Placement Guidelines

Embroidery Placement Chart

Especially when you are getting started in embroidery, the simplest thing can seem huge if you don't know where to go to find the answer. To help reduce the learning curve in one area I put together this listing of embroidery placement guidelines. These are just guidelines, depending on the various sizes of certain garments you might want to adjust them for extremely large or small sizes.

Aprons Centered on Bib 4” from top

Bath Wrap 2” from top and 2” from front opening

Blankets On a 45 degree angle 10” from corner

Coat lining Either Centered under the pocket
Or the center of the embroidery
Should be 4” from front seam

Child’s Bib Centered top to bottom left to right

Napkin on 45 degree angle 3” from corner

Necktie Centered 2” from bottom

Pillowcase Centered on wide hem

Pillow Sham Centered left to right top to bottom

Sheets Upside down centered 2” below hem

Shirts Tee left chest 8” from shoulder 4” from center

Shirts Polo 8” from shoulder 3.75” from placket

Shirt Polo Sleeve Centered .5” above band

Shirts Dress left chest 8” from shoulder 3.75 from buttonhole

Shirts Dress above pocket .25” above pocket centered

Shirts Dress cuff 1.375” from center towards buttonhole
.25” from hem seam

Shirts Sweat left chest 8” from shoulder 4” from center

Shirt Turtleneck upside down between the center of the
Neck and the left shoulder seam .5” from edge

Shorts Centered between the center of the left leg and side seam
.5” above the hem

Towel Wash cloth 1.5” above hem or 1” above border

Towel Fingertip 1.5” above hem or 1” above border

Towel Hand 2” above hem or 1.5” above border

Towel Bath 4” above hem or 2” above border

Towel Bath Sheet 5” above hem or 3” above border

Towel Golf centered below grommet