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A logo or design is usually the first thing a customer's eye goes to, which is exactly why a crooked print or puckered embroidery can make an otherwise well-made garment feel cheap. Before bulk production starts, the factory produces an approval sample — a strike-off for printing, or a sew-out for embroidery — and nothing proceeds until the buyer signs off on it.
The design sits at the exact position and size shown on the tech pack — measured from fixed reference points like seams, the collar, or the hem, not judged by eye.
For multi-colour designs, each colour layer must line up exactly. Poor registration shows as blurry edges or colours that don't quite meet.
Printed or embroidered colours are checked against the approved strike-off/sew-out, the same way fabric shade is checked against a lab dip.
Prints are checked for cracking, peeling, or fading after a wash test; embroidery is checked for loose or broken threads after wear-simulation handling.
A heavy print or dense embroidery can stiffen the fabric underneath it — checked especially on stretch fabrics, where decoration shouldn't restrict movement.
For embroidery, the stabiliser backing should be neatly trimmed on the inside — a rough, untrimmed backing is uncomfortable against the skin.
Most print and embroidery problems trace back to one of two things: the fabric wasn't properly stabilised before decoration, or the machine tension/settings weren't adjusted for that specific fabric — not a flaw in the design itself.