Personalized golf towel embroidery is one of the most popular and giftable projects you can make. Golf Towel is typically terry cloth, so the keys are hooping it correctly and choosing the right design size. Here is how to do it — including how to create a machine-ready design for free with SewFlow.
What You Need for Golf Towel Embroidery
- •Fabric type: terry cloth
- •Hooping: Tear-away plus a water-soluble topping
- •Recommended design size: 4–5 in
- •Best placement: centered above the grommet
- •A machine-ready file in your format (JEF, DST, PES, EXP, XXX, or SEW)
How to Make a Golf Towel Design with SewFlow
- 1Open the SewFlow Image to Embroidery tool at sewflow.com/image, or the Text tool at sewflow.com/text for names and monograms.
- 2Upload your logo or artwork and remove the background, or type and style your lettering.
- 3Set the design size to fit your golf towel, then choose your machine's format — JEF (Janome), DST (Tajima/commercial), PES (Brother/Babylock), EXP (Bernina), XXX (Singer), or SEW (Janome legacy).
- 4Click Preview Stitches to check the stitch path and density before downloading.
- 5Download the file, hoop or float your golf towel with the right stabilizer, and run a test stitch on a scrap first.
Design your golf towel embroidery free online:
Open Image to Embroidery →Popular Golf Towel Embroidery Ideas
- •Club gifts
- •Tournament prizes
- •Brand merch
- •Corporate golf days
- •Personalized towels
Tips for Great Golf Towel Embroidery
- •A topping is essential on terry or the logo sinks.
- •Add a knockdown underlay to flatten the loops.
- •Center the design above the hook grommet.
Placement Matters
On a golf towel, centered above the grommet is the most flattering placement — mark it before you hoop.