Rhode Island's Apparel Shop Since 1986

Our Story

East Coast Embroidery started in East Providence in 1986, and the shop has stayed there ever since. Nearly forty years later, we have completed work for thousands of local businesses, representing over 261,000 projects and counting. The shop is still family owned, still local, and we still answer the phone when you call.

What started as a small embroidery shop has grown into a comprehensive apparel decoration partner. Today, we manage a full suite of services: embroidery, screen printing, laser etching, heat press transfers, and hat decoration. We handle your project from start to finish, which means one local team is entirely accountable for your logo file, your proof, your production timeline, and your finished product.

Why Managed Accountability Matters

A lot of apparel decorators, especially newer online first platforms, simply take your order and pass it off to mass production facilities with zero oversight. When something goes wrong, such as a color mismatch, a placement error, or a delay, you are stuck in the middle with no one taking responsibility.

We do things differently. We physically oversee and quality control every single order right here in East Providence. Our local team personally reviews your proofs, inspects the finished decoration, and ensures the final product meets our nearly forty year standards before it ever reaches your hands. If you have a question, you are talking directly to the local experts managing your job, not a call center relaying messages.

What Nearly 40 Years in Business Has Taught Us

Staying in business in the same trade, in the same town, for this long is not an accident. It comes from consistently getting the fundamentals right: an accurate proof before production starts, honest turnaround estimates instead of best case guesses, and pricing that does not change after you have already committed. Those habits sound simple, but they are what turns a customer's first small order into a relationship we still handle apparel for decades later.

How We Work

• Every order gets a proof before we start. New embroidery files also get a physical stitch sample on test fabric, meaning you see and approve it before we run the job.
• Honest pricing, no surprises. The quote you get is what you pay. New logos have a one time digitizing fee; every reorder after that skips it.
• Two weeks or less, consistently. Turnaround time is a promise we plan capacity around, not a best case estimate.
• Local accountability. We are not a faceless print on demand platform. We are a local partner physically reviewing and backing the quality of every garment we deliver.
• Reordering is simple by design. Your logo stays on file. Skip setup fees, and get the same reliable quality, every time.

Who We Serve

We work with commercial, B2B customers, which are businesses that need branded apparel and uniform programs year after year, not a single t-shirt order. Construction crews, healthcare practices, municipal departments, restaurants, corporate offices, and dozens of other industries across Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts trust us with recurring apparel programs. See how we approach apparel for your specific industry.

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Full contact details and quote request info are on our Contact page.

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