Father's Day embroidery ideas
For Father's Day, embroider DAD with a mustache on a cap or T-shirt, a team ball and his name on a sports towel, an anchor on a polo for a sailor, or a coffee mug on a work tote. Caps and polos look best with a left chest or cap front sized design.
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Sailing polo
A navy anchor at left chest size on a polo.
Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in
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Kids' matching tees
DAD on his shirt and a small version on the kids' shirts.
Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in
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- Cap fronts usually fit designs up to about 4.25 × 2 in.
- On performance polos, use no-show mesh to keep them light.
- Bold block or sport fonts read best on caps.
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What can I embroider for Father's Day?
For Father's Day, embroider DAD with a mustache on a cap or T-shirt, a team ball and his name on a sports towel, an anchor on a polo for a sailor, or a coffee mug on a work tote. Caps and polos look best with a left chest or cap front sized design.
Where can I get the designs?
Every design on this page is in the free design library, ready in DST, PES, JEF and other formats with a free account. To use your own artwork or a logo, upload it to the digitizer.
How do I add a name to a design?
Make the name with the text to embroidery tool in a style that suits the design, at the size the lettering size calculator suggests, and stitch it under or beside the design.
What size should the design be?
Each idea lists the usual size. The embroidery size chart has the details for every placement, and the hoop pages show the largest design each hoop sews.
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