Embroidery Solutions

What Embroidery Solutions does

Embroidery Solutions, LLC, headquartered in Kingstree, South Carolina, is a privately held Schiffli embroidery manufacturer founded in 1949. The company operates the largest completely vertical Schiffli embroidery production facility in the United States, with in-house capabilities spanning custom design, sample creation, yarn spooling, bobbin winding, thread cutting, fabric slitting, packaging, and shipment, all leveraging high-powered Swiss embroidery machinery. Its product portfolio covers Star Field American flags for federal departments and retail channels, lingerie and intimate apparel embellishments for fashion brands, decorative and luxury garment embroidery, contract fabrics for commercial interiors, acoustic fabrics for architectural use, upholstery embroidery, and specialty textiles. During 2020 the company also launched Mission Masks, a 100% American-sourced PPE line built on its embroidery production base.

The company monetizes through custom contract manufacturing with quote-based, project-specific pricing rather than published list pricing. Its go-to-market is B2B enterprise field sales targeting US government departments (Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, Senate, House of Representatives, General Services Administration), flag industry manufacturers (Valley Forge Flag, FlagZone), mass retailers (Home Depot, Lowe's, Amazon), luxury and intimate apparel brands (Victoria's Secret, Ralph Lauren), and contract furniture and textile manufacturers (Herman Miller, LUUM Textiles, Tick Studio). Sales channels combine direct enterprise engagement, retail distribution for finished flag products, and online marketplace sales. The company differentiates on domestic manufacturing positioning against overseas sourcing, vertical integration, a 60+ year design library developed with textile design brands, and 70+ years of accumulated Schiffli craft expertise under founder-family ownership led by President Larry Severini.

Name

Embroidery Solutions

Legal name

Embroidery Solutions, LLC.

Website

https://embroiderysc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Embroidery Solutions is the largest vertically integrated Schiffli embroidery manufacturer in the United States, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Kingstree, South Carolina. It produces custom embroidered flags, apparel, contract textiles, acoustic fabrics, and specialty goods for US government agencies, fashion brands, contract manufacturers, and major retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Embroidery Manufacturing

NAICS

Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (31322), Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (313220)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Printing & Decoration Services (Screen Print, Embroidery, Laser) (BPAFAMAL)

Keywords

• Custom embroidery manufacturing
• Schiffli embroidery production
• Contract textile manufacturing
• Embroidery design services
• Decorative fabric embroidery

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingstree

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Embroidery Manufacturing: One-time and recurring production of custom embroidered products including US flags, decorative fabrics, intimate apparel, and specialty textiles. Process spans custom design consultation through production and delivery.
2. Contract Manufacturing Services: Volume production agreements with government agencies and major commercial manufacturers, producing tens of thousands of Starfields monthly for flag industry and decorative fabric contracts.
3. Mission Masks (PPE Products): Production and sale of protective masks with 100% American sourcing and manufacturing, featuring full brand customization for enterprise clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Embroidery Solutions is a vertically integrated Schiffli embroidery manufacturer that converts client artwork and concepts into high-end embroidered textiles and finished products. Its in-house capabilities span custom design, sample creation, yarn spooling, embroidery production, thread cutting, fabric slitting, packaging, and shipment, producing Star Field Flags, intimate apparel embellishments, decorative and contract fabrics, acoustic textiles, upholstery, luxury garments, specialty embroidery, and Mission Masks protective equipment.

Product overview

Embroidery Solutions operates as the largest completely vertical maker of Schiffli Embroidery in the United States, offering a comprehensive portfolio of embroidery manufacturing services and products. Their core offering is Schiffli Embroidery manufacturing, supported by vertically integrated capabilities spanning custom design, sample creation, yarn spooling, bobbin winding, thread cutting, fabric slitting, packaging, and shipment. The product portfolio includes Star Field Flags for government and retail, Lingerie & Intimate Apparel embellishments, Decorative Embroidery patterns, Contract Fabric for commercial applications, Acoustic Fabrics for architectural use, Upholstery Embroidery, Luxury Garments, Specialty Embroidery for fine linens and wall coverings, Mission Masks for protective equipment, Custom Styled Fabrics, and Modernly Engineered Embroideries including acoustical and quilted products. The company also maintains a Design Library of vintage-inspired patterns accessible to clients. All offerings leverage their traditional Swiss-European embroidery expertise combined with technologically advanced manufacturing equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schiffli Embroidery Manufacturing Custom Schiffli embroidery manufacturing service that translates client artwork and intricate designs onto a wide variety of materials, executed on high-powered Swiss embroidery machines with full vertical integration from design through shipment. Offered to government agencies, fashion brands, and contract manufacturers.
• Star Field Flags Embroidered American flag star fields produced in high volume for the US government, veterans' organizations, and commercial flag manufacturers distributing to retail outlets such as Home Depot, Lowe's, and Amazon.
• Intimate Apparel and Fashion Embroidery Custom Schiffli embroidery embellishments for intimate apparel, lingerie, blouses, dresses, outerwear, haute couture, and children's wear, produced for luxury fashion brands and designers.
• Contract and Commercial Embroidery Fabrics Custom engineered embroidered fabrics for commercial interiors, including upholstery, wall coverings, draperies, acoustic panels, and seating systems, developed for contract furniture and textile manufacturers.
• Specialty and Decorative Embroidery Custom decorative embroidery patterns and specialty stitched fabrics for fine sheets, linens, upholstery, wall coverings, draperies, and other specialized applications, drawing on thousands of developed designs.
• Mission Masks High-quality protective masks with 100% American sourcing and manufacturing, featuring full brand customization for enterprise clients including hospitals, fire departments, police departments, and corporate buyers.
• Design Library Extensive curated collection of vintage-inspired embroidery patterns developed over more than 60 years with prestigious textile design brands, available to clients for inspiration and use in custom projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of thousands of Starfields produced monthly for government and commercial clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Designtex: Designtex is a contract textile manufacturer offering applied surface solutions including embroidered, coated, and acoustic materials to the commercial interiors market. Like Embroidery Solutions, they serve leading furniture manufacturers (Steelcase, Herman Miller ecosystem) and interior designers with technical decorative fabrics.
• Robison-Anton: Robison-Anton is a major US manufacturer of embroidery threads and yarns, supplying the same fashion industry and home sewing customers that Embroidery Solutions serves. The two companies operate at adjacent points of the embroidery value chain and compete for similar design-library and brand partnerships.
• Maharam: Maharam is a high-end textile manufacturer supplying decorative and technical fabrics to architects, designers and furniture manufacturers. They compete directly with Embroidery Solutions in the premium contract textile segment serving commercial interiors, hospitality, and high-end residential applications.
• Wolf-Gordon: Wolf-Gordon manufactures wallcoverings, textiles and acoustic solutions for commercial interiors. They overlap with Embroidery Solutions in the acoustic and decorative contract fabric segment, competing for specifications from architects and interior designers on commercial projects.
• Madeira USA: Madeira is a leading global manufacturer of embroidery threads and supplies with US operations, directly serving the same fashion, contract and promotional embroidery customer base as Embroidery Solutions. Both companies participate in the broader US embroidery manufacturing supply chain with overlapping customer relationships in apparel and contract textiles.
• Spectrum Fabrics: Spectrum Fabrics (a Glen Raven company) manufactures decorative and performance textiles for residential, contract and industrial markets. They compete with Embroidery Solutions in decorative and specialty fabric manufacturing serving furniture and interior design customers with similar technical capabilities.
• Knoll Textiles: Knoll Textiles is a premier contract textile brand serving the commercial furniture and interior design industry. They compete with Embroidery Solutions for high-end contract embroidery and decorative fabric programs serving furniture manufacturers and architects specifying commercial interior projects.

Regional players

• Valley Forge Flag: Valley Forge Flag is a major US flag manufacturer that is both a customer of and adjacent participant to Embroidery Solutions. They purchase Starfields and finished embroidered flags, but operate as a downstream flag assembler/distributor rather than a competing embroidery manufacturer.

Others

• Fil-Tec: Fil-Tec manufactures industrial and specialty threads including embroidery and pre-wound bobbins for the embroidery industry. They serve as an upstream supplier to Embroidery Solutions rather than a direct competitor, providing thread products used in similar embroidery manufacturing operations.

Broad incumbents

• Coats Group: Coats Group is the world's largest industrial thread and textile manufacturer, operating globally across apparel, footwear and performance materials. While they focus on thread and yarn rather than finished embroidery, their scale and broad textile portfolio make them a benchmark incumbent in Embroidery Solutions' upstream supply chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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