Spreadshirt-Designer: Guide

What is the Spreadshirt Designer and how can I make my own t-shirt here?

With the Spreadshirt Designer you can design and order your own t-shirts and other products from our apparel assortment. There is no minimum order: you're free to order just one, individually printed shirt.

  1. Choose a t-shirt from our selection. You don’t know which size you need? Find out by clicking on the small information mark next to the product name. Details of the weight and manufacturing can be found there as well.
  2. Choose a design. You can upload your own photography, or pick one out from our Design Network (see Spreadshirt Marketplace). To find out which designs you can upload to the Spreadshirt Designer, have a look at this FAQ item. For basic info on designs for Spreadshirt, click here.
  3. But text can also be nice. Choose a font and write what you want. Your design and text can be turned, mirrored or enlarged within the given print area.
  4. Once the t-shirt looks like you want, proceed to check out and order it.


Every personally designed article is an original: Your design will be placed on the t-shirt according to your instructions. Since this action is not automated, it is possible that there could be minor alterations. Also, it's possible that the design will look smaller or larger in reality. This is because the t-shirt example shown is always a fixed size (often "medium", sometimes "small").

See how the final price of your t-shirt is calculated. Read the explanation here.

How do I create categories for my products and designs?

You can create categories for your classic Spreadshirt shop to organize products into groups with specific designs or themes. It is also possible to create design categories for your Spreadshirt Designer shops (premium partners only).

Creating Product categories for your classic Spreadshirt shop

Once you have products in your shop, follow the steps below to create your own categories and add products to those categories.

  • Go to “My Account” and click on the Products Tab
  • Select the Spreadshirt shop from the top navigation
  • Click on ‘Your Categories’ and create the categories for the shop by naming and describing the categories.

To add products to your categories click on the Products tab and check the boxes next to the products you would like to copy or move to a category. Then go to the bottom of the page and select ‘Copy to a Category' or 'Move to a Category’ from the drop down menu. A second drop down box will then appear with a list of your categories in which to place the selected products.

To display the category drop down in your shop, you must select “Yes” for ‘Show Article Category Selection’ under Shops > Settings .

Creating Design categories for your Designer Spreadshirt Shop

The process for creating design categories is very similar to creating product categories for your Classic Spreadshirt shop.

  • Click on the Design Tab in your user area.
  • Select the Designer Shop from the navigation list at the top
  • Click on “Your Categories” and create design categories

To add products to your categories, click on the Designs tab and check the boxes next to the designs which you would like to copy to one of your categories. Then go to the bottom of the page and select “Copy to a category” from the drop down menu. A second drop down box will then appear with a list of your categories in which to place the selected design(s).

Once the categories are filled with designs, then they will appear in the ‘Design’ tab of your Spreadshirt Designer Shop. For more Designer shop information, check out this FAQ

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