Full Front Embroidery

Make a bold statement with a large embroidered design across the front of your garment. Perfect for team uniforms, event gear, and promotional apparel. Our multi-head machines handle detailed designs with consistent quality across large runs. Maximum design width is 11 inches with up to 30,000 stitches included.

Logo & artwork orders require digitizing ($125 one-time fee).

Text-only orders do not require digitizing.

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Max Size: 11" wide

Up to 30,000 stitches

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Add Logo Digitizing (+$125.00)Required for logo/artwork orders. One-time fee per design.

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$35.00

About Full Front Embroidery

Everything you need to know about full front embroidery

Large 11-inch chest designs for teams, events, and brands that want presence. Up to 30,000 stitches included.

Full Front Embroidery Specs

Max design size	11" wide x 11" tall
Stitch count included	Up to 30,000 stitches
Thread colors included	Up to 12 colors
Standard turnaround	5-7 business days
Same-day available?	No — large designs require press time
Digitizing required?	Yes, $125 one-time per logo

What is full front embroidery?

Full front embroidery is the bold cousin of left chest — instead of a 3.5-inch logo over the heart, the design sweeps the entire front panel of the garment. Typical dimensions are 10 to 11 inches wide and up to 11 inches tall, sized to land between the collar and the bottom hem without crossing seams. Full front is the standard for team jerseys (think baseball/softball wordmarks), event hoodies (concert merch, charity walks, family reunions), spirit wear (school mascots, athletic department logos), and biker/club back patches that wrap onto the front. The placement demands a larger hoop, a tougher stabilizer to support 30,000-plus stitches, and a longer machine run time — a full-front design typically takes 18-25 minutes per garment to sew versus 3-4 minutes for a left chest. That is why turnaround is a few days longer than a left-chest order.

Best garments for full front embroidery

Full front works best on garments with a clean, flat front panel: heavyweight cotton tees (Gildan 5000, Bella+Canvas 3001, Comfort Colors 1717), pullover hoodies (Independent Trading, Champion Reverse Weave, Gildan 18500), crewneck sweatshirts, baseball jerseys, and fleece quarter-zips. Avoid full-front embroidery on lightweight performance tees (the heavy stitch load can pucker thin polyester) and on shirts with front pockets or button plackets that interrupt the design area. Hoodies need to be embroidered before the hood and pocket assembly is finalized, or with extra care around the pouch pocket — flag this with us at order time.

How to prepare artwork for full front embroidery

For a 10-11 inch design, your artwork needs to be true vector (Adobe Illustrator AI or EPS) or a very high-resolution raster (600+ DPI at the final print size). Small text inside the design (player numbers, stitched-in mottoes) should be at least 1/4 inch tall in the final size to stitch cleanly. Stitch count adds up fast at this scale — a logo that runs 8,000 stitches at left-chest size can easily exceed 25,000 stitches when blown up to full front. Two practical implications: (1) consider open lettering or outlined fills instead of solid fills to keep stitch count down, and (2) if your design has photo-realistic shading, plan to simplify it during digitizing. We will quote any overage above the 30,000-stitch threshold before we run the job.

Need help preparing your file? Read our embroidery file format guide or order logo digitizing.

Full Front Embroidery pricing details

Base price is $35 per garment for full-front embroidery up to 30,000 stitches. Each additional 1,000 stitches above that runs $0.40. Digitizing is the standard $125 one-time fee. Because of the longer machine run time, full-front jobs do not qualify for our standard volume break tiers until 48 pieces (versus 24 for left chest). Rush turnaround on full-front is available but adds 25% to the per-piece rate.

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Full Front Embroidery FAQ

Can you embroider across the front pocket of a hoodie?

We can stitch above the pocket (the most common layout) or in the area below the neckline above the pouch. We do not stitch across the pocket seam itself — the multiple fabric layers cause needle deflection and uneven tension.

Should I do full front in embroidery or in DTF print?

Depends on the look you want. Embroidery has a premium, textured, sewn-in feel that lasts forever; DTF (direct-to-film) print is cheaper at high quantities and handles photographic detail. For team wordmarks, monograms, and corporate branding we recommend embroidery. For complex multi-color graphics, our sister site Long Island DTF Printing has you covered.

How big can the design get?

Our standard hoop tops out at 11" x 11" — anything larger has to be split into multiple hoopings, which is possible but adds labor cost. For oversized full-front designs (12"+) get in touch and we will quote the multi-hoop job.

Will a 30,000-stitch design make the hoodie heavy?

Yes, you can feel it. A full-front embroidered hoodie has noticeable weight and structure in the front panel — that is part of the premium look. If you want the design to feel softer, ask about lightweight underlay digitizing, which reduces the felt thickness.

What is your minimum quantity for full front?

No minimum. We run full-front jobs as single one-off pieces all the way up to 500-shirt event orders. The per-piece price drops at 48, 144, and 288 pieces.

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