Custom embroidered shirts
Make your own custom embroidered shirts for uniforms, merch, events, or everyday wear. Add a logo, sharpen your brand, and create polished shirts people will actually want to wear.
Design your own custom embroidered t-shirts
Explore women’s, men’s, and unisex fits built to bring your vision to life. Whether you’re shaping brand identity or launching new t-shirts, Printify gives you the flexibility to test and grow. Fast.
How to make custom embroidered shirts in 3 easy steps
Getting started takes three moves. Pick the right t-shirt, place the design, and send it to production.
Start designingOpen a free account and browse a huge selection of products for yourself, merch drops, or your business.
Filter the Catalog of over 1,300 products by Embroideryor Large embroidery, compare price, location, and Provider ratings, and pick the best shirts for embroidery for your audience.
Use our free Product Creator to upload your design or create one from scratch. Add text, images, or logos, and preview your masterpiece with realistic mockups before ordering or listing on your store.
Embroidery ideas for your next line of t-shirts
With Printify, design custom embroidered shirts – no minimums, no commitment. Need ideas? Here are a few to get you started.
Say it in stitches
Put lyrics, jokes, quotes, or a set of initials – short text works best here. It gives each stitch room to breathe and keeps the style clean, clear, and easy to pair with anything.
Holiday drops that don’t look cheesy
Build seasonal t-shirts with subtle icons in holiday colors instead of oversized graphics. A small snowflake, heart, or pumpkin keeps the style wearable long after the holiday ends.
Flower embroidery for a stitch of nature
Florals work beautifully with embroidery. Use simple blooms, dainty stems, or intricate designs to create a collection of t-shirts that feel easy to wear without looking overcrowded.
Zodiac designs for showcasing their essence
A clean constellation, a small symbol, or a refined celestial detail lands harder than a busy chart ever will. Good placement does half the work here, giving the final outfit a more polished feel.
Logo embroidery that means business
Embroidered logo shirts instantly make your team, brand, or employees look more put-together.
They work for staff uniforms, events, merch tables, and client gifts, giving your logo a cleaner, more professional finish on every t-shirt.
Why start a business selling shirts with custom embroidery?
$2.95B– that’s the market size of embroidery in 2026, and it keeps growing.
Custom embroidered t-shirts feel more durable, intentional, and premium than a basic garment. It’s a great way to make a statement.
With Print on Demand and Printify, test a wide range of t-shirts without buying stock upfront. Our Print Providers handle production, packaging, and shipping, so you can focus on design and building a brand with real expertise and visible excellence.
It’s a product people absolutely take more seriously – and it shows in repeat orders.
How to create embroidery-ready t-shirt designs
Good design speaks volumes. Here’s a short embroidery guide to help your custom t-shirts turn out amazing:
- Keep the design simple. Photos, gradients, tiny gaps, and ultra-fine detail don’t hold up well in embroidery.
- Use thicker lines. The minimum line thickness is 0.05″, and lowercase text should start at 0.25″.
- Watch the placement area. Standard apparel embroidery uses a 4 × 4″ zone, but you can go big with 10 × 6″designs on select t-shirts.
- Plan colors early. We support 15 thread colors and up to six per design. If your art uses blue, black, white, red, orange, yellow, purple, brown, or tan tones outside that palette, the closest match will be used.
- Upload a high-resolution PNG or JPEG. Printify digitizes files for free.
Sell quality t-shirts where your customers already shop
You don’t have to build traffic from scratch. Connect to major sales channels and start selling t-shirts where people already buy. That reach helps you to elevate and grow your brand in America and beyond.
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Why choose Printify for custom embroidered t-shirts?
100% Free
Sign up and start designing without upfront costs. It works just as well for one shirt as it does for a full business.
Global printing network
Access Print Providers across North America, the UK, China, Australia, and Europe for fast, reliable fulfillment and delivery.
Dedicated support
Our team is here for you 24/7 via email and live chat to assist with any questions or concerns about Print on Demand.
Bulk order discounts
Save up to 50% on shipping and 46% off products for orders of 20 or moreitems from the same Provider. Add logoson t-shirts for teams, events, or growing brands.
eCommerce integrations
Seamlessly connect with leading platforms like Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, and TikTok Shop to reach a global audience with your custom embroidery.
Customize at home, deliver everywhere in the world
A broad fulfillment network helps your brand reach more buyers while keeping delivery faster and more affordable.
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140+ facilities
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209 countries and territories
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60M+ orders
Join over 10 million merchants (and counting) who trust Printify
Every successful store starts with one good idea. Printify merchants turned blank items into growing brands through smart design choices, fast setup, and quality products customers returned for.
FAQ
Embroider more than basic t-shirts. Printify’s embroideryCatalog includes select polos, long-sleeve shirts, pullovers, hoodies, and other styles, so you can match the quality, price, and overall look to your brand.
It’s a solid variety for showcasing a logo, and some options also come in extended or tall sizing.
Yes. Printify offers select embroidered tees alongside polos, hoodies, and other embroidered items.
Embroidery gives your logo and designs a cleaner finish, adds more professionalism to branded apparel, and works well when your style depends on simple placement and well-chosen thread colors.
First, choose your shirt, then open the Product Creator to add a logo, text, or artwork, adjust colors, and preview the final apparel in mockups.
Upload a ready file, or use built-in fonts and graphics to create a new one, and check placement before you publish or order. Then add your pricesand descriptions, and you’re ready to publish.
No. You can order one shirt for yourself or scale up for a team, event, or business. Printify also supports bulk orders – buy 20 or more products from the same Provider and get up to 46% off item price and 50% off shipping.
That keeps testing easy while still rewarding higher quantity runs.
Production times vary by product and Print Provider, typically averaging 2-7 business days. Delivery times vary by location from 2-5 business days within the US to 10-30 business daysinternationally. See our shipping rates for more information.
