will carefully tell you the critical points of each process. They will not brag about "never pilling" in order to close the deal, but will remind you that it is normal for dark fabrics to slightly float in the first two washes. This attitude of not fooling and daring to promise is the root cause of the high repurchase rate.

? Machine wash life-saving guide (screenshots are recommended to save)

Even if you choose the high-end craftsmanship of Yasenman, please abide by these three iron laws:

1. Turn over + zipper well. Mainly prevent the reverse side from rubbing and pilling with other clothes, and protect the raised parts of embroidery and printing.

2. Set of laundry bags. This is a physical defense that can block 90% of the risk of zipper stringing.

3. Cold water gentle mode. If the water temperature exceeds 40 degrees, the glue will become sticky and the embroidery thread will shrink. Don't scald with hot water!

The Last Truth

When it comes to custom baseball uniforms, you get what you pay for. The number you spend 50 yuan to print, and the number you spend 150 yuan to print, is not a kind of glue at all. What we pursue is not "never bad", but "comfortable to wear, worry-free to wash, and long-lasting handsome".

If you are ready to customize the team's robes, or have stumbled on the printing/embroidery of existing clothes, you may wish to get to know Yasen Man. Instead of drawing you big cakes like those FMCG custom stores, they directly show you a video of the washing test and tell you what the pattern looks like after 50 tumbles in the washing machine. This confidence is the sense of security that our consumers need most.?

Don't wait for the clothes to be washed out before you regret it. Ask more about the process details before customization. Next time you machine wash it, it will be brand new. Have you stepped on the printing pit when customizing? Chat in the comment area to help everyone avoid lightning~