Getting Started with PatchScan™

Patches have been used by Scouts to commemorate events and activities for generations. Every council, OA lodge, and great Scouting event has it's own unique patches. Patch collecting (and trading) is a part of the Scouting culture.

To help Scouts and Scouters in the 21st century get all the facts about the patches in their collection, the BSA's Licensing Team has developed PatchScan™. Using the free PatchScan™ app, a Scout or Scouter can scan the special QR codes on the back of officially-licensed BSA patches and view all sorts of patch details for trading and collecting purposes.

How to Get Started with PatchScan™:

1. Download the PatchScan™ mobile application (Android | iPhone).
2. Find an Officially Licensed patch with a QR code on the back.
3. Scan the QR code from the PatchScan™ application.
4. Add the patch to your digital collection and view patch specifications.

Every entry in the PatchScan™ database gives you all the important stats on your patch — such as who issued the patch, when was it made, and how many were made. PatchScan™ QR code stickers are required on all official council shoulder patches (CSPs), Order of the Arrow lodge flaps and pocket patch sets, and jamboree shoulder patches (JSPs) produced today; and PatchScan™ QR codes can also be found on other special Scouting patches and patch sets as well.

In addition to the mobile app, which allows scanning individual QR codes, you can also browse the online PatchScan™ Patch Gallery to find any patch in the PatchScan™ system. You can browse patches by council, keywords or manufacturer.

Click here to check out the PatchScan™ patches that Moritz has made.

The 2015 Moritz Calendar ― 100 Years of OA Service

2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Arrow. Known as the Boy Scouts of America's National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow (OA) recognizes Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. Members of the OA are known for maintaining camping traditions and spirit, promoting year-round and long-term resident camping, developing leaders, and providing cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich, support, and help to extend Scouting to America's youth.

The Moritz Embroidery Works is proud of our work with Order of the Arrow lodges and events across the country. We are excited for all the anniversary celebrations—including the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) taking place August 3-8, 2015 at Michigan State University—and look forward to helping lodges create great NOAC and anniversary emblems, garments and other special centennial memorabilia.

One of the more inspirational paintings related to the Order of the Arrow is "The Higher Vision," an incredible oil painting by official BSA artist Joseph Csatari. The powerful image depicts Uncas handing down the legend of Wimachtendienk in pictographs on a skin to a young Arrowman so that the Order will have the legend for posterity. The National OA Committee received the painting in October of 1963 and it has become an icon of the Order.

"The Higher Vision" by Joseph Csatari

The Moritz Embroidery Works has recreated the enduring image of "The Higher Vision" as the 2015 Moritz Embroidered calendar image. Using a combination of beautiful embroidery over a digitally-printed background, this emblem commemorates the Order of the Arrow's 100 year legacy.

For more than 30 years, Moritz has been producing an annual limited-edition calendar; each year featuring a unique embroidered image of nature, wildlife, Americana or Scouting history.

1,500 calendars were created for 2015 - they have since all been distributed to BSA councils and loyal customers across the country as a token of our thanks for their continued support.

The 2015 Moritz Calendar Emblem

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We're thankful for the Scouting program and the wonderful Scouts, Scouters, volunteers, and Scouting professionals that we get to work with on a daily basis.

Custom Embroidered BSA Knit Caps

One of the keys to staying warm in the outdoors is wearing a good head cover. Don't worry about what to wear on your next cold-weather outing, the Moritz Embroidery Works has you 'covered'! We offer dozens of styles and colors of custom BSA®-approved knit caps for troops, packs, crews, OA lodges, and winter Scouting events.

Our custom BSA® caps make great Scouting attire for winter outdoor activities and can be great trading post items or volunteer/staff recognition items for cold-weather events. We’ll work to get you the best item to match your budget. We can direct-embroider your caps or heat-seal an event or unit emblem to them.

As an official BSA® licensee, we can produce fully-customized BSA® apparel with your unique logo or design. Our art department will be happy to create a custom BSA®-approved design to be embroidered on any of our knit caps options.

Talk with a Moritz representative about what you want or need and we will be sure to get you the perfect cap for your Scouting group or event. Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com

Custom BSA Fleece Jackets

Look good, stay warm, and show your Scouting pride with a beautiful custom-embroidered and laser-etched BSA® fleece jacket from the Moritz Embroidery Works.

Get a great fleece jacket with your council, district, troop, pack, crew, camp or lodge name and logo direct-embroidered on the front chest along with a beautiful laser-etched BSA® or custom logo on the back. We also offer individual name monogramming.

Our custom BSA® jackets make great Scouting attire, wonderful volunteer recognition gifts, and outstanding fundraising or trading post items. Small orders are gladly accepted, and we’ll work to get you the best items to match your budget.

We can produce fully-customized BSA® apparel with your unique logo or design. Our art department will be happy to create a custom BSA®-approved design to be embroidered or etched on any item in our full line of quality fleece apparel.

Talk with a representative about what you want or need and we will get you the perfect Scouting garments. Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com

2017 National Scout Jamboree Theme and Logo

The The Boy Scouts of America has announced the official theme and logo for the 2017 National Scout Jamboree, a celebration of Scouting held every four years for Scouts, Venturers, volunteers, and staff from across the nation.

The 2017 theme, “Live Scouting’s Adventure,” speaks both to Scouting’s century-old tradition of creating adventures that develop Scouts into the leaders of tomorrow and to the developing adventures of the next century of Scouting.

The Jamboree will be held July 19-28, 2017 at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia; registration opens in May 2015. To learn more about the 2017 National Jamboree visit www.bsajamboree.org.

Be sure to keep us in mind as you prepare for the National Jamboree. The Moritz Embroidery Works is proud to be able to help Jamboree contingents from all across the nation create custom Jamboree patches, apparel and other items. Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com.

Scouting for Food Patches

Scouts from across the country are help collect food for local food banks by participating in annual Scouting for Food programs. This project is rooted in the very foundation of the Scouting movement and builds on a Scout's dedication to "do good turn daily." Recognize the Scouts who give back to their community with a special patch!

Moritz Embroidery Works can help you create high-quality custom BSA®-approved patches for your community service events. Talk with a Moritz representative today to have custom Scouting for Food emblems created based on your own design, description, or theme.

For your convenience, we also offer a wide selection of customizable BSA® stock emblem designs – just pick a design and add your council, district, troop, pack or crew name. You can browse our full collection of stock emblem designs at bsa.moritzembroidery.com

We accept 30 and 60 day PO's from all active BSA® councils. For individual troops, packs, crews and volunteers, we also accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover; or you can send a check. Normal production and delivery takes 2-3 weeks. One-week “5-7 business day” rush-orders are accepted in most cases at no extra charge.

Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is just around the corner! Do you have any spooktacular Scouting events planned? Get custom patches for your frightening fall events from Moritz Embroidery Works. Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183, shop our online collection of BSA stock designs, or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com.

Ask the Expert: Patch Shapes

Q: What shapes are available for Scout patches?

A: If you are tired of the same old circular or square event emblems just ask your Moritz Sales Specialists about our special "Cut to Shape" emblems.

There is no shape we can't create or cut to your satisfaction when it comes to BSA event emblems. There is NO extra charge for this special feature and delivery time is the same as a standard-shaped emblems. Price per emblem, regardless of shape, is simply based on the overall height and width of the design.

Get creative and make a real memorable patch with a "Cut to Shape" emblem design. Here are some samples of a few "Cut to Shape" emblems we've made for Scouts:

Find other answers from Moritz Embroidery's Scouting Specialist here, or ask your own question by emailing gregory.larson@moritzembroidery.com.

Custom Metal Neckerchief Slides

Aluminum neckerchief slides

Hold your neckerchief together, and show your troop pride, with a stylish custom neckerchief slide. Moritz Embroidery Works is proud to offer great, and affordable, neckerchief slides for your unit.

Our gold or silver anodized aluminum neckerchief slides come laser-engraved with your troop or pack number. The slides are 1.5” high by 1.5” wide and 0.75” deep. The metal neckerchief slides feature a printed BSA® logo with a classic “embroidered look.” Prices are as low as $2.65 per slide depending on quantity ordered.

Brass neckerchief slides

Our beautiful tubular brass neckerchief slides are 1.25" high by 1.0" diameter and come in your choice of silver or gold plated with a raised die-stamped and enamel painted BSA logo. All slides come laser-engraved with your troop number. Prices are as low as $4.00 per slide depending on quantity ordered.

Custom printed aluminum neckerchief slides or custom die-stamped and enamel painted neckerchief slides are also available with your own custom troop, pack, lodge, council, or camp logos and designs. Ask a Moritz Sales Specialist about prices and quantities for fully customized slide design options. Call (toll free) 1-800-533-4183 or order online at www.moritzembroidery.com.

Digitally-printed "All Over" Neckerchiefs

For generations, Moritz Embroidery Works, Inc. has been the leading manufacturer of custom embroidered neckerchiefs for Scouts. Now, in addition to our time-tested embroidered neckerchiefs, Moritz is proud to offer beautiful, high-quality digitally-printed neckerchiefs.

Create a custom neckerchief that really stands out with Moritz’s NEW Digitally-Printed “All Over” Neckerchiefs options.

The sky’s the limit! We can print unlimited colors, edge-to-edge, to create a beautiful custom neckerchief with a unique and memorable design that you’ll be proud to wear. Put a photograph, a special pattern, a detailed logo, a camp map, or your own unique design or photograph right onto one of our high-quality neckerchiefs! We can even combine embroidery with our digitally-printed neckerchief options to make a beautiful neckerchief any Scout would be proud to wear.

Simply send your high-resolution camera-ready artwork (.ai or .pdf) to us for printing. If you’re not an artist, you can talk with a Moritz representative to have a custom design created by our art department for you based on a description or rough sketch (additional art fees may apply).

Just like with our embroidered neckerchiefs, your neckerchiefs can both come with either a straight/pointed corner or a curved/rounded bottom edge; and come with your choice of sewn outer trim “piping” or simple hemmed edges at no extra charge.

Our standard official BSA®-size neckerchiefs are 49.5"x35"x35". Custom-made larger or smaller neckerchiefs are also available; just let us know what you need.

Our Digitally-Printed “All-Over” Neckerchiefs are priced as low as $9.30 each (based on quantity). Minimum orders start at just 50 pieces. Production and delivery usually takes two weeks or less; rush orders accepted in most cases at no extra charge.

To order, call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online.

Ask the Expert: Neckerchief Sizes

Q: What is the standard size of a Boy Scout neckerchief?

A: Our standard triangular neckerchiefs match the official BSA neckerchief size and are 49.5" x 35" x 35". This is the ideal size for most Scouts and Scouters to wear with their BSA field uniform; it rolls nicely and looks sharp (and can also serve a sling or triangular bandage in a pinch).

Smaller Cub Scout-sized neckerchiefs are available in the official Cub size of 37" x 25" x 25" for Cub Scouts or smaller Scouts. Additionally, custom-made larger and smaller neckerchiefs can be made and are available at no extra charge. Your order can even mix sizes in order to fill an order minimum. Just let us know what you need and we'll get you the perfect neckerchief to fit your Scouts.

Find other answers from Moritz Embroidery's Scouting Specialist here, or ask your own question by emailing gregory.larson@moritzembroidery.com.

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Custom Patrol Patches

Patrols are the building blocks of a Boy Scout troop. There are many ways help build a strong patrol identity and patrol spirit; among them are a cool patrol's name, flag, yell and emblem.

A good name sets a patrol apart from all others and provides patrol members with a special way of identifying themselves. The cloth patrol emblem is worn on the right sleeve of the Boy Scout uniform (under the American flag) and identifies and unites the members of a patrol.

The BSA's National Supply Division produces several stock patrol emblems for a variety of common patrol names, but if you have a more unique patrol name or want a more distinctive patch, call on the Moritz Embroidery Works to make custom emblems for your patrol.

According to the BSA insignia policies, patrol emblems must be 2-inches round with a tan border and background. Patrol emblem designs should be a simple icon with no letters or numbers and utilizing a maximum of only three colors. The Moritz Embroidery Works can help you create high-quality custom BSA®-approved patrol patches based on your own artwork and design or just a simple description.

Minimum orders are 50 pieces. Normal production and delivery takes 2-3 weeks. One-week “5-7 business day” rush-orders are accepted in most cases at no extra charge. Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com

Ask the Expert: Button Loop

Q: What is the purpose of a button loop?

A: It seems that almost every Scouting event comes with a patch ― summer camp, camporees, Scout derbies, training events, fundraisers, Scouting shows, and more. These "temporary insignia," as the BSA calls them, can be worn by Scouts on the right pocket of their uniform. According to the BSA Insignia Guide, only one such patch may be worn at a time. Sewing these type of event emblems on the uniform only to have to remove them and sew another one on a month or two later can become tiring. Scouts want the immediate recognition of their accomplishments. They want to display their patch as soon as they get it.

Event patches can be sewn to the pocket or suspended from under the pocket flap attached to the button. Adding a simple button loop to you event emblems allows Scouts to easily hang their emblem from uniform pocket ― no sewing, no waiting, no fuss (and easy to swap out when the next event comes along).

Button loops are phenomenal! This extra feature can help ensure that your event emblem gets worn by Scouts rather than just being tossed in a box with other keepsakes. This provides pride in participating (and give free marketing to your event).

Consider adding a button loop to your next event emblems. A 3/4"-wide braided button loop can be sewn at the top of practically any emblem. We can match the colors on your patch to your button loop. And if a Scout doesn't want to hang their patch, the loop can easily be removed with a pair of scissors.

Find other answers from Moritz Embroidery's Scouting Specialist here, or ask your own question by emailing gregory.larson@moritzembroidery.com.

Popcorn Patches

Popcorn sales are important fundraising programs for Scouts in many councils across the country. Reward and recognize the Scouts who participate with a special patch!

Moritz Embroidery Works can help you create high-quality custom BSA®-approved patches for your fundraising events. Talk with a Moritz representative today to have custom popcorn emblems created based on your own design, description, or theme.

For your convenience, we also offer a wide selection of customizable BSA® stock emblem designs – just pick a design and add your council, district or event name. You can browse our full collection of stock emblem designs at bsa.moritzembroidery.com

We accept 30 and 60 day PO's from all active BSA® councils. For individual troops, packs, crews and volunteers, we also accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover; or you can send a check. Normal production and delivery takes 2-3 weeks. One-week “5-7 business day” rush-orders are accepted in most cases at no extra charge.

Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com

Ask the Expert: OA Centennial Totem

Q: Are lodges required put the OA centennial totem on their lodge flaps and memorabilia items made in 2015?

A: 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Scouting's national honor society - the Order of the Arrow. The Moritz Embroidery Works is excited to help OA lodges from across the nation celebrate the 100th anniversary of the OA and prepare for the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) being held in August 2015. The national Order of the Arrow committee created and approved an official centennial totem to give a symbol for the centennial celebration.

Including the centennial totem on OA emblems is not mandatory, however it is strongly encouraged. Ray Capp (National OA Committee Chairman) stated that "it is our hope that all lodges will use the totem as part of all their centennial celebrations including lodge flaps and other memorabilia which will be used to commemorate both the 100th anniversary and the 2015 National Conference… We are also asking lodges to consider issuing a single-piece 100th anniversary lodge flap (not NOAC related) bearing the totem."

The OA has developed a comprehensive branding guide to help provide direction on how to appropriately utilize the centennial totem, logo and theme statement. Additionally, as a way of preserving the Order’s celebration of the centennial, lodges are being asked to send one of each centennial item to the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas. These items – including flaps, patches, shirts, buckles, etc. – will be put into a large collection to archive the Order of the Arrow's 100th anniversary.

Find other answers from Moritz Embroidery's Scouting Specialist here, or ask your own question by emailing gregory.larson@moritzembroidery.com.

Custom Troop Neckerchiefs

The uniform is an important part of the Boy Scout program. The uniform makes Scouts a visible as a force for good and creates a positive image in the community. Scouting is an action-based program, and wearing the uniform is an action that shows each Scout's commitment to the aims and purposes of Scouting. Just as members of a sports team wear the same uniform, members of a Scout group are united as a team through their uniform.

The neckerchief has been a symbol of the Scouting movement since the beginning. Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, initially wrote in his 1908 handbook Scouting for Boys:

"The scarf, or neckerchief, which is folded into a triangle with the point at the back of the neck. Every Troop has its own scarf color, and since the honor of your Troop is bound up in the scarf, you must be very careful to keep it clean and tidy. It is fastened at the throat by a knot, or “woggle”, which is some form of ring made of cord, metal, or bone, or anything you like. The scarf protects your neck from sunburn and serves many purposes, such as for a bandage or as an emergency rope."

While most of the uniform is universal for all Scouts in the BSA program, one area where troops can add their own personal touch is with the neckerchief. According to the Boy Scouts of America's official Guide to Awards & Insignia , each troop chooses their own official neckerchief and style for wearing it. Boy Scout neckerchiefs can be worn in a variety of colors with contrasting borders. A neckerchief can be personalized with troop number, city, state or chartering organization. Special neckerchiefs may also be created and authorized by local councils for such events as council NYLT programs, OA lodge events, Woodbadge courses, Eagle Scout recognitions, National Jamboree contingents, or local summer camps.

The Moritz Embroidery Works can help you design a custom embroidered neckerchief for your troop. You can add your own custom text and unit numbers to one of our stock BSA®-approved designs or create your own custom design.

Pick your own colors for your neckerchief – with hundreds of combinations possible. All solid colors are available on our blank neckerchiefs with your choice of matching or contrasting sewn outer trim. Two-color body designs are also available. Orders can even "mix and match" to include various color combinations in order to fulfill an order minimum.

Neckerchiefs can come with either a straight/pointed or a curved/rounded bottom edge. Blank neckerchiefs, direct-embroidery and sewn-on emblems are available on any neckerchief style.

We only use the finest "wrinkle-free" poly-cotton fabrics to create your custom neckerchiefs and all neckerchiefs are hand cut, sewn and inspected before and after they are embroidered. Our standard official-size BSA® neckerchiefs are 49.5"x35"x35". Cub Scout sized neckerchiefs are available in 37"x25"x 25" for the smaller Scouts. Custom-made larger or smaller neckerchiefs are available at no extra charge; just let us know what you need.

Neckerchiefs are priced as low as $7.50 each based on quantity and minimum orders start at just 25 pieces. Production and delivery usually takes two weeks or less.

To order, call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online.

Helping Protect the BSA Brand

The Moritz Embroidery Works is proud to be an Official Licensee of the Boy Scouts of America for embroidered emblems, neckerchiefs, and other promotional products. The Boy Scouts of America reviews each request for use of its brand and trademarks as submitted by its licensees. As a licensee, we facilitate all necessary authorizations from the BSA Licensing Department for your emblems or other custom products.

As an Official Licensee, we will guide you through the process of designing an emblem that conforms will all the National BSA guidelines, rules, and regulations.

Products not produced by an Official Licensee or approved by the Boy Scouts of America are considered by the BSA National Council to be unauthorized and, in many cases, are also be illegal. Unauthorized patches are in violation of the Boy Scouts of America’s insignia policies and infringe on the BSA’s trademarks and copyrights. We are committed to helping protect the use of the BSA‘s names, logos, and overall brand image. We will not produce Boy Scout emblems that do not receive the proper BSA approvals. Likewise, Scouts and Scouters should not use or collect unofficial merchandise.

To help you and others know that our patches are officially licensed, all of our BSA emblems feature our specially licensed BSA PVC plastic backing (for sew on and stabilization purposes) at no extra charge. Other licensed products will feature "Officially Licensed Product" holographic stickers or hangtags.

Additionally, PatchScan™ QR code stickers are required to be placed on all BSA Council Shoulder Patches (CSPs), Order of the Arrow Lodge Flaps and pocket patch sets, and Jamboree Shoulder Patches (JSPs). QR code stickers can also be applied to other Scout patches at the customer’s request. Using the free PatchScan™ app, a Scout or Scouter can scan the QR code on the back of a patch and view various details and statistics for trading and collecting purposes.

Moritz’s Officially Licensed BSA® PVC Backing

Ask the Expert: Designing a BSA Patch

Q: What items are required to be on my patch design?

A: In order to protect its brand, the Boy Scouts of America has a set of official guidelines and regulations for all custom BSA patches. All designs should reflect the ideals and values of the Boy Scouts of America and not infringe on the trademarks of any other organization without proper approval. Additionally, all BSA emblems must contain a Boy Scouts of America corporate identifier; either, the initials "BSA" (without any periods), the words "Boy Scouts of America," or the BSA fleur-de-lis.

Every BSA emblem design is approved by the national BSA Licensing Department prior to production. As an Official Licensee, we'll work to make sure you're patches not only look great but that it also upholds the standards of the Boy Scouts of America.

Find other answers from Moritz Embroidery's Scouting Specialist here, or ask your own question by emailing gregory.larson@moritzembroidery.com.

2014 Fall Camporee & Event Emblems

It’s almost time for the annual fall Camporees, Cub Events, OA Fellowship Weekends and more! What would these events be without a great patch for Scouts to add to their collection?

The Moritz Embroidery Works can help you create high-quality custom BSA®-approved patches for your fall Scouting events. Talk with a Moritz representative today to have custom event emblems created based on your own design, description, or theme.

For your convenience, we also offer a wide selection of customizable BSA® stock emblem designs – just pick a design and add your council, district or event name. You can browse our full collection of stock emblem designs at bsa.moritzembroidery.com

We accept 30 and 60 day PO's from all active BSA® councils. For individual troops, packs, crews and volunteers, we also accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover; or you can send a check.

Normal production and delivery takes 2-3 weeks. One-week “5-7 business day” rush-orders are accepted in most cases at no extra charge. The Moritz Guarantee states that you will have on-time delivery of your event emblems or they’re free of charge. We also guarantee that all event emblem re-orders after the event will be priced at the same original price in quantities of 50 pieces and above for 90-days after your order is shipped so that no Scout goes without a patch.

Call us (toll free) at 1-800-533-4183 or request a quote online at moritzembroidery.com.

Twill Neckerchief Slides

Hold your neckerchief together and show off your troop or pack pride with a custom neckerchief twill slide! Moritz Embroidery Works is proud to offer great, and affordable, neckerchief slides for your unit. Our BSA® twill neckerchief slides come custom embroidered with your troop or pack number along with your choice of one of our stock BSA® designs. We have all Cub Scout ranks and various BSA® troop designs available.

These unique cloth slides measure 1¾” high by 4¼” wide and fasten into ring with a sturdy hook-and-loop backing. With our affordable pricing (under $3), these make great awards for Scouts and leaders and are a great addition to any Scout uniform.

Twill neckerchief slides are also available with your own custom logos and designs. Ask a Moritz Sales Specialist about prices and quantities for fully-customized slide design options. Call (toll free) 1-800-533-4183 or order online at www.moritzembroidery.com.

Ask the Expert: "Embroidered Emblem" vs. "Patch"

Q: What is the difference between a custom "embroidered emblem” and a custom “patch”?

A: Absolutely nothing! Both names relate to the same product. As professional embroiderers we often use the trade or industry phrase, "embroidered emblem." Most customers (and most Scouts) simply refer to them as “patches.” Basically, the word “patch” is slang for “embroidered emblem.” Whichever name you use, patches or emblems, the end result is the same. Embroidered emblems have been used by Scouts to commemorate events, activities and achievements for generations – every great Scouting event comes with a patch! Patch collecting (and trading) is part of the Scouting culture.

Find other answers from Moritz Embroidery's Scouting Specialist here, or ask your own question by emailing gregory.larson@moritzembroidery.com.