This post is dedicated to Wayne Rooney, who, in an act of taste and appreciation of quality, was much maligned this past weekend. Rooney was at Goodison Park, Everton’s home ground, and caused hand-wringing by the home crowd when he kissed his Manchester United Badge after being booked for a foul.

The action sparked over 600 online articles and countless unheard rants. All a little misunderstanding.

Rooney, faced with the uncertainty of playing the rest of the match under a yellow card, turned to one thing he knew he could rely on. Quality embroidery. As an embroiderer, I can tell you that a well-embroidered badge deserves a kiss every now and then. It keeps your brand in the spotlight in full colour, long after screen prints and heat press printing have faded in the wash. Rooney was hoping to score his 100th goal at the weekend, and could confidently do so wearing the same, unfaded, well-embroidered badge if he so wished. Not so with printing.

To celebrate this rare act of high-profile embroidery appreciation, A Stitch In Time Embroiderers is offering badge-kissing blog-readers 20% off their embroidery for orders placed by November 1. Call our factory or walk in, ask for Markham and mention this blog post to receive your discount. Conditions below the fold. read more »