Gear note from the shop: heavy and lined garments are where screw hoops slip, so we're moving our flat goods to Maggie magnetic frames — a 12.9"×10" jacket-back hoop for backs and a 6.9" left-chest hoop for left chests, with cut-away stabilizer on knits. More in magnetic frames vs factory hoops.

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Hoodie questions

Which hoodie should we pick?

For a school or event run where price matters, the Gildan 18500 Heavy Blend at 8 ounces is the workhorse. For something people actually keep wearing, the Independent Trading SS4500 is 8.5 ounces with a 100% cotton face, which takes embroidery and screen print better and holds its shape. If the crew works outside in winter, we would put you in Carhartt.

Can you embroider a hoodie, or does it have to be printed?

Both work. Embroidery suits left-chest logos and sleeve marks and reads as more premium on fleece. Screen printing is the right call for large front or back artwork and for anything with fine detail or halftones, because thick fleece will swallow small embroidered lettering.

What is the minimum on custom hoodies?

Embroidery and DTF have no minimum, so a single hoodie is fine. Screen printing has no hard minimum, but we recommend 48+ pieces per design. Most hoodie orders that want a big front or back graphic end up screen printed, so 48 is the practical floor for that look.

Can we mix hoodie colours in one order?

Yes on sizes, always. On colours it depends on the print: if the ink colours work on every garment colour you chose, it runs as one job. Mixing light and dark usually needs a different underbase, which makes it two runs.

How long does a hoodie order take?

About 28 days (four weeks) from an approved proof. Fleece is seasonal, so from October through December the blanks themselves are the constraint more often than our press is. Start early for holiday deadlines.