Reasons To Use Fabrics In Your Shop


The Top Reasons To Use Fabrics In Your
Embroidery Business
Use quality fabrics for appliqué, patches, and to get that vintage look when doing embroidery for your customers and yourself.


Appliqué designs look more realistic by adding dimension and texture to your designs for a more customized look, saves time by using more fabric and less stitches, and is a unique service for your customers. There are different types of appliqué - fused, raw edge, reverse, smooth and decorative stitch. Let your imagination run wild! Use Gunold’s Twilly™, Canvay™, Step™ and Felty™ for your next appliqué project.

Fabric is an essential component to making patches, so you must start with quality materials. Create long lasting and durable patches to keep your customers happy and coming back. Using lesser quality fabrics might get you the first sale, but they won’t be returning! Use Gunold’s best selling high-quality premium fabrics Twilly™, Canvay™ and Step™ when making custom patches. Our video will show you step by step how to create patches your customers will love and proudly display!

Who doesn’t like to go back in time? When you need that retro look Gunold Felty™ (also known as felt) saves the day. A high quality fabric that can be used for patches, appliqué or any project that requires that “vintage appeal”. Also Felty™ works great with our Vintage Fonts™, pre-digitized lettering software.

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