Sketch & Stitch Embroidery

Sketch & Stitch Embroidery: custom embroidery from a photo

Sketch & Stitch Embroidery is a UK-based embroidery studio specialising in creating custom garments and gift items from customer-supplied images. Its most recognised technique involves transforming a photograph into a hand-drawn outline design that is then precision-embroidered onto the chosen garment or item. The company works to order and produces each piece in its own British workshop.

The buying process consists of four steps: the customer browses the collections, personalises the product and uploads their photo, the team converts the image into a hand-drawn design, and finally the embroidery machines bring it to life stitch by stitch. Outlines are approved by the customer before going into production.

Customisable garments and items

The catalogue covers adult clothing such as hoodies and sweatshirts, T-shirts, dressing gowns and denim jackets, as well as accessories and homeware. Featured products include sweatshirts and T-shirts with embroidered pet portraits, photo sweatshirts, cushions and pillowcases, blankets embroidered with a photo outline, personalised caps, tote bags and pouches, scarves with an embroidered message, and photo mugs.

• Sweatshirts and hoodies with a photo, pet portrait, text or 3D initials.
• T-shirts with a pet portrait, sleeve text or chest photo.
• Denim jackets with embroidered photo.
• Personalised dressing gowns and bathrobes.
• Cushions, pillowcases and blankets with embroidered photo outline.
• Caps with embroidered pet portrait or slogans.
• Tote bags, velvet pouches and scarves with a message.
• Embroidery frames with handwriting, including love messages.
• Mugs with a personalised photo.

Gifts by occasion and audience

The company organises part of its range around specific occasions: weddings, anniversaries, new home, birthdays, gifts for friends, for children, for her, for him, for grandparents and for parents-to-be. It also sells slogan gifts and home decor items. Pet portrait gifts are presented as an option for dog, cat and horse lovers, and handwriting gifts allow a person's handwriting to be embroidered.

Live embroidery and work for brands

In addition to online sales, Sketch & Stitch offers a live embroidery service using a portable studio that travels to corporate activations, retail pop-ups and private events. The company states it has collaborated with UK brands, charities and businesses, and lists among its clients Paramount, Butternut Box, MECA Bingo, Hadley Yates Salon, Parla Toothpaste and Rays of Sunshine.

The studio also carries out embroidery work for film and television productions, with commissions including monogrammed bathrobes, pillowcases, custom garments and props. The company notes its involvement in the Netflix programme Love Is Blind: UK, for which it created custom embroidered bathrobes.

Other embroidery services

The offering is completed by custom embroidery services for customers who supply their own items, bespoke logo and workwear jobs, and embroidery for audiovisual productions. The company states that the design is approved before manufacturing and that the embroidery does not peel or fade.

Production and shipping

Items are made and dispatched in the UK, with free shipping on orders over £50. Personalisation carries no extra cost according to the website information.

Location and contact

Phone: 020 3021 1210 · Email: info@sketchstitch.co.uk