Frequently Asked Questions

Letter Placement

Placement of Letters for Monograms

There is some flexibility to these placement guidelines, and creativity of placement is as much a part of making interesting monograms as the choice of design and the choice of thread color.

What follows are traditional placements for several categories of item.

We recommend that you sew out a sample of what you are intending to monogram, make a photocopy, cut away the excess paper, and place the photocopy where you intend to put the monogram.

Find the center of the design by measuring the height and width, then drawing crossed lines half way between each dimension. By cutting away a 1/4" square in the photocopy,or punching a hole with a standard holepunch at the center point, you will be able to locate the design center on the finished garment with a disappearing marker (a purple-colored marker with water soluble or air soluble ink).

Alternately, you can use a dot placed on a small piece of masking tape, and slide the tape under the hole in the photocopy until it is centered, then hold both the photocopy and the tape together, and place the two where you want the design to go. The photocopy will lift off, and the tape will stay in place, marking the center.

After hooping, make sure that the center mark is in the center of the hoop. If using the tape method, remove the tape before sewing the design.

Note: All placements refer to the center point of the design unless otherwise noted. None of these placements should be considered as inflexible rules, but rather a suggestions.

Item Placement
Golf-shirts, etc.
As with corporate logos, 7" - 9" inches down from the left shoulder seam, and 4" - 6" over from the center.

Wash Cloths
1 1/2" above the hem, or 1" above the border for placement parallel to the edge. For placements in the corner, turn the washcloth diagonally until the shape is a diamond, then determine placement based on the design size.

Hand Towels
2" above the hem, or 1 1/2" above the border, on the opposite edge from the label.

Bath Towels
4" above the hem, or 2" above the border, on the opposite edge from the label.

Sheets
The bottom of the monogram should be centered at the midpoint of the sheet width, and should be approximately 2" above the wide hemline at the top of the sheet.

Pillow Cases
The monogram should be centered at the midpoint of the width of the open end, and also centered midway between the edge of the pillowcase and the hem edge.

Shirt Cuffs
Placement on the top of the wrist, and from 1" - 1 3/8" toward the buttonhole from the center of the cuff. Cuff monograms are typically small, and are placed so that the bottom of the design is 1/4' to 1/2" above the cuff edge

Coat Linings
On the right side at approximately waist level on the lining

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