Embroidery Decoration Program

Overseas factory pricing, from just 24 pieces.

CanStitch gives decorators, teams and brands factory-direct custom embroidery without factory minimums. Send your artwork, pick a Milltex blank, and we handle everything through to blind drop-ship delivery at your customer's US door. No containers to book, no freight to manage.

MOQ just 24 pcs Factory-direct pricing Blind drop-ship No container booking Free digitizing
Multi-color chenille embroidery reading Meet Me At The Beach on a pink crewneck sweatshirt
Chenille embroidery, produced through the CanStitch program
MOQ
24 pcs
per style, color & design
Lead Time
~11 wks
order to drop-ship, air option available
Digitizing
Free
stitch count confirmed before deposit
Techniques
7+
direct, applique & chenille

Factory pricing, without factory minimums

Going direct overseas normally means booking container loads and weeks of freight wrangling. CanStitch gives you the factory price at 24 pieces, delivered, with none of the logistics.

Typical overseas factoryCanStitch
MOQContainer-load commitments24 pcs per style, color & design
PricingFactory price plus agent & broker marginsFactory-direct, one all-in delivered price
FreightYou book containers and manage customsIncluded: ocean or air, we handle it end-to-end
FulfillmentDelivered to your warehouse to re-pack & re-shipBlind drop-shipped direct to your end customer
QualityEmbroidery hooped onto finished garmentsPanel embroidery: sewn flat on cut fabric, then assembled
SetupDigitizing and sampling feesFree digitizing and HD strike-off

Decorators & Print Shops

Offload overflow and low-quantity embroidery jobs. Keep your margin, skip the machine time. We produce and blind drop-ship under your name, your customer never sees ours.

Teams, Clubs & Schools

Premium embroidered hoodies and crewnecks for your roster, boosters and fans from just 24 pieces per design. Youth sizes available on style 517.

Brands & Promo Distributors

Test designs and destinations in small runs, then re-order what sells. Private labelling with your own neck label and hangtags turns our blanks into your product.

Why CanStitch

Your brand, our craftsmanship. A premium decoration program on Milltex fleece, built for brands and retail.

Stack of Milltex fleece hoodies in navy, light grey, olive, and sand

Seven premium decoration techniques

Direct embroidery, single- and double-layer twill and felt appliqué, zig zag, and chenille.

Free artwork digitizing

We digitize your art at no charge and confirm the stitch count before you commit.

HD strike-off approval before production

See a high-definition strike-off of the sewn design, and approve it before any deposit.

Consistent production quality

Decoration is sewn on flat Milltex panels in the same factory that makes the garment.

Flat pricing with no complexity charges

One price per design up to the included stitch and color count. No per-thousand-stitch meter.

Premium Milltex fleece garments

Hoodies, crewnecks, and sweatpants from our own fleece, so the fabric matches the stitch.

Blind drop shipping to your customers

UPS delivers to your customer's US door in your name. You never touch a box.

Dedicated artwork support

A real artwork team reviews placement, scale, and technique so the design sews cleanly.

A premium decoration program, made for brands and retail, powered by Milltex.

How it works

Six steps from your artwork to a blind drop-ship. The first four are free, with no deposit, until you approve the strike-off.

Share artwork

Email your design in any common format, with the Milltex style, color, and rough quantity in mind.

Day 0

Free digitizing

We digitize at no charge, confirm the stitch count, and send a locked per-piece price. No setup fees.

Free

We review

Dedicated artwork support checks placement, scale, and technique so the design sews cleanly on the panel.

Artwork team

HD strike-off

Approve a high-definition strike-off of the sewn design. Price and stitch count lock before any deposit.

Approval before deposit

Production & QC

Embroidered on Milltex fleece panels, assembled, and inspected before the order leaves the factory.

4 weeks

Direct delivery

Blind drop-shipped by UPS to your customer's US address, in your name only. Ocean freight is included; air is available.

~7 weeks transit

Typical timeline, order to door

Production4 weeks
Ocean transit~6 weeks
UPS1 week
Total: ~11 weeks order to drop-ship delivery · re-orders carry similar lead times · air freight cuts transit substantially
Orders run through Threadline, our web app that manages the program end-to-end, from artwork upload to door delivery tracking.

Ordering, explained

You buy the finished, decorated garment from us. One price covers the Milltex blank, the embroidery and delivery to the door.

Garment
Milltex blank
hoodie, crew, zip
+
Decoration
Per-piece upcharge
by technique & quantity
=
Your Price
Delivered, all-in
shipping & drop-ship included

How the 24-piece minimum works

An order is one unique combination of garment style, garment color and embroidery design. Each order needs at least 24 pieces, sizes can mix freely within it. Quantity breaks at 24, 48 and 72 pieces apply per order, not across your total.

Style
e.g. 717 Hoodie
×
Garment Color
e.g. Black
×
Design
Your artwork
=
One Order
Min 24 pcs
any size mix

Order 1

717 Hoodie · Black · "Lake Crest" design
  • 24 pcs total, mixed sizes S to 2XL
  • Meets the 24 pc minimum
✓ Valid order

Order 2

717 Hoodie · Navy · same "Lake Crest" design
  • 24 pcs, same design, different color
  • New color = its own separate order
✓ Valid order

Order 3

903 Crewneck · Grey Heather · same design
  • 48 pcs, same design, different style
  • Hits the better 48 pc quantity break
✓ Valid order
Quantities don't combine across orders. The three orders above total 96 pieces, but each is counted on its own: Orders 1 and 2 price at the 24 pc break and Order 3 at the 48 pc break. There's no overall program minimum, and no pre-booking or consolidation required: order as many or as few combinations as you like.
Why We Built CanStitch

Embroidery deserved a bigger canvas.

We make fleece. For years we watched what happened to artwork after it left the designer's screen and met the economics of domestic decoration. Pricing by the thousand stitches meant every design got negotiated down: fewer colors, smaller size, simpler shapes, safer placement. A rich, layered piece of art would arrive as a brief and leave as a 10,000-stitch logo on a left chest. Not because anyone wanted it that way, but because that's all the math allowed.

On our factory floor, the math is different. Before a hoodie is a hoodie, it's a stack of cut panels lying perfectly flat, and a flat panel is a canvas. Our machines can run 60,000 or 75,000 stitches across it, in vibrant multi-color, placed anywhere the design wants to go, right up to where the seams will be. Then that panel is sewn into the garment, so the decoration isn't sitting on the product. It is the product.

Design the artwork you actually imagined, and we'll build the garment around it.

So we opened our floor. CanStitch gives designers, decorators and brands the full canvas: factory-level stitch counts, factory pricing and factory quality, from just 24 pieces, delivered blind to your customer's door.

75,000
stitches included on direct embroidery, vs the ~10,000 designs usually get squeezed into
Full panel
placement anywhere on the canvas, right up to the seams
One price
per design, no per-thousand-stitch meter running against your art
The CanStitch embroidered patch logo

Choose your technique

Seven decoration techniques across three tiers, photographed on real production garments. One price per design up to the included stitch and color count.

Direct embroidery of a lighthouse and anchor, classic and detailed
Standard

Direct Embroidery

Classic, detailed, versatile. Flat stitching, up to 75,000 stitches and 4 thread colors included.

Single layer twill appliqué block letter with a clean stitched edge
Mid

Single Layer Twill Appliqué

Clean, bold, and modern. One layer of twill with a stitched border.

Single layer felt appliqué in a soft vintage script
Mid

Single Layer Felt Appliqué

Soft, vintage, and timeless. Felt lettering with embroidered detail.

Double layer twill appliqué with a layered border
Premium

Double Layer Twill Appliqué

Soft, vintage, and timeless. Two layers of twill for extra depth.

Double layer felt appliqué with a raised, classic letter
Premium

Double Layer Felt Appliqué

Classic, soft, and elevated. Stacked felt for a heritage athletic look.

Chenille embroidery with a fuzzy, bold varsity pile
Premium

Chenille Embroidery

Fuzzy, bold, iconic. Plush loop pile, the letterman and retro crewneck look.

Zig zag stitch finishing sits in the premium tier with double-layer appliqué and chenille. Direct embroidery includes up to 75,000 stitches; appliqué and chenille include up to 60,000, each with 4 thread colors. Larger designs are quoted case by case.

Why it looks this good: we embroider panels, not finished garments

Because decoration happens inside the factory that makes the garment, your design is embroidered on the cut fabric panel before the garment is sewn. The panel lies perfectly flat on the machine, then goes into assembly like any other component. Decorating a finished garment can't match that.

Embroidery on a finished garment

  • Garment is hooped and stretched, so tension varies across the design
  • Puckering and distortion, especially on large or dense designs
  • Placement limited by seams, pockets, zippers and hood
  • Risk of catching the back layer or lining in the stitching

CanStitch panel embroidery

  • Design sewn on a flat, relaxed panel with even tension edge to edge
  • Crisp registration and clean coverage, even on large designs
  • Placement freedom, right up to where seams will be
  • Panel is then sewn into the garment for a factory-original finish

Garment collection

Premium Milltex blanks. Every stitch in the program is sewn on our own fleece, so the fabric and the decoration come from the same floor. Already buy Milltex blanks? The decoration upcharge adds to your existing blank price.

Milltex style 717 classic pullover hoodie in charcoal
Classic Hoodie717
Milltex style 903 crewneck sweatshirt in royal blue
Crewneck903
Milltex style 750 full-zip hoodie in heather grey
Zip Hoodie750
Milltex style 935 quarter-zip hoodie in dark green
Quarter Zip Hoodie935
Milltex style 517 youth hoodie in lilac
Youth Hoodie517
Milltex style 724 sweatpants in heather grey
Sweatpants724

Thread is our Candle brand. Send Madeira, Gunold, Robison Anton, or Isacord codes and we match them.

Browse the blanks at milltex.co →

Color palette

Core, fashion, heather, pigment dyed, and vintage shades on Milltex fleece. The catalog keeps growing. Ask if you need a specific match.

Core colors

  • Black
  • Charcoal
  • Grey
  • Natural
  • Khaki
  • Brown
  • Dark brown
  • Red
  • Navy
  • Forest

Fashion colors

  • Coral
  • Dusty rose
  • Burgundy
  • Plum
  • Lilac
  • Slate
  • Sage
  • Olive
  • Gold
  • Orange
  • Periwinkle

Heather colors

  • Light heather
  • Silver heather
  • Medium heather
  • Taupe heather
  • Stone heather
  • Charcoal heather
  • Navy heather
  • Brown heather
  • Mocha heather
  • Olive heather

Pigment dyed shades

  • Pigment indigo
  • Pigment burgundy
  • Pigment teal
  • Pigment olive
  • Pigment gold
  • Pigment black
  • Pigment purple
  • Pigment raspberry

Vintage shades

  • Vintage wine
  • Vintage olive
  • Vintage black
  • Vintage navy
  • Vintage teal
  • Vintage purple

What's included

One delivered price per piece covers the whole journey.

✓

Free digitizing & stitch count

Confirmed at digitizing and locked on your HD strike-off, before any deposit.

✓

No complexity surcharges

One simple price covers any design up to the included stitch and color count.

✓

International + free US shipping

Ocean freight and domestic US delivery are built into the upcharge.

✓

Blind drop-ship fulfillment

UPS delivery direct to your end customer's US address, with no Milltex branding.

✓

Private labelling & add-ons

Heat seal labels, custom woven neck labels and hangtags. One option free on orders of 72 pcs and up.

✓

Thread color matching

Supply codes in Madeira, Gunold, Robison Anton or Isacord and we match them.

Frequently asked questions

Everything else, just ask: deco@milltex.co

How is the 24-piece MOQ counted?
MOQ is 24 pieces per style, color and design. Each unique combination of blank style (the substrate), garment color and embroidery design is its own order. There is no overall program minimum and no pre-booking or consolidation required.
How does pricing work?
Your price has two parts: the Milltex blank garment and a per-piece decoration upcharge based on technique and quantity, with breaks at 24, 48 and 72 pieces per order. Shipping and drop-ship delivery are included. Send your artwork for a free digitized stitch count and confirmed all-in pricing, the number we quote is the number you pay, with no complexity surcharges.
What does "blind drop-ship" mean?
We ship every order by UPS directly to your end customer's US address with no Milltex branding on the box or paperwork. Your customer sees your brand only. You never receive, re-pack or re-ship anything.
What if my design has more stitches or colors than included?
Included counts are up to 75,000 stitches for direct embroidery and 60,000 for applique and chenille, each with 4 thread colors. Larger or more colorful designs are quoted case by case, still with no hidden fees. You'll know the exact stitch count for free at digitizing.
Can I get orders faster than 11 weeks?
Yes. An air-freight upgrade is available on any order and cuts the ~6 week ocean leg to days. Ask for the current air rate when you request your quote.
How do re-orders work?
Your design stays digitized and on file. Re-orders in the same design carry similar lead times and are placed in a few clicks through the Threadline web app.
Can I use my own labels and hangtags?
Yes. Choose heat seal labels, custom woven sewn-in neck labels, or hangtags. On orders of 72 pieces and above, one option is included free; additional options carry a small per-piece charge.
Orders & Inquiries

Send your artwork, get a free stitch count.

Email your design and we'll reply with a free digitized stitch count and confirmed pricing. From there we take it all the way, blind drop-shipped to your customer's door.

CanStitch deco@milltex.co Request a Quote