Custom Richardson 112 Hats

The 112 has become a default for the same reason the Bella 3001 has. It fits almost everybody, it looks right on almost everybody, and nobody has ever been disappointed to receive one.

Structured front panels mean your logo sits on a flat, firm surface rather than collapsing into a soft crown, which matters more for embroidery than people realise. A soft unstructured cap fights the needle. This one does not.

The mesh back keeps it wearable in heat, and the snapback means you order one size instead of forecasting head sizes across a roster. For a crew, a team or a giveaway that last point saves a genuine headache.

A cap front gives you roughly two and a quarter inches of vertical space and about four and a half across. That is a small canvas, and the machine cannot make a stitch smaller than a stitch.

Bold shapes, thick strokes and simple marks come out beautifully. Fine serif text, hairline rules, gradients and anything under about a quarter inch tall will fill in and turn to mush.

This is the single most common conversation we have about hats, and it is always easier to have before the order than after. If your logo has a lot going on, that is not a problem. It just means a patch instead of direct stitching.

Direct embroidery stitches your logo straight into the cap panel. It is the classic look, it lasts forever, and on the right artwork it is unbeatable.

A patch is made separately, either woven, embroidered or leather, and then sewn onto the front. It holds detail that direct stitching cannot, gives you a clean border, and reads as a deliberate design choice rather than a compromise.

Neither is better. They are different looks with different strengths, and the honest answer usually falls out of your artwork rather than your preference. Send us the logo and we will tell you which way it wants to go.