Embroidery On T-Shirts And Polo Shirts

If the machine embroidery must be large on the T-shirts, then a special foil is placed on the inside which acts as a material from the T-shirt so that the machine embroidery does not cause discomfort. The disadvantage of such a large, embroidered design is that the T-shirt may become uncomfortable to wear.

We will now explain where embroidery may be placed on T-shirts.

We use thinner and thicker interlining and it all depends on the thickness of the T-shirt. We use water-soluble foil if a better design cannot be applied on the delivered T-shirts. The water-soluble foil helps the thread itself not to be absorbed into the T-shirt but to be neatly visible on the surface of the T-shirt.

We offer a large range of Gunold thread colours.

Applying machine embroidery on the front of the shirt is limited in its maximum dimensions due to the size of the frame that can fit into the shirt.

The maximum height and width of the sign, text, coat of arms or logo can be up to 26 cm because the frame is square.

If the logo is larger than these dimensions then the sign is joined in several parts to obtain the desired dimension.

The density of the stitch depends on the density of each T-shirt, a grammage of 200g and more is recommended. It is possible to work with a smaller grammage, but this requires additional preparation of the shirt due to the density of the threads in the substrate.

Satin stitch is most often used for smaller letters, borders around the logo and small details that need to be made, or pattern stitch for larger surfaces (needle stitches several times from one side to the other). 

Excellent visibility of the logo on the T-shirt

Different positions on the front of the shirt (center, left and right, up and down)

Small and large logo or even combining the logo from several parts

Machine embroidery can be applied to the sleeve of T-shirts in the classic position or according to order.

When applying embroidery to short sleeve shirts the sign can sit horizontally on the sleeve shifted up to 1 cm from the sleeve edge, so it can be noticeable, or it can be applied vertically along the entire sleeve.

The size of a horizontal design can be a maximum of 12 cm in length, and it all depends on the size of the shirt. Because the sleeves are larger or smaller and may not fit the frame of the embroidery machine.

The vertical sign also depends on the size of the sleeve, but we achieve lengths of up to 70 cm by joining smaller segments of the sign or text.

The Satin stitch is most commonly used for smaller letters, borders around the logo and small details that need to be made.

Horizontal sign length of between 2 and 12 cm

Vertical lengths of up to 70 cm can be achieved by joining smaller segments of the sign or text

Classic or custom positioning

Signs are clearly visible from a side-view

What is the neck of the T-shirt even?

The neck of the shirt means that a machine embroidery no larger than 10 cm in length is made under the collar of the shirt.

Of course, you can also make a larger sign, but mostly small details of the logo or text are applied to the neck of the T-shirt.

Satin stitch is most often used for smaller letters, borders around the logo and small details that need to be made.

Small dimensions look discrete, no more than 10cm

Position under the collar

Low visibility 

To make the creation process easier for our clients, all you have to do is send us a logo, coat of arms or sign in vector format, pdf or jpeg. Leave everything else to us.

We first prepare a visual example to give our clients a realistic idea of what the finished product would look like in reality and to avoid mistakes.

After the visual example is approved, we create a sample and send it to the client for approval.

If the customer is satisfied, we start manufacturing the order.

When the order is finished, our customers can choose whether they want to come in person to pick up the ordered products, or if they want us to send the products to them via a delivery service.