Designing your own hoodie is great to get your art out there. It’s also a great way for you to personalize your clothing. You can even have multiple hoodies made with your design on them. Plenty of online websites allow you to design your own hoodie for cheap.
You can design your own hoodie for cheap online using the following websites:
- Rush Order Tees
- Printful
- Printify
- Canva
- Custom Ink
- Vistaprint
- Design Hill
- Spreadshirt
- UberPrints
- Zazzle
However, the cost of the hoodie varies depending on the website.
In this article, I’ll go over each of these websites in more detail. I’ll provide an overview of how each one works and provide you with more information about the site and its features. Finally, I’ll answer a couple of additional questions that you may have about designing your own hoodie online.
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How to Design Your Own Hoodie at Home for Cheap
Several online websites allow you to design your own hoodies. Each one works a little bit differently, but ultimately, the basic idea is the same. You just choose the hoodie style and color that you want and add your design to it.
Many of these websites allow you to create your design directly using the website’s tools. Or, you can draw your design ahead of time using another program and then upload the design and format it to the hoodie.
The websites mentioned below are the best and cheapest ones to use for designing your own hoodie. Let’s look at each one in more detail, including the main features of each.
1. Rush Order Tees
Rush Order Tees is one of the easiest and best sites to use for designing your hoodie online. It’s easy to get started; all you have to do is click the Start Designing button and scroll until you find the hoodie option.
Choose the style of hoodie that you want and the color. Most hoodies come in sizes ranging from small to 5XL. Once you’ve chosen your hoodie, you can start designing it. There are two options for creating your design.
If you just want a basic design for an event, you can use their design wizard and choose your design color, text, and any clip art. But if you have something you designed yourself, you can use the start from scratch option and upload the design you’ve already created.
After designing the hoodie, you’ll choose how many hoodies you want and what sizes before being given the price. There are no minimum purchase requirements. However, prices can vary and the exact price will depend on the style of hoodie you choose.
2. Printful
Printful is another great online resource to design your own hoodie; there are no minimum purchase requirements. It’s easiest to just use the search bar to search for hoodies and then choose the one that best suits your needs. They offer kids sizes, as well as adult sizes ranging from small to 2XL or 3XL.
The great thing about Printful is that the prices of the hoodies are mentioned upfront if you need to stick to a certain budget before creating your design. Adult hoodies start at under $30. You can choose the color of the hoodie and whether you want your design embroidered or printed onto the hoodie.
Then, you just use their design tools to create your own design. Or, upload a pre-created design and format it to the hoodie. You can buy one or two hoodies, but you can also get a discount for buying the hoodies in bulk amounts of 25, 50, 75, etc. The discount you get depends on how many hoodies you order.
3. Printify
Printify is a good option for designing your own hoodie if you want to create your own clothing line and sell your designs. They help to simplify the process of designing and selling your hoodies. You’ll start by picking the product you want to create, in this case, hoodies.
You can then choose the product you want based on the hoodie’s style, the print provider, fulfillment time, and price. And, Printify offers some of the lowest prices of all the websites on this list. They also offer toddler, youth, and adult sizes.
Once you’ve chosen the right product, you can create or upload the design you want on the hoodie. Another great thing about Printify is that you can order samples of your design to see how it looks before committing to a large order. You can also link Printify to popular e-commerce selling sites such as Etsy and Shopify.
4. Canva
Canva is a popular online design platform for creating posters and brochures, but they also offer the option to create hoodies and sweatshirts. They also offer a tutorial video to help you get started.
You can use the templates that Canva offers if you don’t know what type of design you want to create. Or, you can upload your own design if you already have something in mind. Once you’ve created your design, you can see how it looks on the hoodie.
Canva is a great option for beginners. But, they only offer one style of hoodie available and one price option. You can also only get the hoodie in four neutral colors. However, they do offer both adult and youth sizes. Adult sizes range from small to XXL and youth sizes range from small to large.
5. Custom Ink
Custom Ink is a more popular and well-known website for creating a hoodie or other types of clothing online. They have a wide range of hoodie styles, but some require you to order a minimum number of them.
However, you can request samples of hoodies before you create your design and order them. That way, you can make sure to get the right style and fit. Or, you can jump right into creating or uploading your design on the hoodie. After creating your design, you’ll be given the price of your order.
6. Vistaprint
Vistaprint is a great option for creating pretty much any type of product you want with your own designs on it. They offer a large selection of hoodies to choose from. You just have to search “hoodies” in the search bar. Vistaprint also tells you the price range of the various hoodies up front. There are budget-friendly and premium options to choose from, with no minimum order requirements on most of the hoodie styles.
The colors you have to choose from depend on the type and brand of hoodie that you select. However, the hoodie you choose determines how big your design can be and where it is placed on the hoodie.
It also determines whether your design is embroidered or printed onto the hoodie. For example, some hoodie styles allow you to create a small, embroidered design on the left front chest. Others allow the design to be larger across the front of the hoodie, so make sure you choose the hoodie that meets your needs and budget.
7. Design Hill
Design Hill is an online creative marketing website for designing websites, logos, clothing, and more. For creating your own hoodie, you’ll want to visit the Design Hill Print Shop and choose the Create option to start designing.
Then, you’ll choose whether you want to create hoodies for men or women, although they only offer one hoodie option for women as of now. Any “men’s” hoodies would work for both genders, though.
Again, you’re given starting prices for the hoodies up front, but the final price depends on your design and placement and the number of hoodies you order. Other than that, the design tools work the same way as the other sites.
8. Spreadshirt
Spreadshirt is an online creative design and print-on-demand program mostly designed for clothing design. They offer a good selection of hoodies at affordable prices, but the color options depend on the style and brand of hoodie you choose. They have a quick turnaround time, with most orders being received around a week or two after placing the order.
The design tools are easy to use, and after creating your design, you’ll choose the size and quantity of hoodies you want. There are no minimum order requirements. But, if you order 6-9 hoodies, you get a 10% discount, 15% discount for 10-14 items, 20% discount for 15-19 items, etc. That means that ordering in bulk is a great option if you want to sell your hoodie designs.
9. UberPrints
UberPrints is another website dedicated to helping people design their own hoodies and other clothing. They offer several hoodie styles to choose from in various colors. But, some colors require a minimum purchase quantity (usually 12+) to fulfill the order for that particular color.
The pricing for the hoodies depends on factors such as the number of hoodies you want, the number of colors in your design, the print location, etc. They provide a calculator that can give you a quoted estimate of how much your order will cost.
10. Zazzle
Zazzle is the final website on the list. They have a few hoodie options but are pricier than other sites. However, they offer discount codes to get the hoodies at a lower price. And if you order at least 11 hoodies, you get 10% off.
The hoodies come in mostly neutral colors. The design tools are pretty much the same as other sites. But the cool thing about Zazzle is that once you’ve created your designs, you can also sell them on the site if you choose.
How Much Does It Cost to Design Your Own Hoodie?
Using the websites above, it’s technically free just to design the hoodie. The websites and design tools are free to use, although some sites have a premium option that costs. Of course, it costs to buy the hoodie when you’re finished designing it.
The price you’ll pay for the hoodie you design depends on several factors. A major factor is a site you use and the brand and quality of the hoodies they offer. You’ll see various hoodies on the websites, all at different prices. Many sites sell well-known brands such as Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, and Hanes. Some sites offer premium options, such as Carhartt and The North Face. The premium options will cost more.
Another factor that determines the cost is how many hoodies you buy. If you want to buy just one, then the price doesn’t matter. But on many sites, you can get a discount for buying in bulk if you want to sell your designs. Plus, some websites require a minimum quantity of certain hoodies and styles.
Many sites also charge depending on the size and placement of the design. This cost is on top of the initial price of the hoodie. This is because of the amount of ink that has to be used to print the design. In some cases, the more colors used, the more the hoodie will cost. So make sure you explore all the websites to find one that fits your needs and budget.
What’s the Best Material for a Hoodie?
One factor to consider when choosing a hoodie (which can also affect the price) is the material that the hoodie is made of. So what is the best material for a hoodie?
The best material for a hoodie is cotton due to its comfort and stretchiness. Hoodies made from 100% cotton are generally very breathable and soft, but they may be a bit more expensive than hoodies made from a cotton and polyester blend.
Most of the hoodie choices on the above websites are made from 50% cotton and 50% polyester. This is a great material choice for a hoodie as it is comfortable, soft, and a bit cheaper than 100% cotton. You also won’t have to worry about cotton/polyester blend hoodies shrinking as much when washed.
Conclusion
If you want to design your own hoodie for personal use or to sell your designs, there are plenty of online websites that can help you design a hoodie for cheap. Most of the websites work the same way. However, the prices of the hoodies, as well as the color selections and purchase requirements, may vary depending on the site you use. So make sure you explore your options, starting with the ones on this list. If you found this article helpful, share it with others and leave a comment. Thanks for reading!