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Polos, work shirts & jumpers

Left Chest Logo Digitising

The left chest is where most uniform logos go, usually 75 to 90 mm wide and roughly 18 to 23 cm down from the shoulder seam. At that size fine strokes disappear and small lettering clogs up, so we rebuild the logo for the chest instead of shrinking a bigger file. Left chest logo digitising is one flat AUD price per design, with standard delivery in 4 to 8 hours.

Built at 75 to 90 mm, not shrunk
Small lettering checked before we start
Separate kids' size builds on request
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Digitising since 2015
Send your chest logo
Rebuilt for 75 to 90 mm so it still reads
From A$10 per design
Letter spacing and stroke weight opened up for the small size
Underlay set for piqué, performance knit, drill or fleece
We tell you if a tagline will not read

Free quote, nothing to pay now. Need rush, formats or notes? Use the full form

75 to 90 mm
Adult left chest width
18 to 23 cm
Down from the shoulder seam
65 to 75 mm
Kids' left chest width
Unlimited
Revisions, no time limit
4 to 8h
Standard delivery
At a glance

Left chest digitising in brief

What it isA logo file rebuilt for the small chest position so every letter and line still reads
Adult width75 to 90 mm on polos, work shirts, business shirts, jumpers, fleece and softshells
PositionRoughly 18 to 23 cm down from the shoulder seam, centred over the left chest
Kids' sizesAbout 65 to 75 mm, built as a separate file
Fabric buildsPiqué polos, performance knits, cotton drill, fleece and softshell each get their own underlay
Files deliveredDST, PES, EXP or your format, with a stitch simulation preview and thread chart
PriceOne flat AUD price per design, set by complexity. See the price table below; rush +50%
TurnaroundStandard 4 to 8 hours, rush 2 to 4 hours, super rush 1 to 2 hours, 24/7
Why size matters

A smaller logo needs a different build

Logos are usually designed for a website, a letterhead or the side of a ute, then expected to work at 80 mm on a polo. Shrink the artwork and the small parts go first: the holes in letters like "e" and "a" close over, hairlines vanish and the tagline turns into a stripe of thread.

A proper left chest build deals with that at the source. Letters get more room between them, strokes are thickened to a weight thread can hold, and detail that cannot survive at chest size is simplified with your approval. The result looks like your logo from a metre away, which is how people actually see a uniform.

Need the logo at other sizes as well? Each one is its own build: the logo digitising page covers other positions, and small lettering and sleeve digitising covers names and sleeve text.

If part of the logo will not read at chest size, we tell you before we start and suggest a fix: a heavier weight, a slightly larger size, or moving the tagline to the sleeve or back.

What we build in
01
Readable at 75 to 90 mm
Letter spacing, stroke weight and the small spaces inside letters are adjusted so text stays open at chest size.
02
Underlay for the fabric
Piqué polos, stretchy performance knits, cotton drill and fleece each get underlay that keeps small lettering sitting on top of the fabric.
03
Detail simplified, not lost
Hairlines, tiny icons and gradients that cannot stitch at this size are simplified, and the change is shown in the preview.
Size and position

Left chest logo size by garment

GarmentTypical logo widthBuild note
Adult polo or business shirt75 to 90 mmRoughly 18 to 23 cm down from the shoulder seam
Women's fitted poloOften a little narrowerA smaller width is built as its own file
Kids' polo or school jumper65 to 75 mmSeparate build, not the adult file shrunk
Cotton drill work shirt75 to 90 mmUnderlay and density set for a firm woven drill
Fleece jumper or softshellSame width as the poloHeavier underlay so text sits on the pile or bonded face
Performance knit75 to 90 mmLighter density and stabilising underlay for the stretch
Shrunk vs rebuilt

What changes when we rebuild for the chest

ElementFile shrunk to sizeRebuilt left chest file
Small textLetters touch and the gaps fill inMore spacing and a stroke weight thread can hold
Thin outlinesBreak up or disappearThickened to a satin or removed with your approval
Tiny iconsTurn into blobsSimplified shapes that still read
DensityToo heavy for the area, so the fabric puckersSet for the area and the fabric

Curious how many stitches your chest logo will be? Try the free stitch estimator.

Pricing

What left chest digitising costs

Left chest logoPriceNotes
Simple (text or wordmark)A$101 to 3 colours
Detailed (icon, fills, more colours)A$15Medium complexity
Complex crest at chest sizeA$22Fine detail or 8 or more colours
Rush (2–4 hours)+50%Added to the base price of the design
Super rush (1–2 hours)+50%Added to the base price of the design

Flat rate per design, not per 1,000 stitches. Every price includes all machine formats, a stitch simulation preview and unlimited revisions with no time limit. Standard delivery is 4–8 hours, 24/7.

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Common problems

Why small chest logos go wrong

Each of these comes from shrinking a larger file instead of building for the position.

What goes wrong
Letters clog up. The gaps inside letters close and the text becomes a solid shape.
Outlines break up. Hairline strokes are too thin for thread to hold.
Puckering around the logo. Density carried over from a much bigger design.
Text sinks into piqué or fleece. No underlay chosen for the fabric texture.
Tagline unreadable. Left in the design at a size thread cannot form.
How we build it
Clear lettering. Spacing and stroke weight set for 75 to 90 mm.
Solid outlines. Turned into satin or removed with your approval.
Flat fabric. Density matched to the small area.
Text on top. Underlay chosen for the garment.
Straight advice. Taglines resized or moved before we build.
What to send

What we need for a left chest file

  • Logo artwork: vector, JPG, PNG or a screenshot
  • Finished width in mm: 75, 80, 90 or your own spec
  • Garments: polo, work shirt, business shirt, performance knit, jumper, fleece or softshell
  • Kids' sizes? Let us know and we build the smaller version as well
  • Thread colours or Pantone references
  • Tagline or not, and your machine format
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How it works

From logo to a chest file that reads

Send the logo, width and garment
Adult, women's and kids' sizes if you need them.
We check readability
Anything that will not read at chest size is flagged with a suggested fix.
We rebuild it for the size
Spacing, stroke weight, underlay and density set for 75 to 90 mm, then checked by a second digitiser.
Preview and approve
Stitch simulation and thread chart included; revisions are unlimited.
FAQs

Left chest logo questions

Usually 75 to 90 mm wide on adult polos, shirts and jumpers, sitting roughly 18 to 23 cm down from the shoulder seam. Kids' garments usually take around 65 to 75 mm.
It depends on how much of the logo is solid fill and how much is lettering. The free stitch estimator gives you a figure before you quote your customer, and the stitch simulation we supply shows the final count.
Only if the letters are big enough to read at chest size. We check it before we start, and if it will not read we suggest dropping it, enlarging the logo or moving the tagline to the sleeve or back.
Adult men's and women's garments usually share the 75 to 90 mm file, though some embroiderers use a narrower width on fitted styles. Kids' sizes need a 65 to 75 mm version built separately.
The file was most likely shrunk from a larger size, so the lettering and outlines are too fine for thread. Rebuilding for the chest (spacing, stroke weight and density) fixes it.
Often, yes. Fleece has a pile that swallows small lettering, so the fleece version gets heavier underlay. Tell us every garment the logo is going on.
Each design has one flat AUD price set by its complexity, from A$10, with every machine format, a thread chart and unlimited revisions included. See the price table on this page or the full price list. Rush (2 to 4 hours) and super rush (1 to 2 hours) each add 50%.
Related left chest pages

Send your logo for a chest-size build

Tell us the width in mm and the garments, and we will send back a left chest file that still reads at 80 mm, at one flat AUD price per design.

Rebuilt for 75 to 90 mm, not shrunk
Tagline and small-text advice before we start
Unlimited revisions, no time limit

New registered business? Your first design is free: one Simple or Medium design at standard turnaround. How the free first design works

1
Standard: 4–8 hours
Flat price per design, 24/7
2
Rush: 2–4 hours
+50% on the base price
3
Super rush: 1–2 hours
+50% on the base price
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