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To design your own hoodie, polo shirt, cap, hat or jacket, the steps are the same as for a t-shirt: choose the garment, prepare the artwork, set the placement and approve a proof. What changes is the fabric, the positions that work and the decoration that suits each garment. Every one of them is made from 50 pieces per design, and you can try a logo on a hoodie, sweatshirt, polo shirt or cap in our free Design Studio.
This guide goes garment by garment, so a brand, a club or a company can design the whole range at once, then send it for one quote.
Design your own hoodie or sweatshirt
If you want to make your own hoodie for a clothing label, a gym or a team, start with the weight. Our hoodies are brushed-back fleece from 280 to 450 GSM: 300 to 340 GSM suits everyday retail, and 380 to 450 GSM gives the dense, structured feel of premium streetwear. Fits run oversized, boxy and classic, with double-layer hoods and ribbed cuffs. Crew-neck sweatshirts come in the same fleece, so if you would rather make your own sweatshirt, every choice below applies to it too.
Customisable hoodies give you more surface than a tee. These are the decisions to make:
- Placement: left chest, centre front, a full-back print and the sleeves are the usual positions, and they combine well.
- Decoration: screen printing, DTF, embroidery and 3D puff, matched to your design, fabric and quantity.
- Colour and fit: each colourway counts as its own design, with sizes mixed inside the 50.
- Finish: custom neck labels, woven labels, tags and packaging if the hoodies carry your brand.
Hoodies start from £30 each at the minimum. See weights, fits and colours on the wholesale hoodies range, and whether you create your own hoodie in the UK or the USA, the hoodie printing page explains which method suits which artwork. Customised sweatshirts follow the same terms as hoodies, with the price confirmed in the quote.
Polo shirt design: collars, fabric and embroidery
A polo shirt design is usually simpler than a tee, because a polo is worn at work, on a course or behind a counter. When you design a polo shirt, choose between breathable piqué cotton and a performance polyester blend, then a classic or slim fit. The collars are structured to hold their shape, and sizing is consistent across a full XS to 5XL run, which matters when a whole team has to match.
Embroidery is the standard for customised polo shirts: a stitched chest logo is durable and looks right on piqué, and names and roles can be added the same way. Printing suits larger or full-colour designs. Woven labels and tonal detailing finish the range. Polos start from £15 each at the minimum; when you design polo shirts for staff, the custom polo shirts range covers fabrics and fits, and the Design Studio works as a quick polo shirt designer for checking a chest logo.
Design a cap or hat
To design a cap, pick the style first: snapback, dad cap, trucker, fitted, 5-panel or beanie. Caps are one size and adjustable, so there is no size split to plan, which makes them the simplest piece to add to a range. If you want to design your own hat for a team, an event or a brand, think about the front panel first: it is small and curved, so bold, simple marks read best.
- 3D puff embroidery raises the design off the panel, the most popular finish on customised caps.
- Flat embroidery suits detailed marks and lettering.
- Woven and leather-look patches carry a badge-style design.
- Printing covers full-colour designs that thread cannot reproduce.
- Custom under-brims, closures and woven labels finish the hat.
In the Design Studio the cap has left, centre and right placements, so you can see a logo on the front panel before you send it. Caps start from £12 each at 50 per design; the custom caps and hats range lists every style. When you create a hat design in more than one colourway, each colourway counts as its own design.
Design your own jacket
Jackets come in seven constructions: softshell, puffer, varsity, rain, fleece, hi-vis and gilets. When you design your own jacket, the construction decides the decoration. Embroidery is the standard on outerwear because it survives weather and washing; heat-sealed transfers suit waterproof shells, where a needle would pierce the membrane; and varsity jackets take chenille and leather-look patches on the chest, back and sleeves. Hi-vis is made to EN ISO 20471 where a site requires it.
Jackets are not in the Design Studio, so for customized jackets with logo placements, send your artwork with the enquiry and the digital proof shows where each mark sits. There is no single starting price, because a fleece and an insulated puffer are not the same product: the quote prices your construction. The minimum is 50 per design on the custom jackets range. Leather jackets have their own minimum and page, and so do denim jackets.
Each garment at a glance
| Garment | Fabric | Usual decoration | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoodie | Brushed-back fleece, 280 to 450 GSM | Screen print, DTF, embroidery, 3D puff | £30 |
| Sweatshirt | The same fleece as the hoodies | Screen print, DTF, embroidery | Quoted |
| Polo shirt | Piqué cotton or performance polyester blend | Embroidery; print for full colour | £15 |
| Cap or hat | Six styles, from snapback to beanie | 3D puff or flat embroidery, patches, print | £12 |
| Jacket | Seven constructions, from softshell to hi-vis | Embroidery, heat-sealed transfers, patches | Quoted |
Production takes 10 to 15 working days from proof approval and the 50% deposit, with jackets at the longer end once linings and hardware are involved. If you are planning a full range, our guide to designing a cohesive hoodie collection shows how to keep pieces consistent.
