All Star Embroidery seams to have found a home

For 18 years, Jody Buesgens has been decorating fabric and other materials with needles, thread, yarn and ink. “Creating a lasting impression” is her slogan and as of last September, that impression now has a storefront.

All Star Embroidery, 12900 1st St. in Becker, is a screen printing and embroidery company specializing in corporate, school and organizational apparel. ASE and its employees are experts in designing and applying art to spiritwear, uniforms, promotional products and gear for local businesses, individuals and schools.
The company also supplies many local businesses, churches and schools with specialty gifts, trophies and awards and Buesgens thought it was essential to the growth of her business to bring her business out into the open.
“I thought it was important for us to have some visibility, to give our customers the chance to come in and touch and feel the materials and try things on before committing to buying an item or two,” said Buesgens.
Buesgens and her husband Jeff decided to move to the Becker area in 1995 from the cities because they were looking for a good school system for their kids, Amber, Aaron and Lauren. A friend of the family tipped them off to Becker and they made the move despite the fact Jeff still held a job in Chaska.
Eighteen years later, he still does.
Jody has always been interested in arts and crafts and one day she just decided to invest in an embroidery machine and her business took off.

“My goal has always been to provide a great product at a competitive price and that, so far, has been a big part of my success,” she said.
The company’s biggest customers include athletes and parents of the Becker and Big Lake High Schools. They do work for police and fire departments, churches and the local tattoo supplies parlor. They also do merchandise work for fundraiser events where customers can use All Star’s graphics and artwork or supply their own for a one-of-a-kind look.
Some of the products found in the store are sweatshirts,, jackets, hats, duffel bags, socks, windpants, shoes, scarves, jerseys, lanyards and blankets. All items can be bought “as-is” or customized with graphics, names or logos. “Be a walking advertisement for your business or team,” says Buesgens.
Buesgens is running a couple of sales through March and April on storewide items and is willing to provide some free services for companies or sports teams looking to buy product in bulk.