Custom Joggers and Sweatpants: Fabric, Fit and Printing Guide
By The Velocity Wear Team
Custom joggers are typically printed or embroidered on the upper thigh, and are most often ordered as a matching set with a hoodie. Velocity Wear produces them from a 20-piece minimum with mixed sizes, around 10–15 working days from artwork approval for screen printing or embroidery, plus 2–5 working days tracked UK delivery.
Fabric Weight Matters More Than on a Hoodie
Joggers are less forgiving than hoodies. A thin hoodie is merely unimpressive; thin joggers are see-through under strain, lose shape at the knee within weeks, and feel cheap immediately. If you are ordering joggers to sell rather than to give away, the fabric weight is not the place to economise. Heavier fleece-backed or French terry fabrics hold their shape, drape properly and survive washing far better.
Matching Sets
Most jogger orders are half of a set, and matching is harder than it looks.
- Order the hoodie and joggers together from a coordinated range so the colours actually match. Two garments in nominally the same shade from different ranges rarely do.
- Match the fabric weight and composition as well as the colour, or the two pieces will fade at different rates and stop matching after a few washes.
- Keep the decoration proportionate — a logo sized for a chest is usually too large for a thigh.
- Order both halves in the same run. Ordering them separately doubles the risk of a colour mismatch and pays setup twice.
Print Placement on Joggers
The conventional placement is upper thigh, on one leg, usually the left. This works because it is visible when standing and does not distort when the wearer sits or moves. Placements further down the leg are more prone to distortion and abrasion. Embroidery suits small marks; screen printing and DTF suit larger graphics. Avoid placements that cross a seam or a pocket, which cause problems for every decoration method.
“"A good hoodie with cheap joggers does not read as a set. It reads as a good hoodie and a mistake."”
Sizing
Jogger sizing varies more between ranges than hoodie sizing does, and leg length is a real problem — a single inside-leg measurement across all sizes fits very few people well. Where a range offers it, checking the leg measurement rather than assuming is worthwhile. Mixed sizes are allowed within the 20-piece minimum, so a full spread can be ordered in one run.
Cost and Quantity
Bulk discounts reach up to around 40% as quantities rise. Because joggers cost more per piece than tees, the absolute saving at volume is significant. Model a set order — hoodies and joggers together — in the free instant price calculator rather than pricing each garment separately, since the combined quantity affects where you land on the discount curve. Preview placement and scale in the free Design Studio before approving.