Technique · Thread & textile
Embroidery mockups
Embroidery is thread stitched into the garment. PreviewFly turns your logo's colours into a thread palette, lays the thread along each shape and the curve of the fabric, and lights it with the photo's own light, so the sheen moves the way real thread does.
- Offered on
- Cotton, Polyester
- Library products
- 51 of 407
- Family
- Thread & textile
Trucker Cap · Embroidery · 6 cm What you see in the render
The parts of a real embroidery the mockup gets right, from your file and the photo's light.
01 Thread palette Your colours are reduced to up to 8 threads, the way a machine runs them. Gradients become thread colours.
02 Thread direction Thread runs with each shape and bends with the surface, so highlights travel across the stitches.
03 Relief and pull Stitches sit slightly above the fabric and pull it a little around dense areas.
04 Stitch plan (experimental) A digitizer's plan: satin or fill per shape, stitch order and underlap, so the stitches read the way a machine sews them.
Embroidery on real products
The sample logo as embroidery, downloaded from PreviewFly on library scenes. Each links to the product.
Where it works
Embroidery is offered on 2 of 10 materials, as the app's picker offers it. Pick another material and the app won't offer it.
Artwork that works
- Solid shapes and clear outlines stitch best.
- A transparent PNG or an SVG gives clean edges; a logo on a white box embroiders the box.
- Size it the way you will order it: stitch scale follows the product's real size.
Limits we show
- Up to 8 thread colours: gradients and photos become a palette.
- Very fine lines and small text don't stitch cleanly on a real machine; the render shows your file as it is.
Products made this way
51 in the library
Blank scene Crewneck Sweatshirt Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Kids Tee Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Knit Beanie Cotton 5 techniques 
Blank scene Long-Sleeve Tee Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Polo Shirt Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Pullover Hoodie Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Tank Top Cotton 6 techniques 
Blank scene Throw Pillow Polyester 6 techniques Every process on every material
● Offered ○ Offered under “other methods” Empty: not offered
| Process | Cotton | Polyester | Ceramic | Glass | Plastic | Painted metal | Stainless steel | Kraft board | Coated board | Leather | Wood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embroidery | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| 3D puff embroidery | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Embroidered patches | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Screen & digital print | offered | offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered | offered | offered |
| Water-based discharge | other method | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Sublimation | not offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Ceramic decals | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Offset & flexo | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Stickers & labels | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Hot foil stamping | other method | other method | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method |
| Embossing | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered |
| Debossing | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method |
| Spot UV | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Laser engraving | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method | not offered | offered | offered |
| Glass etching | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
Embroidery, asked often
Does the mockup show real stitches?
By default it shows thread direction, sheen and relief computed from your logo. An experimental stitch planner lays out satin and fill stitches the way a digitizer would; turn it on in the editor.
How many thread colours can I use?
Up to 8. More colours are merged into the nearest threads, as a machine would need.