Our Embroidery Shop

Here at Dock This Way Embroidery and Design, we operate out of our family home. This assures personal, one-on-one attention to each job and quick turnaround time for embroidery services and silkscreen tshirts or other clothing.

So we'd figure that we would give you a quick peek at our workspace! We have one large ten needle machine, a Melco (And looking to invest in one more, potentially a tabletop Amaya). This is great for designs with a ton of color changes. Some embroidery machines are one - needle: which is a pain because you need to stop the machine when a different color thread comes through, run the new thread through the machine and the needle, and start it again. Yeah. Time-consuming.

We have all different sized hoops to accommodate different design sizes, from embroidered gloves to scarves and regular tshirt logos. We also have a great selection of threads available, and if we can't match the exact color you are looking for, we can order the perfect color in less than 3 days!

We keep our threads according to color and protected from light and damage in plastic bins - it's important to keep the threads wrapped up and to not bang them around: if you do, they'll become weak and be likely to break while running a design.

I actually snapped a shot while the machine was running. We got an order for a custom sail wallet, and I'm embroidering a piece of sail canvas with a green number. I then sew the pieces together to create a very customized gift :)

Got a logo idea? Just want to try us out? Contact us and let us know what we can do for you!

The Boat - and a Little Business :)

This is my favorite time of year: being a boat, beach, and summer lover. Love it from the hustle and bustle of people getting their boats ready to launch, to the launch date itself - stocking up the boat with supplies. I love to start talking about potential trips we'll go on, whether we'll get a slip or pull up a mooring. I love this time of the year because EVERYTHING REALLY SMELLS GREAT! Sunscreen, the ocean, cut grass, barbecues, and the first cheeseburger always rocks! This is the one time of the year when the pace changes. No one is in a hurry to get anywhere, because mostly you are going no where to do absolutely NOTHING! Everyone is happy, they look good - I LOVE IT!!!

I was first attracted to embroidery because I liked that you could quietly display what was closest to your heart, like the name of your kids school, or the sport that they loved, what your favorite hobbies were, the Yacht club you belonged to, or the organizations you believed in and supported and silly things that made people comment on your shirt or jacket.

If you look at it from a business standpoint it's an easy sell, what better way to reward your employees with a quality piece of clothing that advertises your business at the same time? It's a win-win opportunity.

If you have worked in corporate America, and got sick of making other people a lot of money, and then had the opportunity to do what you love, with people you care about - what's there to decide? So, add together experience, creativity, a concept you believe in, and I think that's a recipe for success.

And just a thought: it is much easier to sell beautiful merchandise, when the sun is shining and people are in a good mood.

My goal is to be the head Flip-Flop of my own successful company, and to answer a phone "Hello this is Jayne, Head Flip-Flop, how may I help you?"

I like that I am creative, but I envy the talents of my daughters, one a creative genius and her younger sister, with the most amazing voice. I always wanted to be on Broadway.

My goal is to find one thing that I will be remembered for, a concept an item, something that blows people away. I believe that I'll get there one day :)