Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Designing embroidery for Print on Demand isn’t the same as designing for DTG.
In this video, I’ll break down the 8 most common embroidery mistakes Printful sellers make, and exactly how to fix each one so your products come out clean, premium, and ready to sell.
Ready to try it?
Browse the Printful embroidery collection: bit.ly/PrintfulEmbroidery
These embroidery rules will cover thread colors, stitch limits, sizing templates, negative space, gradients, distressed effects, photos, and more. By the end, you’ll know how to set up an embroidery file that gets digitized correctly and comes out exactly how you pictured it!
🧵 8 Printful embroidery mistakes:
- Designing without the correct embroidery size template
- Text that’s too small or too thin to stitch
- Distressed and worn-in effects that fall apart in thread
- Negative space that comes out wobbly and uneven
- Solid backgrounds that blow past the stitch limit
- Trying to embroider a photo-realistic image
- Cramming too much text into a small placement
- Gradients that don’t work in practice
Learn more:
📼 Standard vs Unlimited Color embroidery: youtu.be/WArG1zldEok
📼 How to take care of embroidery: youtu.be/hZxJlp17SAU
📼 Comparing all Printful techniques: youtu.be/ewIm6ouxZlk
📋 Prompt for photo designs:
Vectorize this image into a clean embroidery-ready illustration using only these 15 thread colors: White (255,255,255), Black (0,0,0), Grey (150,161,168), Old Gold (166,120,67), Gold (255,204,0), Orange (226,92,39), Flamingo (204,51,102), Red (204,51,51), Maroon (102,0,0), Navy (51,51,102), Royal Blue (0,83,151), Aqua/Teal (51,153,255), Purple (107,82,148), Kelly Green (1,120,78), and Kiwi Green (123,163,90). Use a flat vector style with solid shapes only, smooth edges, bold readable forms, and simplified details suitable for t-shirt embroidery. Avoid gradients, textures, tiny details, and thin lines. Create a high-contrast centered composition with clean color separations and use a maximum of 6 colors from the palette above.
🎈 Chapters:
00:00 Why Printful has embroidery rules
01:21 How embroidery digitization works
02:50 Thread colors & unlimited color embroidery
03:33 Mistake 1: Wrong design size
04:21 Mistake 2: Text too small or thin
05:07 Mistake 3: Distressed effects
05:57 Mistake 4: Negative space
06:36 Mistake 5: Solid backgrounds
07:30 Mistake 6: Embroidering photos
08:29 Mistake 7: Too much text on hats
08:58 Mistake 8: Gradients
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Printful is the easiest order fulfillment system you’ll ever use, free to set up, and with no monthly fees! You sell products on your store, we automatically process and fulfill them when orders come through, and ship them out to your customer. Easy as that!
Master the art of ecommerce:
Printful Ecommerce Integration Tutorials: bit.ly/2r6O6eO
Setting up Shop with Printful: bit.ly/2QycJvI
Digital Marketing Techniques: bit.ly/2LvyryY
Ecommerce Tips: bit.ly/2puPTdh
Design, Style & Trends: bit.ly/2OnNzNS
Follow us on social media:
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Subscribe to our blog to get the inside scoop and suggestions on how to make the most of your online dropshipping apparel store: printful.com/blog
Get in touch with us at: support@printful.com
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#printful #printondemand #embroidery
Designing embroidery for Print on Demand isn’t the same as designing for DTG.
In this video, I’ll break down the 8 most common embroidery mistakes Printful sellers make, and exactly how to fix each one so your products come out clean, premium, and ready to sell.
Ready to try it?
Browse the Printful embroidery collection: bit.ly/PrintfulEmbroidery
These embroidery rules will cover thread colors, stitch limits, sizing templates, negative space, gradients, distressed effects, photos, and more. By the end, you’ll know how to set up an embroidery file that gets digitized correctly and comes out exactly how you pictured it!
🧵 8 Printful embroidery mistakes:
- Designing without the correct embroidery size template
- Text that’s too small or too thin to stitch
- Distressed and worn-in effects that fall apart in thread
- Negative space that comes out wobbly and uneven
- Solid backgrounds that blow past the stitch limit
- Trying to embroider a photo-realistic image
- Cramming too much text into a small placement
- Gradients that don’t work in practice
Learn more:
📼 Standard vs Unlimited Color embroidery: youtu.be/WArG1zldEok
📼 How to take care of embroidery: youtu.be/hZxJlp17SAU
📼 Comparing all Printful techniques: youtu.be/ewIm6ouxZlk
📋 Prompt for photo designs:
Vectorize this image into a clean embroidery-ready illustration using only these 15 thread colors: White (255,255,255), Black (0,0,0), Grey (150,161,168), Old Gold (166,120,67), Gold (255,204,0), Orange (226,92,39), Flamingo (204,51,102), Red (204,51,51), Maroon (102,0,0), Navy (51,51,102), Royal Blue (0,83,151), Aqua/Teal (51,153,255), Purple (107,82,148), Kelly Green (1,120,78), and Kiwi Green (123,163,90). Use a flat vector style with solid shapes only, smooth edges, bold readable forms, and simplified details suitable for t-shirt embroidery. Avoid gradients, textures, tiny details, and thin lines. Create a high-contrast centered composition with clean color separations and use a maximum of 6 colors from the palette above.
🎈 Chapters:
00:00 Why Printful has embroidery rules
01:21 How embroidery digitization works
02:50 Thread colors & unlimited color embroidery
03:33 Mistake 1: Wrong design size
04:21 Mistake 2: Text too small or thin
05:07 Mistake 3: Distressed effects
05:57 Mistake 4: Negative space
06:36 Mistake 5: Solid backgrounds
07:30 Mistake 6: Embroidering photos
08:29 Mistake 7: Too much text on hats
08:58 Mistake 8: Gradients
_____
Printful is the easiest order fulfillment system you’ll ever use, free to set up, and with no monthly fees! You sell products on your store, we automatically process and fulfill them when orders come through, and ship them out to your customer. Easy as that!
Master the art of ecommerce:
Printful Ecommerce Integration Tutorials: bit.ly/2r6O6eO
Setting up Shop with Printful: bit.ly/2QycJvI
Digital Marketing Techniques: bit.ly/2LvyryY
Ecommerce Tips: bit.ly/2puPTdh
Design, Style & Trends: bit.ly/2OnNzNS
Follow us on social media:
TikTok: bit.ly/3mlBMRr
Facebook: bit.ly/2RJOzLW
Twitter: bit.ly/2WKB1n9
Instagram: bit.ly/2Vs9jP1
Subscribe to our blog to get the inside scoop and suggestions on how to make the most of your online dropshipping apparel store: printful.com/blog
Get in touch with us at: support@printful.com
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#printful #printondemand #embroidery
