Home custom embroidery studio

Local sports teams, clubs, small businesses needing uniforms, families wanting gifts and wedding or baby monograms.

Per-piece pricing based on stitch count and quantity, plus a one-time digitizing fee for new logos and a markup on blank garments you supply.

• Patience and attention to detail
• Basic computer skills for design software
• Customer service and quoting

• Check whether your city or county requires a home occupation permit and whether HOA or lease rules allow business use
• Register for a state sales tax permit if you sell finished goods, and check resale certificate rules for blank garments
• Do not stitch trademarked logos or characters without permission, check licensing rules
• General liability insurance and home insurance coverage for business equipment

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,500 to $8,000, depending on whether you buy a single or multi-needle machine, your design software and your starting supplies. Check that your home insurance covers business equipment too.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $500 to $3,500, depending on your machine, your pricing and how many teams, clubs and local businesses you win as customers. The estimate assumes about 8 hours a week or more.

Check whether your city or county requires a home occupation permit and whether HOA or lease rules allow business use. Check state sales tax permit and resale certificate rules, and get permission before stitching trademarked logos or characters.