Pick the embroidery placement that fits your design
Embroidered patch-style emblem
A patch-style emblem sits at the center chest, combining run stitch fine detail with tatami fill backgrounds for a badge-like look. It's a good match for crests, mascots, and compact circular or shield-shaped designs, and its centered position gives it more presence on its own than a left-chest logo.
How to start selling embroidered hoodies with Gelato
Integrate easily with platforms like Shopify, Etsy, or WooCommerce.
Add customizable items such as t-shirts, posters, mugs, or phone cases.
Gelato automatically fulfills the order by routing it to a nearby print provider.
The product is printed, packaged, and shipped directly to the customer by partner print providers running on Gelato Connect, our production software.
Choose Gelato for your custom embroidered hoodies
Worldwide printing
The leading digital print on demand service with a network of over 140+ worldwide printing partners spanning 32 countries across all continents. Gelato offers transparent and competitive prices on home decor, apparel, phone cases, wall art and much more.
Beginners & professionals
With hundreds of custom merch print on demand options, Gelato's print on demand model is perfect for beginners who are just starting to learn how to sell print on demand products.
World-class support
With 24/7 merchant support, you can trust that your print on demand needs will be met and that you're always receiving the highest quality customer care.
Start an embroidered-hoodie business with Gelato
Creators
As a creator, you are looking to make custom products as an artist or influencer. Design custom products for no upfront cost, and start selling in less than an hour.
Ecommerce store owner
You want to start an ecommerce store selling custom products across various platforms. Gelato pairs our print on demand services with many ecommerce platforms.
Global enterprise
Do you have a global business that needs customized high-quality products? Print on demand in large volumes is available with Gelato.
Design tips for your custom embroidered hoodies
Keep your design simple and bold
Choose the right colors
Thread cannot reproduce photo-quality gradients or fine linework the way DTG or DTF printing can, so embroidery designs work best as compact logos, wordmarks, or badge shapes. This matters even more on hoodie fleece, where the thicker, textured surface can blur fine detail that would stay crisp on a flatter fabric.
Get size and placement right
Size and position matter
A left-chest logo stays compact and versatile, while a wordmark across the chest makes a bigger statement and needs more stitches to fill the space evenly. Gelato adds a backing layer inside the garment during production to help keep larger designs flat and prevent puckering, even through heavier hoodie fleece.
The Gelato Network
140+ production partners in 32 countries.
Gelato makes the production and delivery of custom products simple, borderless, and programmable. Our teams are based in offices around the world and we process millions of print jobs each year for creators, startups, and large enterprises — all orchestrated through Gelato Connect, our software platform for print production.
For information about which products are produced locally in which countries, please consult our product catalog.
