Custom Embroidery Services in Southern California: What We Offer and How We Work

Garment Decor is a family-owned custom embroidery and screen printing company based in Montclair, California — located in the Inland Empire, 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Founded in 2011, we operate a 25,000 sq ft production facility with commercial-grade multi-head Barudan embroidery machines and have served more than 10,000 businesses across all 50 states.

We provide factory-direct custom embroidery services — no middlemen, no outsourcing — with dedicated account rep support on every order, starting at 50 pieces.

What We Offer

Flat Embroidery

The standard for logos, wordmarks, and structured brand marks. Thread stitched flush to the fabric surface, producing a clean, professional finish that holds up through years of commercial use. Flat embroidery is the right call for corporate polos, caps, uniforms, and any program where a polished, consistent appearance is the goal.

3D Puff Embroidery

A foam insert is placed beneath the stitching, causing the design to rise 6 to 9mm off the surface of the garment or headwear. The result is dimensional, tactile, and visually bold — the technique behind most premium cap programs in streetwear and fashion-forward brand apparel. Works best with bold letterforms and thick shapes; fine detail and small text should be handled in flat embroidery.

Tonal Embroidery

Thread is matched closely to the garment color, producing a texture-on-texture effect that reads as subtle and premium. The design is visible under direct light and from close range, but doesn't create the high-contrast read of standard embroidery. Used frequently in corporate gifting and lifestyle brand programs where restraint is part of the visual identity.

Multi-Placement Embroidery

Left chest, right chest, sleeve, back yoke, and hat placements are all available and can be handled in the same production run. We coordinate multi-placement orders as a single project — one account rep, one sample approval process, one delivery.

Our Embroidery Capabilities

• Machines: Commercial Barudan multi-head embroidery machines, 30-head setup
• Thread: Madeira Polyneon — selected for colorfastness, tensile strength, and consistent color reproduction across production runs
• Color matching: Up to 15 thread colors per design; thread matched to Pantone Coated (PMS C) spec before production
• Stitch types: Fill stitch, satin stitch, run stitch — selected per design element during digitizing
• Backing: Tearaway, cutaway, or water-soluble — matched to garment fabric and construction
• Items decorated: T-shirts, hoodies, polos, caps, hats, bags, backpacks, accessories, structured outerwear
• Minimum order: 50 pieces
• Standard turnaround: 2 weeks from stitch-out approval
• Rush: Available — 2 to 4 business days depending on scope and schedule

How We Work

• Quote within two hours. Submit your project details — item, design, quantity, placement, and timeline — and we respond with an itemized quote during business hours. No mystery pricing.
• Artwork review before digitizing. We check your file for elements that won't translate cleanly to thread: text below ¼ inch tall, line weights under 0.05 inches, gradients that need to be rebuilt as solid fills, color counts that exceed what the design requires. This review happens before the stitch file is built — not after.
• Digitizing. Your artwork is converted into a machine-readable stitch file — a precise map of every thread placement, stitch type, and stitch density. We build this file specifically for the garment and placement you've selected, not from a generic template.
• Physical stitch-out sample. Before the full run begins, we produce a stitch-out on the actual item you selected. You verify thread colors against your brand spec, confirm text legibility at size, and approve placement. Nothing goes to production until that confirmation is received.
• Production on Barudan machines. Your order runs on our commercial multi-head equipment. Multi-head production means multiple pieces stitch simultaneously — which is what makes it possible to deliver large volume orders on timelines that single-head operations cannot.
• Quality check and delivery. Every order is inspected before it ships. We handle packaging and can include retail finishing — fold and poly bag, custom neck labels, hang tags, and barcoding — if the order is headed to retail or fulfillment.

Who We Work With

Garment Decor serves businesses across Southern California and nationwide, including:

• Clothing brands building premium cap, hoodie, or apparel programs
• Corporate accounts outfitting staff in polos, jackets, or branded accessories
• Sports teams and athletic programs requiring consistent uniform embroidery at volume
• Entertainment and music industry clients with tight timelines and high output expectations
• Wholesale distributors and resellers who need production reliability across recurring orders
• Hospitality and healthcare brands requiring durable, professional staff uniforms

Why Factory Direct Matters

When you work with Garment Decor, you're working directly with the production team — no brokers, no outsourcing, no third-party markup. Factory-direct pricing means the quote reflects actual production cost. Factory-direct accountability means problems are solved in-house, not escalated through a middleman.

Our "When You Grow, We Grow" operating philosophy means we're invested in the outcome of every project we take on — not just completing the order, but delivering something the client is proud to put their name on.

Location: 4778 W. Mission Blvd, Montclair CA 91762

Phone: (855) 942-7636

Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm PST

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