| Placement | Typical size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Left chest | 3.5 to 4" width | The default for shirts, polos, and jackets |
| Full back | 10 to 12" width | Bold designs, team or staff names |
| Centre chest | 7 to 10" width | A larger front design instead of a left chest |
| Cap front | 2 to 2.25" height, up to about 5" width | Fits inside the front panels |
| Cap side | 2 to 2.5" width | Small marks and initials |
| Cap back | 1.5 to 2.5" width | Above the closure |
| Sleeve | 2.5 to 3.5" | Down the arm or on the cuff |
| Beanie cuff | 2 to 2.5" width | Centred on the fold |
| Left-chest monogram | 3 to 4" | Initials on shirts or robes |
These are starting points, not hard limits. The right size depends on the garment and the artwork, and we confirm it on your proof.
A machine sews inside a hoop, and the hoop has to clamp the fabric flat with room for the needle to work. That sets a real limit on the width and height of a design. We can run big pieces, but not unlimited ones. If we cannot hoop the spot, or the machine cannot reach it, we cannot stitch there.
This shows up most on narrow or tight spots. A sleeve is the common one. A big design might be the look you want, but the sleeve only gives us so much flat width once it is hooped, and a slim or stretchy sleeve gives us less. Bags, backpacks, structured items, and smaller garments work the same way. Every garment is built differently, so the room we have to work with changes from one piece to the next.
So treat the sizes above as suggestions. The garment can shrink them. Before we stitch, we check the actual piece, hoop it, and tell you the largest size that fits the spot you want.
A logo that looks right on a polo can look lost on a jacket and crowded on a kids' tee. Bigger garments carry bigger decoration. Pockets, seams, and zippers also push a logo off its ideal spot, so we set placement per garment rather than once for everything.
Small type is where most placement problems show up. In embroidery, thread thickness sets the floor. Keep lettering around 1/4 inch in height or larger, and thicken hairline strokes so they do not disappear. If a design has to stay small and detailed, DTF holds finer text than thread can.
Caps sew differently from flat garments. A structured front panel and the seam down the middle limit the width and height a design can use, and tall letters can run into the seam. We keep cap art inside the panel so nothing distorts when the cap is worn.
Scaling a design sounds simple, but a logo built for a full back will not just shrink down to fit a cap. Detail that reads at 11 inches turns to mush at 4. When that happens we redraw or simplify the art for the smaller size so it stays clean.
Once you approve a placement and size, we keep the spec on file. Every reorder runs to the same numbers, so a batch next year matches the one you order today. That matters most for uniforms and team kits that get topped up over time.
Most left-chest logos run 3.5 to 4 inches in width. A square logo sits closer to 3.5 inches in height. We confirm the exact size on your proof.
Yes. We set the placement per garment so it looks right on each one, and we keep your approved specs on file so reorders match.
Most spots are fair game: chest, back, sleeves, cuffs, collars, caps, bags. Areas near thick seams or zippers are trickier, and we flag those before we run them.
Sometimes, but the sleeve sets the limit. We can only stitch as wide as we can hoop and reach once the garment is on the machine, and a slim or stretchy sleeve gives us less room. Send the garment and we will tell you the widest size that actually fits before we stitch.
Yes. Everything has to fit a hoop with clearance for the machine to stitch, so width and height are limited by the spot and the garment, not unlimited. We can run large pieces like full backs, and we confirm the largest size that fits your piece on the proof.
Yes, that is a common setup. Each placement is its own spot on the garment, so tell us what goes where and we will lay them all out on the proof before we stitch.
A left-chest monogram usually runs 3 to 4 inches on shirts or robes. Keep the lettering around a quarter inch in height or larger so the strokes stay clean, and we confirm the final size on your proof.
Send your logo and the garment, and we will lay out the placement and size on a proof before we stitch.