Graduation embroidery ideas
Good graduation embroidery projects are a keepsake hoop with the graduate's name and year, a class shirt, a tote bag for college, an embroidered stole and thank-you gifts for teachers. A graduation cap with the year underneath works on almost all of them; school colors make it feel personal.
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Keepsake hoop with the year
The cap above the name and year, framed in the hoop.
Size: 4–5 in
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Class shirt
A small cap on the chest with the class year.
Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in
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Teacher thank-you gift
An apple on a tote or pouch for a favorite teacher.
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Before you stitch
- Match the thread to the school colors.
- Add the year with block or varsity lettering at least 8 mm tall.
- Keepsake hoops look best on a tight cotton or linen with tear-away.
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Add a name in one of 12 lettering styles, a monogram, or turn your own drawing, logo or photo into a ready-to-sew file.
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What can I embroider for graduation?
Good graduation embroidery projects are a keepsake hoop with the graduate's name and year, a class shirt, a tote bag for college, an embroidered stole and thank-you gifts for teachers. A graduation cap with the year underneath works on almost all of them; school colors make it feel personal.
Where can I get the designs?
Every design on this page is in the free design library, ready in DST, PES, JEF and other formats with a free account. To use your own artwork or a logo, upload it to the digitizer.
How do I add a name to a design?
Make the name with the text to embroidery tool in a style that suits the design, at the size the lettering size calculator suggests, and stitch it under or beside the design.
What size should the design be?
Each idea lists the usual size. The embroidery size chart has the details for every placement, and the hoop pages show the largest design each hoop sews.
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