Glossary → Embroidery
Embroidery.
thread stitched onto a garment by a digitized machine head
Decoration by needle: thread sewn into the garment by a machine head running a digitized stitch file, rather than ink or a film transfer laid on top of it. Cost and machine time follow stitch count, not how big or complicated the logo looks on screen. The artwork has to be digitized first, a separate skilled step the machine cannot do for you.
The file-prep guide: Embroidery: minimum font size, logo to stitch file