Screenprinting is better for some projects and embroidery is better for others. Screenprinting is more economical in general, especially if the design has three or fewer colors. Full front or full back designs, while easy with screenprinting, are impractical with embroidery. Screenprinting also allows much greater detail than embroidery. Embroidery cannot produce fine lines and detail.
Embroidery gives a richer look.
Because of the 3D aspects of embroidery, you can get effects you can't produce with silk-screening. Since there is no additional charge for additional colors with embroidery, multi-color logos can be less expensive to embroider than to screenprint. The plastisol ink we use is permanent. If laundered with reasonable care, your design will last longer than the shirt. Embroidery can be less forgiving of abuse.