Merlin Embroidery

Friendly and knowledgable staff. Embroidered names on two christmas stockings. Reasonable price. Let me watch! I’ll be bringing other projects here for sure, always good to find a competent local business. Yes, you could order the same kind of stuff online made in godknowswhere but why spend all that time navigating terrible websites to try to save a couple bucks when you can talk to a human who you know won’t screw it up. Support your local economy and skilled tradespeople in it.

I was looking around for somewhere to have some shirts embroidered and stumbled upon this place and I must say I’m very pleased! They are listen to you and are very detailed about their work. The customer service is awesome! I will definitely be back here again.

I had an odd request for Kevin and Jeremy: baseball stitching on the belly of my dress for my baseball themed baby shower. Sounds simple enough, until you see the dress material and consider the need for it to remain flexible (to stretch over my growing belly!). AND I needed it in 7 days :)
I worked in a silk-​screening shop for a short while so I wasn’t at all surprised that email and text were the preferred method of communication, or that they seemed almost too busy at times to possibly be able to get it done. I’m sure they have a million projects going on at once with lots of due dates to remember. When that day came for me, I was a very happy lady! The outcome far surpassed my expectations!

This place is amazing. They do the job with excellence, and they do it in a timely manner. They listen to exactly what you want your product to look like, and they make it happen. Also, what’s even more important to me, they have the best customer service. I am glad I found this place, and will never take my business anywhere else!

Kevin was so awesome! He was able to take my rush order on a Friday and have my items printed and ready for pickup on Wednesday. Other companies wanted a minimum of a week processing time. He made it fast and easy. I trusted he knew exactly what I needed to order, found the right sizes and printed everything specifically how we needed it. I am so happy with the final product and I can’t wait to hand these jerseys out to some very happy boys this afternoon! If you need quality, dependable service, merlin embroidery is your place. Thanks Kevin!

Kevin and Jeremy were awesome! I was impressed by how beautifully done the embroidery was and how fast they were able to complete my group’s large order. The embroidery was perfect and just popped!
Their attention to detail was bar none, and they had great suggestions to make the embroidery look better. I also appreciated how easy it was to communicate with Kevin and Jeremy. They were super accessible by email and phone and kept contacting me to make sure everything was perfect. I think I am detailed oriented, but I believe I have met my match. These guys are pros and work very hard.
A few groups in our organization have used and recommended Merlin Embroidery, and I would DEFINITELY go back to Merlin Embroidery again.

Called WEDS with a need for Sat Delivery. They took on the job! Sent my art in immediately — took the fabric (a sheet of leather) to them, they embroidered it and had A BEAUTIFULLY tight stitched patch to me on Friday!
I was MORE than satisfied and more than happy to pay the very reasonable rush charges for this HUGE patch they create for my client.
Thanks Kevin!
(our second piece went in today)

I needed to have a polo shirt embroidered with same day service for my company (last minute ideal). I called a few local shops to hear it would take 2 – 3 days could not wait that long went to google and this was one of the place’s that came up. went on Merlin’s website sent an email for a quote keep in mind this was at 11:36am to my surprise had a response from Kevin (the owner) by 11:38am. Kevin and I exchanged a few emails followed up with a call from Kevin at 12:42pm to go over the final details kevin was very open and honest about pricing and what needed to be done as he did not have the style and size I was looking for in stock so he informed me I would have to bring my own wich was not a problem. Got to Kevin’s shop by 2:00pm we went over the color options and placment for the logo and I was out the door be 2:26pm. Kevin gave me great service and was very friendly we be using his services again

Waiting on the pricing but Jeremy was very helpful and attentive. I had a million ideas and questions and he was patient and made my ideas better! Very professional and nice! Glad I found this place! And they do Greek letters on a time crunch! I’d recommend this embroidery shop to any one and any of my sisters!
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We’ve used this shop several times for our company’s uniforms over the years and he’s been absolutely OUTSTANDING every time and goes above and beyond the call of duty. What’s great is that I was able to send our camera-​ready artwork via email and he kept us informed via email all along the way. Kevin also made some fantastic recommendations including shirt types and font styles that he knew would work better and he was right. We won’t use anybody else for our business uniforms!

This place is amazing!!! I was referred to them by Eagle embroidery because they could handle my small job, a logo on 2 shirts in a quick time frame. I spoke with Kevin the owner on the phone and within minutes emailed him my logo and minutes later was given a quote by Jeremy. These are really sharp guys who waste no time tending to thier customers. I must have called 5 places to get these shirts quick and they were the only ones who could take care of me. Thier price was the cheapest as well. A simple $ 35 set up fee and $ 8 a shirt. Excellent service! Excellent prices and the job turned out awesome!!! Well Done!

Have to give 4stars to the crew at Merlin. My wife was looking for someone to stich our burlap pillow. They were fast and efficient. The best part was my wife is 7months pregnant and they came out to the car to give her the pillow when they were done so she didnt have to get out with the kids. Great job…

After reading the reviews on Unilocal I wasn’t even considering Merlin’s — I started going through the list of other embroidery companies and was told the same thing over and over… they either couldn’t help me with my small order or that their turn around time was a minimum of 4 business days. I was getting desperate since I needed a hat embroidered by the next day. I thought it wasn’t going to happen until I called Merlin’s. I called and was told that it wouldn’t be a problem at all and just to come on in… I did and I was greeted by Jeremy (who was helpful, pleasant and personable) — I told him my situation and he said that he would have my order done the following day. We worked on the sizing, color and specifics to be just right. The next day I picked it up and it was EXACTLY what I wanted (better actually than I thought it could be). The best part is that it was half of the price than the other companies had quoted — and they were going to take 4 times longer! This place is awesome with their customer service and outcome.

I can totally relate to the other review. I don’t even think a contract would help though. It sucks to hear someone say, «watchout for that guy» only after I gave him a deposit. But I thought my job was a no brainer. Wrong! Details, details he says. I need details. An exact replica wouldn’t help this guy. I have never been given such an ultimatum. Basically it was give him more money to finish the entire order, or lose out on my deposit! And recieve nothing. He told me flat out he would just take my money! Twice! only after it was his mistake! Then to fix the upside down logo, he washes it off and prints over it using the same shirt! Leaving a very noticeable ring. Kevin definitely will have a very busy, short future suckering new customers with his details pitch. And if you don’t like honest, ethical business, he’s your man. The guy has two mouths and one ear. Definitely has the gift of the gab. He talks so much he misses the DETAILS. No repeat business here. he is straight up «that guy». The one you hear horror stories about. Extra set up fees everytime? There should only be one setup fee! If only they had a zero star, or negative star rating. He might just be the one to make that feature possible.

Thanks for the wonderful job you did on our logo for our shirts. Hmong Green Tea logo turn out beautiful and we are completely satisfied. Again, thanks for all the hard work. :)

Got my golf bag embroidered here. Everyone else called told me it’d take 4 – 5 days to get it done, they did it while I waited and cheaper to boot. Would recommend.

I’m sorry one person had a bad experience with you, Kevin, but I’ve been dealing with you for the more than 13 years I’ve been working at SDSU, and we have had nothing but positive experiences with your company. I’ve always found you reasonable, with good quality and you have always met our deadlines, even when they were a little tight. Many people in the university use your services and I haven’t heard of any complaints.

This shop has been great by me! A few months ago I they silk-​screened shirts and translated a new logo into a complex embroidery — replete with text which was perfectly readable.
Contrary to what Cheryl M. experienced, my numbers were exactly what were contracted and my finished products were perfect.
The technical expertise, care that my order received, quality of finished products, and integrity which I experienced throughout the entire process –even on my small order — has made me a happy repeat customer.

GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING! I’m amazed at how this guy stays in business! He says one price and then in the end the price is always higher, and if there is a mistake (even if it’s HIS fault… wrong color, etc) you are stuck with it! He seems very unethical and doesn’t seem to care about repeat business. I’ll be passing the word to all my friends to NEVER USE Merlin Embroidery!!!

Merlin embroidery was absolutely great. Kevin responded quickly to my inquiries, followed up on orders, and provided what he promised. I would recommend this place to any one. I bought 5 totes and 5 aprons with names embroidered for my bridesmaids.