How to Customize a Hat

If you’re wondering how to customize a hat, don’t sweat. You’re in the right place, and you’re talking to the experts! Let’s learn more.

Custom hats are some of the most popular merch items we design and produce here at The/Studio. From iconic six-panel ball caps to embroidered hats to snapback truckers, you can whip up just about any type of hat at The/Studio, with whatever design you’d like on it! But first… 

Why Customize a Hat? 

When you customize a hat, you truly make it one of a kind. Customized hats are perfect for fashion and apparel brands, but also great for company merch and to use as free swag at events. Custom hats can also be created for clubs and sports teams.

In particular, custom hats are very popular with fashion and apparel brands because you are creating something entirely unique to your brand, a product that no one else can replicate. 

The final product notwithstanding, did we mention that even the process of creating custom merch is a heck of a lot of fun? 

How Do I Customize a Hat? 

This is the best part! There are so many options to choose from when creating a custom hat, and these options are what truly make your hat customized. 

Sure, you’ll get to add your design to the hat, but just slapping a design on a hat isn’t what makes it custom. It’s important to find a company that truly creates 100% custom hats and not a company that is just going to screenprint your logo on your hat. That means finding a company that offers special options, add-ons, and a variety of choices as you go through the hatmaking process. 

If you work with a company like The/Studio, we have a variety of different custom hat options to truly make your hat one of a kind. Let’s go through the special options you’ll be able to choose from: 

Choose Material 

• 100% cotton twill 

• Cotton/poly twill 

• Corduroy

• Poly mesh 

• Full color printed twill 

• 70% acrylic/30% wool blend 

• Faux suede 

• Faux leather 

• Faux satin 

• Screen printed twill

Choose Profile Shape 

• Structured

• Unstructured

• Foam structure (without eyelet on front panels)   

Choose Bill Shape 

• Curved 

• Flat 

Choose Cap Closure 

• Plastic snapback 

• Velcro strap 

• Fitted (custom size) 

• Metal tri-glide 

• Metal buckle (bronze) 

• Faux leather strap with custom buckle 

• Metal buckle (custom) 

• Plastic tri-glide 

• One size fits most 

Choose Embroidery (Optional) 

• 1 location 

• 2 locations 

• 3 locations 

• Unlimited embroidery  

Choose Packaging (Optional) 

• Patch 

• Hang Tag 

• Label 

Choose Profile Height 

• Medium 

• High 

• Low 

Choose Exterior 

• Woven eyelet 

• Woven top button 

• Custom stitching on bill 

• Sandwich bill 

• Metal eyelet 

• Back panels poly mesh 

• Metal top button 

• Custom color piping 

• Washing effect 

Choose Interior 

• Solid sweatband color 

• Solid tapping color 

• Custom printed tapping 

• Custom printed sweatband color 

• Sweatband elastic 

• Sweatband Mesh 

Choose Printing (Optional) 

• 2 colors 

• Digital–1 pattern on entire cap 

• 1 color 

• 3 colors 

• Digital–2 patterns 

If a company doesn’t have all of those options to choose from, don’t even bother. There’s only one way to make a custom hat, and that’s with a TON of options to choose from. That’s the only way you’ll be able to design a hat that’s 100% unique. 

Let’s Create a Custom Hat Together 

We’re ready if you are : ) Contact one of our Creative Specialists today to start working with us, or use our hands-on Create Tool to begin customizing your hat from scratch! 

Design Your Own Custom Hats Now