custom embroidered t shirts
Embroidery is the only decoration that gets better with age relative to the garment: thread does not crack or fade like ink. It is also the one that punishes artwork designed for print.
Send the weight, colour, fit and quantity. We return a unit price per quantity tier within 24 hours.
Embroidery is quoted on stitch count. A left-chest logo of 8cm typically runs 4,000–7,000 stitches; a large back design can exceed 20,000, at which point the price approaches a print and the garment starts to distort.
There is also a one-time digitising charge: the artwork has to be converted into a stitch file, usually $25–60 depending on complexity.
A t-shirt is stretchy; embroidery pulls it. Without a stabiliser behind the stitching, the shirt puckers around the logo and never recovers.
Good shops use a cut-away or tear-away backing appropriate to the knit. Cheap shops skip it, and the puckering shows up after the first wash.
Uniforms and workwear that will be washed industrially; caps, where printing barely works; and any logo that must still look new after a year. The cost is higher per piece, and it shows in the product.
It is a poor choice for large photographic artwork or anything with gradients.
Mid-weight cotton, 200gsm and above, holds a left-chest logo without collapsing. Very light jersey distorts more; very heavy loopback can bury the stitch.
Pique and structured knits are easier than fine jersey — which is why polos are the classic embroidery garment.
| Method | Machine embroidery, 8–15 thread colours |
|---|---|
| Setup | Digitising $25–60, one-time |
| Per-piece | $3.50–7.00 depending on stitch count |
| Best blanks | 200gsm+ cotton, pique, structured knits |
| Cannot do | Photographs, fine gradients, sub-2mm detail |
By stitch count plus a one-time digitising fee. A left-chest logo is typically 4,000–7,000 stitches.
No backing. Knit fabric needs a stabiliser behind the stitching.
No. Embroidery is for solid shapes and text.
Yes. Thread does not crack or fade like ink; it outlasts the garment in most cases.
A fabric swatch and a sewn sample come before the bulk run, and finished goods are photographed before packing.