Custom Embroidered Apparel: What Bear Grips Embroiders and What We Print

Search "custom embroidered apparel" and you will find two different businesses hiding under one phrase: a hat embroiderer and a garment printer. Bear Grips Pro Shops is both, just not on the same machine. Three hat styles in the catalog get true stitched embroidery. The other 60 pieces, tees, hoodies, polos, joggers, leggings, and sweatshirts, are printed with your logo instead. That is not a downgrade. It is how a single small business can offer 63 products with no minimum order and no inventory sitting in a closet. Here is exactly what gets embroidered, what gets printed, and how to build a shop around both.

What Does Bear Grips Actually Embroider?

Three hats in the catalog carry true needle-and-thread embroidery:

• Classic Flat Bill Snapback Hat (Yupoong), VIP base $29.86, free plan $34.88.
• Cuffed Winter Hat (Yupoong), VIP base $25.86, free plan $29.88.
• Youth Classic Baseball Hat (Valucap), VIP base $25.86, free plan $29.88.

Everything else, including the other hat styles in the lineup (Richardson rope hat, Otto Cap 5-panel, Yupoong mesh snapback, Yupoong adjustable cotton hat), is printed. See the full breakdown on the embroidered hat product lineup.

Why Are Hats Embroidered While Tees and Hoodies Are Printed?

Embroidery works best on structured, low-stretch panels like the front of a hat. Printing works best across the wide range of knit and fleece fabrics that make up a 63-product apparel catalog, from a $19.88 cotton tee to a $54.88 pair of leggings. Standardizing on printing for apparel is what keeps every single piece, including tees, hoodies, polos, joggers, and sweatshirts, priced consistently and available with no minimum order. It also means unlimited design colors on every printed piece, something flat-rate embroidery pricing usually cannot offer.

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The Embroidered vs Printed Lineup at a Glance

Category	Method	Examples	VIP base range
3 hat styles	Embroidered	Flat bill snapback, cuffed winter hat, youth baseball cap	$25.86-$29.86
4 hat styles	Printed	Rope hat, 5-panel, mesh snapback, adjustable cotton hat	$25.88-$29.86
Tees and tanks	Printed	Airlume tee, performance tank, triblend crew	$19.88-$25.88
Hoodies and sweatshirts	Printed	Comfort Soft hoodie, Champion hoodie, zip-up hoodie	$34.88-$45.88
Polos	Printed	Sport-Tek performance polo, Gildan pique polo	$34.88
Joggers, sweatpants, leggings	Printed	Midweight joggers, fleece joggers, seamless leggings	$39.88-$54.88

How to Set Up a Custom Embroidered and Printed Apparel Shop

1. Sign up free (3 live products) or go VIP at $59/mo for 200 products with the lowest base prices.
2. Upload your logo once. It applies to every embroidered hat and every printed piece.
3. Pick 1 embroidered hat plus 3-5 printed pieces (tee, hoodie, polo work well as a starter set).
4. Set retail prices. Most vendors default to $10 profit per item and adjust hoodies and hats up from there.
5. Share your shop link. Every vendor also gets a built-in affiliate link that pays 10% of referred subscriptions plus $1 per unit sold, forever.

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No Minimum Order on Embroidered Hats or Printed Apparel

Traditional embroidery shops price around per-piece minimums and setup or digitizing fees. Bear Grips has neither. One embroidered hat costs the same per unit as fifty. The same is true for every printed piece. That single-piece pricing model is covered in more depth in the no-minimum embroidered hats guide and the embroidery side hustle guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you embroider t-shirts or hoodies?

No. Tees, hoodies, polos, joggers, and every other apparel piece in the catalog are printed with your logo. Only three hat styles get true embroidery: the flat bill snapback, the cuffed winter hat, and the youth baseball cap.

Can I order an embroidered hat and a printed hoodie together?

Yes. They ship in the same order from the same shop. Many vendors pair an embroidered snapback with a printed hoodie for a coordinated look.

Is there a minimum order for embroidered hats?

No. Single-piece pricing applies to embroidered hats and printed apparel alike. Order one hat or a hundred at the same per-unit price.

What does the free plan include?

The free plan is $0 a month with 3 live products at a slightly higher base price. VIP plans start at $59/mo for 200 products at the lowest base prices in the catalog.