Top 5 Custom Embroidered Cap Brands and Styles

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Updated November 12, 2024

The Top 5 Most Popular Caps for Custom Embroidery

The Top 5 Most Popular Caps for Custom Embroidery

Are you ordering caps for your crew? Are you a little overwhelmed by the style choices? If so, you are not alone. Our customers often ask us about the difference between cap styles—which caps are the most popular and which ones look best with a custom embroidered design? Do higher price tags ensure higher quality? Per your request, here are the top five most popular hats to embroider, along with everything you need to know to choose the right cap for your group. We’ve included both the generic differences in styles PLUS the best-selling hat brands and styles, along with a link to where you can buy it can customize it.

Six Panel Caps

• Six panel caps are what most of us think of when we think of “baseball caps.”
• New Era introduced these iconic six panel caps back in 1934 and they still make them today. Made from 6 cloth triangles (hence the name) that extend from the top of your head umbrella style, these rounded caps look great on nearly everyone.
• Custom embroidered logos, images and/or names on the front of the cap look great and read well.
• Fitted or stretch-to-fit caps will give your custom embroidered cap a more tailored look but have the drawback of adding a sizing element to your order.
• For one-size-fits all custom embroidered caps, choose six panel caps with an adjustable closure. Choose from hook and loop (Velcro®), snap, and adjustable clasp closure options.
• The quality of the closure greatly affects the cost, fit, and perceived value of six panel caps. If you’re buying hats for a sports team or business team, the six-panel cap is a solid choice that will please nearly everyone.

Five Panel Caps

• Five panel caps were created in the 1990s to offer customers a larger unobstructed decoration area.
• As the name implies, 5-panel hats are made of five fabric pieces instead of six, so there is no front seam.
• Custom five panel caps come in both flat brim and bent brim styles. Flat brim cap versions lend a more street-smart look. The trendiest flat-bill hat styles also have a higher front profile.
• Five-panel flat bill caps are more cutting-edge in terms of fashion, so if your group is young and style-conscious, choose a 5-panel cap for your custom embroidered caps.
• Five panels are also great for marketing (the larger design space makes your logo easier to distinguish from a greater distance) and embroidering larger, complex logos or designs.

Trucker Caps

• Pair the five-panel-cap with a mesh back and a stiffer foam front panel, and you have for what is commonly referred to as a trucker style cap.
• The name “trucker cap” first took hold when farming supply companies began giving away these relatively low-cost caps to truck drivers and farmhands as a way of raising brand awareness.
• Today, custom trucker caps have become a fashion statement. Choose custom embroidered or screen-printed trucker hats if you are looking for both value and cutting-edge style.

Snap Backs

• Snap back caps come in both 5 and 6 panels styles.
• Custom snap back caps fit different size heads thanks to the addition of an adjustable snap closure on the back.
• These affordable caps have come back into style in a big way and can be worn either forward or backward.

Dad Hats

• Dad hats are typically looser-fitting six-panel-caps that are made from canvas or cotton.
• The current “dad hat” trend calls for a slightly curved brim.
• The custom dad hat name comes from (no brainer here) dads over the past decades who have chosen to wear comfy caps. Now it’s a fashion statement. We love it when comfort and style unite!

The Most Popular Hats to Embroider:

Here are the links to quickly get a free quote for 5 hat style and brands that are the most popular to embroider.

1. This Flexfit Wooly Six Panel cap is our top seller for a reason: It comes in nearly 30 different colors, it never goes out of style, is made from a classic wool-look fabric, and features a closed back that stretches to fit most.
2. You can’t go wrong with this Port Authority Mid-Profile 5-Panel Snapback Cap. The no-seam front panel will show off your logo and the mesh panels are comfortable on even hot summer days.
3. The Richardson Snapback cap is quality made, comes in over 80 color combinations, and is super affordable.
4. This Nike 5 Panel Trucker cap is ideal for logo visibility and has no minimum order quantity. It features ultra-breathable mesh panels, 7 snap closure positions, and an embroidered Nike swoosh on the left side.
5. This Yupoong Classic Cotton Twill Dad cap features a classic curved visor and buckle closure for that classic dad style.

Does a 5-panel cap look better with an embroidered design than a 6-panel cap? Here’s what our GM says about that! 

About Post Author

Amber Barz

Amber Barz has been researching, writing, and editing website copy since 2008. She has written multiple books, magazine articles and blogs on a multitude of topics, including fashion, decorating, and graphic design. She is graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and holds a degree in communication with minors in journalism and advertising. She has worked with Broken Arrow T-Shirt Printing and Embroidery for over a decade.

amber@brokenarrowwear.com

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