What is embroidery: A beginner’s guide to custom apparel
Read our guide and learn what embroidery is, how it works, and what products to choose for stitching designs.
Custom embroidery
Bring your vision to life with easy custom embroidery. Printify's print-on-demand embroidery delivers premium stitching, polished details, and consistent quality. Enjoy custom embroidery with no minimums, effortless personalization, and professional results your customers will love.
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Create custom embroidery with Print on Demand
Bring your ideas to life with print-on-demand embroidery. Printify's on-demand embroidery service combines high-quality stitching, easy personalization, and fast fulfillment, making it simple to create custom embroidered apparel and accessories for yourself or to sell online.
- POD embroidery with professional quality: Turn logos, text, and artwork into durable embroidery with precise stitching across a growing catalog of apparel, hats, bags, and accessories.
- No minimum order quantity: Test new ideas, create personalized one-offs, or fulfill bulk orders without inventory or minimums.
- Easy-to-use online design tool: Upload your artwork to the Product Creator, automatically digitize your embroidery design, and customize every detail before publishing or ordering.
How to create and sell custom embroidered products
Pick your products for custom embroidery
Choose from over 80 products ready for custom embroidery – no minimum orders. Browse custom embroidered clothing, hats, bags, and more to create branded merchandise, personalized gifts, or products to sell online.
Custom embroidered shirts
From employee uniforms to branded merchandise, custom embroidered shirts give logos and text a clean, professional finish. Choose from comfortable styles in a range of colors and sizes.
Custom embroidered hoodies
Warm, durable, and easy to customize, custom embroidered hoodies are a popular choice for merch brands, company apparel, and everyday wear.
Custom embroidered hats
Put your brand front and center with custom embroidered hats. Classic caps and other popular styles provide a durable canvas for logos, initials, and custom embroidery designs.
Custom embroidered sweatshirts
Comfort meets lasting quality with custom embroidered sweatshirts. They're a great fit for team apparel, school organizations, and online stores looking to offer premium basics.
Custom embroidered polos
A polished look starts with custom embroidered polo shirts. Add your company logo to create professional uniforms for employees, trade shows, and corporate events.
Custom embroidered beanies
Cold-weather collections stand out with custom embroidered beanies. Personalize each style with text or logos for seasonal merchandise, teams, or gifts.
Custom bags
Everyday accessories become memorable with custom bags. Customize totes, backpacks, and other styles with branding that travels wherever your customers go.
Custom jackets
For outerwear that leaves a lasting impression, choose custom jackets. Durable stitching gives workwear, team gear, and branded apparel a premium finish.
Custom blankets
Soft, practical, and easy to personalize, custom blankets are ideal for gifts, employee appreciation, and branded merchandise. Durable stitching keeps every design looking great over time.
Custom embroidery design ideas
Custom embroidery for wedding anniversaries
Celebrate enduring love with custom embroidered pieces – add initials, meaningful dates, or elegant motifs to shirts, robes, or accessories.
Custom embroidery for business partners
Strengthen professional relationships with premium branded embroidery – add your logo or a message to quality apparel or accessories.
Custom personalized embroidery
Turn personal details into stitched designs – names, quotes, dates, or messages embroidered on hats, shirts, bags, and more.
Custom embroidery with your pet's initials
Honor your furry friends with subtle embroidery – add your pet's initials to hats, sweatshirts, or bags.
Design embroidered apparel for free
Turn your design into beautiful apparel with the Product Creator. The intuitive drag-and-drop interface, built-in design tools, and ready-made templates make it easy to create clean, professional embroidery stitches for any product.
Embroidery vs printing: Which decoration method to choose
Embroidery and printing each have their strengths. Custom embroidery creates a textured, premium finish that works well for logos and uniforms, while DTG and DTF printing can reproduce detailed artwork and full-color designs. The right choice depends on your design, garment, and budget.
Feature
Best for
Logos, text, uniforms, hats, premium branding
Full-color artwork, photos, and detailed graphics on cotton apparel
Bold graphics, logos, and vibrant designs on a wide range of fabrics
Logos, text, uniforms, hats, premium branding
Full-color artwork, photos, and detailed graphics on cotton apparel
Feel and texture
Raised stitched finish
Smooth ink printed into the fabric
Thin printed film with a soft, flexible feel
Raised stitched finish
Smooth ink printed into the fabric
Durability
Excellent for everyday wear and repeated washing
Long-lasting with proper care
Durable with good stretch and wash resistance
Excellent for everyday wear and repeated washing
Long-lasting with proper care
Colors
Thread colors only
Millions of printed colors and gradients
Bright, full-color prints with gradients
Thread colors only
Millions of printed colors and gradients
Minimum design detail
Best for simple artwork, bold lines, and readable text
Handles intricate details and fine lines
Handles detailed artwork and small text well
Best for simple artwork, bold lines, and readable text
Handles intricate details and fine lines
Typical cost
Based on stitch count, with larger, stitch-heavy designs costing more
Usually priced per printed garment – cost-effective for detailed, full-color artwork
Often priced per printed garment or print size – cost-effective for vibrant graphics across many fabric types
Based on stitch count, with larger, stitch-heavy designs costing more
Usually priced per printed garment – cost-effective for detailed, full-color artwork
Why brands and creators trust Printify
Join our community of over 8 million satisfied merchants fulfilling their design and business dreams with us.
Liora Goren
Ahavti Lifestyle
I don’t have to invest the money I can’t lose into my business. With Printify, I only pay the fulfillment fees, and the rest is all profit.
April Showers
Afro Unicorn
I really appreciate working with Printify on my brand. Afro Unicorn was only supposed to be my design on a white shirt. It is so much more. Printify allows me the time to run the business and not work in the business.
Rich Khun
Hustle Ninjas
Printify helped me start a completely hands-off revenue stream. When you spot a niche that you want to enter quickly, you don’t have to worry about buying stock or equipment.
Christopher
Dog Ross Pet Painting
Printify Premium has helped my profit margins tremendously, and spending $20 a month has probably saved me over $200 a month.
Aiste & Karolis
MinieArt
Using Printify saved our struggling business of 6 years and gave us more time with our family.
Gary Stokes
OceansAsia
I like Printify products because they tie in with our organisation’s message.
Raihanaty A. Jalil
SHYFT Creations
I love the Printify Product Creator. It keeps everything consistent and allows me to keep my brand looking sharp and professional.
Scale your custom embroidery business with bulk pricing
Save more by ordering custom embroidery in bulk. Whether preparing for an event or stocking your store, bulk orders deliver consistent stitching and top-quality results.
Why start a custom embroidery business?
$7.73 billion
The global embroidery industry projected value by 2033, driven by a 9.6% CAGR – fueled by demand for personalized products, promotional goods, and custom apparel. Embroidery print-on-demand makes it easy to launch a business without inventory, and Printify handles production and fulfillment for every order.
Why choose Printify for your print-on-demand embroidery?
Ease of use
Our user-friendly platform makes creating custom embroidery designs simple while giving you full control over your artwork and product choices.
Wide range of products
Choose from an extensive Catalog of embroidery-ready apparel, hats, bags, and accessories.
Competitive prices
Embroider your designs at some of the most competitive prices in the print-on-demand industry.
Fast turnaround
Embroidered products typically ship within 2-7 business days of ordering, with average production times shown on every product page. Express Delivery is available on eligible products.
Reliable quality
Print Providers are ranked on real quality and delivery data. If an order arrives with a manufacturing error, Merchant Protection covers a free reprint or refund within 30 days.
Sell anywhere
Easily connect your store to leading marketplaces and eCommerce platforms, from Shopify to Amazon.
Embroidery quality you can trust
Our global network of Print Providers delivers clean stitching and reliable craftsmanship. Whether you choose embroidery-only or combined with printing, every item meets the highest quality standards.
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