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Custom logo embroidery

Get your logo professionally embroidered onto anything

Upload your logo, choose your thread colors, and get it embroidered onto shirts, hoodies, caps, tote bags, and more with Gelato's network of 140+ production partners in 32 countries.

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See your logo embroidered onto anything

Embroidered shirts

A left-chest logo is the classic embroidery placement for shirts, giving a polished, corporate-casual look for teams, uniforms, and everyday branded apparel. Gelato's satin stitch keeps compact logos and wordmarks crisp at a small scale.

Embroidered hoodies

A logo embroidered on the chest or sleeve turns a hoodie into branded merchandise creators reach for again and again. The raised stitch texture holds its shape wash after wash, so your logo stays sharp.

Embroidered caps

Front-panel logo embroidery is one of the most requested embroidery products there is, from dad hats to structured baseball caps. A single bold wordmark or icon reads clearly even at the small scale a cap panel allows.

Embroidered tote bags

A compact logo or wordmark embroidered onto a tote bag's front panel adds a premium, stitched finish to an everyday carry essential. It's one of the most popular low-cost items for retail merch, event giveaways, and brand collaborations.

How to start selling embroidered products with Gelato

Connect your store to Gelato

Integrate easily with platforms like Shopify, Etsy, or WooCommerce.

List your products for sale

Add customizable items such as t-shirts, posters, mugs, or phone cases.

Customer places an order

Gelato automatically fulfills the order by routing it to a nearby print provider.

Producing your goods & shipping

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 logo embroidery

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 embroidery 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 embroidering your logo

Choose thread colors that represent your brand

Start with high-resolution images

Gelato's embroidery uses a fixed palette of 15 thread colors, with up to six colors per design. Pick the combination that most closely matches your brand colors, and keep the palette simple so your logo stays bold rather than busy.

Simplify your logo for embroidery

Choose the right colors

Thread can't reproduce gradients, fine linework, or photo-quality detail the way ink can. Flatten your logo into solid shapes, thicken thin lines, and remove small text so every element stays legible once it's stitched.

Understand digitization and stitch types

Size and position matter

Every embroidered logo is converted into a stitch file before it's sewn, using satin stitch for clean outlines and lettering, run stitch for fine details, and tatami fill for solid areas. Digitization takes up to 24 hours and is already factored into your production timeline.

Custom products you can sell with Gelato

Apparel

Wall calendar open to January 2023, featuring abstract art with pink, orange, and purple squares on a pink background.

Calendars

Drinkware

Wall art

Open white envelope on blue surface with a card featuring abstract yellow and blue shapes.

Cards

Smartphone with a white case featuring an interlocking pink and blue ring design on an orange background.

Accessories

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.

Custom logo embroidery FAQs

What file format do I need for my logo?

Vector files in PDF or EPS format work best because they scale cleanly to any size. If you only have a raster file, upload a PNG with a transparent background at 300 DPI or higher. Keep the design to solid, flat colors rather than gradients or photographic detail.

How many thread colors can I use?

Gelato's embroidery uses a fixed palette of 15 thread colors, and each design can use up to six of them. If your logo has more colors than that, Gelato simplifies it to fit within six threads, so it's best to design within the palette from the start.

What products can I get my logo embroidered on?

Gelato's embroidery production network spans seven countries and covers shirts, hoodies, caps, beanies, tote bags, and more. Upload your logo once and add it to any embroidery-ready product in your catalog.

How does digitization work?

Digitization turns your logo into a stitch file the embroidery machine can read, using satin stitch for outlines and lettering, run stitch for fine details, and tatami fill for solid areas. Gelato digitizes every design in-house, and the process takes up to 24 hours, already factored into your production estimate.

Is there a minimum order quantity for embroidered logos?

No. Gelato's minimum order quantity is one item, so you can add your embroidered logo to a single shirt, hoodie, or cap without holding any inventory.

What's the difference between embroidery and DTG or DTF printing?

Embroidery stitches thread directly into the fabric for a raised, textured finish that holds up well through repeat washes, which makes it a strong choice for logos and wordmarks. DTG and DTF printing apply ink instead, which suits photo-quality gradients and fine detail that thread can't reproduce.