A four-inch embroidered logo and a four-inch printed logo may look like the same purchase to a buyer, but they are completely different production processes. Printing methods such as screen printing, DTF, DTG, heat-transfer vinyl, and sublimation primarily reproduce artwork on or within a garment. Embroidery physically constructs the design with thread and stitches, creating texture, dimension, structure, and a different tactile result. The cost of embroidery is not simply the cost of thread. Production can include artwork interpretation, digitizing, garment preparation, hooping, stabilization, thousands of individual stitches, machine capacity, operator time, specialty materials, finishing, and quality inspection. Stitch count matters too. A design containing 5,000 stitches and one containing 50,000 stitches may occupy a similar physical area, but they do not require the same amount of machine time or production capacity. Emb...