What’s embroidery digitization and do I have to pay for it?

Digitization is a process where we convert your design into a file our embroidery equipment can understand. This process involves formatting the stitch type, stitch density, and color—all the details our machines need to recognize and embroider the design exactly as you imagined it. Embroidery digitization requires a one-time payment of $6.50 or $3.95 if you create the design in our Design Maker. You can reuse the digitized design as many times as you like.

Can I use my own digitized file?

No, we don’t accept embroidery files that have been digitized elsewhere because these files still need to be adjusted to work with our embroidery machines.

Can I place group orders for embroidered shirts?

Absolutely! With MerchShare , you can easily place group orders for embroidered shirts and other products. Create a personalized embroidered shirt design template and share the link with your friends or colleagues. Members can select their preferred shirt size, color, and shipping destination. We’ll take care of fulfillment and deliver the order directly to them. Say goodbye to tedious manual work with MerchShare!

How do I clean embroidered shirts?

Before washing, turn your shirt inside out. Then, machine-wash it in cold temperature on a gentle cycle. After washing, don’t wring the shirt, just hang it to dry. You can also dry-clean embroidered shirts.

Embroidered Shirts—Customize and Sell Online

Design your own

Embroidered clothing

Embroidered shirts

Create embroidered t-shirts and polos with your design and branding

Sell quality merch with your embroidered logo to customers worldwide

Add a touch of luxury to your wardrobe with the premium embroidery technique

Do you want to order embroidered shirts for yourself or sell them online?

Sell shirts online

Order for myself

Make a name for yourself with embroidered shirts

african-american woman wearing a salmon-color shirt with a moon embroidery on the left side of the chest

a grey shirts with a yellow sun embroidery on the chest

Cost-effective product

Use embroidery to level up simple designs and increase your product value

Loved by fashion-forward customers

Set your clothing brand up for success with an always-trending product

Durable designs

Boost your customer satisfaction with quality products and gain good reviews

Perfect for branded merch

Increase your brand awareness with embroidered logos on shirts and other apparel

How to design and sell embroidered shirts

Choose a shirt

Pick from 15+ t-shirts and polos

Create an embroidery design

Upload your design or create one with the free Design Maker

Add it to your store

Put the shirt up for sale

Grow your business

Focus on marketing your brand and we’ll take care of order fulfillment

Design embroidered shirts for all target audiences

Don’t leave your designs hanging by a thread

Follow our guidelines for the best embroidery results

Use simple shapes with thick lines

Make sure your design complies with these rules:

Minimum thickness for shapes: 0.05″ (1.3 mm)
Text, logo, or simple graphic designs only
Up to 6 different colors per design

There are 15 different thread colors available, so check your options before you start designing.

embroidery designs on t-shirts on a man and a woman side-by-side

Avoid complicated designs

To ensure your embroidery design comes out neat, don’t use distressed textures and photos in your design.

Color gradients are now possible thanks to unlimited color embroidery. However, keep in mind that this technique is only available for Unisex Staple T-Shirt and the Classic Dad Hat.

Have your designs digitized

Don’t worry—we’ll digitize all embroidery designs so that our equipment can process them. Digitization costs up to $6.50, and you can reuse the digitized file afterward at no extra cost.

Here’s what our customers have to say

I’m very grateful for Printful

In less than a year, my tees had made it to just about every state in the United States, as well as many different countries all over the world. I’m very grateful for Printful and for their print-on-demand service.

Robyn

Tall Reali-tees

We were able to triple our product catalog

People are quick to change what they like, so to keep up with that, you need to be innovating and putting out new designs or new products all the time. With print-on-demand, I can launch a collection of a dozen new products in a day.

Nic

itsjusta6

The quality of AOP apparel is the best I've seen

I honestly think that Printful is underrated! The quality of AOP apparel is the best I've seen. I can stand behind my products proudly and also be confident when orders come in because they are relaible too.

Stephanie

Blume Corner

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Make life easier with an automated order flow—no more manual management

Run a store without managing inventory since we take care of production and shipping

Strengthen brand awareness with custom labels, pack-ins, and other custom branding options

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