Custom Text Embroidery — Cotton Blend Hoodie | No Digitizing Fee | Teams, Schools & Staff Uniforms

Get your name, business, or message professionally embroidered on a classic heavy-blend hooded sweatshirt. Pick your hoodie, type your text, choose a thread color — we'll take it from there. Fixed, transparent pricing. No digitizing fee. No minimums.

The hoodie: Gildan 18500 Heavy Blend Hooded Sweatshirt. 8.0 oz, 50% cotton / 50% polyester, double-lined hood with matching drawcord, pouch pocket, ribbed cuffs and waistband. The workhorse hoodie schools and teams have used for decades — durable, embroiders cleanly, holds up to repeated washing.

The service: Your text, embroidered start to finish in our Indianapolis workshop on our SmartStitch S1201 commercial embroidery machine. We send you a digital proof of your text and thread color before anything gets stitched. No surprises.

How to order:

• Pick your color and size
• Type your text in the Text field (up to 50 characters across multiple lines — names, dates, phrases, monograms)
• Type the thread color you want in the Thread Color field — browse our in-stock thread colors first
• Optional: leave us notes about font, placement preference, or anything else in the Instructions/Notes field

Fonts: Browse our embroidery font library to pick a style. If you don't specify, we'll pick something that works for your text length and design. Common picks: Block, Connecting Script, Old English, Varsity.

What's included:

• One Gildan 18500 hoodie in your choice of color and size
• Standard left-chest embroidery of your text (up to 50 characters)
• Digital proof for your approval before stitching
• One thread color, matched from our in-stock library

Turnaround: Most single-piece and small orders ship from Indianapolis in 3–5 business days from proof approval. Larger orders (25+): 1–2 weeks. Need it faster? Ask before you order.

Want a logo instead of text? See our Custom Logo Embroidery — Cotton Blend Hoodie listing (digitizing fee applies for new logos).

Bulk pricing for orders of 25+: Contact us through our custom order form for tiered pricing. Schools and teams: ask about volume discounts.

FAQ

How much text actually fits?
The system allows up to 50 characters total. In practice, that's roughly 3 lines of 16–18 characters each, or 2 lines of about 25 characters each, depending on the font you pick. Shorter and bolder fonts (Block, Varsity) fit fewer characters per line. Tighter fonts (Connecting Script, Block Condensed) fit more. If your text is close to the limit, we'll adjust font size or wrap lines during the proof step.

Can I do multiple lines of text?
Yes. Hit Enter inside the Text field to add line breaks. Most names + titles or names + dates fit comfortably across 2 lines.

Can I pick the font?
Yes. Browse our font library and note your preference in the Instructions/Notes field. If you don't specify, we'll pick something that fits the text length and looks balanced.

Can I get more than one thread color?
This listing covers a single thread color for the whole text. For multi-color text (e.g., name in one color, year in another), use our custom order form for a quote.

How do I know which thread color to pick?
Type the name of any color you see on our thread colors page — they're all in stock. If you want a brand-specific color match, leave a note in Instructions/Notes and we'll order it in.

Do you ship nationwide?
Yes. Ships from Indianapolis via USPS or UPS. Free personal delivery on orders of $50+ within 50 miles of Indianapolis.

Made in the USA?
Gildan 18500 fabric is imported; manufactured by Gildan. Embroidery is done in our Indianapolis workshop.