5 Mistakes while Customizing Hoodies

Customization makes your hoodies extra-special, giving you one more excuse to rock them every time. The unique designs on a hoodie can amp up your style game or make a bold fashion statement, or boost your brand reach.

While most people talk about what you should do for printing hoodies, few tell you what not to do, until now. Here is a list of five common rookie mistakes you should watch out for when customizing hoodies.

1. Ignoring hoodie styles and fabrics

The most popular hoodie styles are pullovers and full-zips. A pullover hoodie gives you an uninterrupted canvas for your designs and works much like a sweatshirt or a t-shirt. But with a zippered hoodie, the design choices are much more restricted.

For a zip-up hoodie, it is best to avoid solid and heavy designs as the ink could get caught in the zipper grooves leaving your designs botched. On a similar note, symmetrical designs are also difficult to achieve on zipper hoodies as printing over the zip could cause misalignments.

Coming to fabric, cotton is hands-down the most popular material for hoodies and holds up well against most decoration methods. While fleece is an excellent option for gifting custom hoodies in the winter, it takes extra not to get the fabric scorched.

1. Not getting a mock-up

   A mockup, aka a proof, shows you exactly how the design will look when printed on the hoodie. Most apparel customization services send you a mock-up before starting a project. If you are customizing in bulk, print a mockup every time you change the artwork, design placement, or fabric before you start printing the whole order.

2. Getting the design placement wrong

Hoodies offer the same print areas as a t-shirt and more. By far, the most favored spot on a hoodie is its front. However, you could also print designs on the back, or the pockets. If you wish to get creative with the design placement, the sides of the hood and the shoulder sleeves are viable, but hard-to-pull-off options.

1. Confusing Color Compatibility

   There are two colors you should be mindful of. The first is that of your hoodie and the next of your design. For hoodies with a lighter tone, go for darker shades in the design and vice versa. Use a color chart or consult an apparel design expert to make sure that the color of the hoodie will not downplay your design.

2. Going for the wrong customization method

Screen printing, the go-to method for custom hoodies, is vibrant, enduring, and lets you print on dark clothes without issues. However, it can be expensive if you have too many colors or smaller orders. DTG or direct-to-garment is the preferred option for a smaller order of full-color designs. Choose embroidery if you are going for a simple logo with a classic finish.

There you have it, the top five mistakes people make when customizing hoodies. Hopefully, these tips make your next project error-free. In fact, you can make it even more effortless by starting on the right foot with top-quality bulk hoodies from Shirtsbargain.

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