Cat Mom Faux Embroidery Hoop Sweatshirt

If you love the look of a cat mom embroidered sweatshirt but want your own cat in the hoop, this one is for you. It has all the charm of a hand-stitched embroidery hoop – the kind made on a long winter evening with a basket of floss – printed flat so your cat can be the centerpiece, sitting in the middle as if it supervised every stitch.

The design: an embroidery hoop, printed

A vertical oval outlined in cream chain-stitch sits centered on the chest. Inside it, your cat’s photo, with the background removed, fills the middle of the hoop from head to front paws. A soft thread-fuzz edge blends the photo into the stitched look, so it feels sewn in rather than pasted on.

Satin-stitch daisies in cream and buttery yellow, little blue forget-me-nots, leaf-green sprigs and touches of dusty rose wrap around the lower third of the oval from left to right. “Cat Mama” loops across the top in a cream chain-stitch script, and your cat’s name sits centered below the hoop in small dusty-rose backstitch letters. Our example reads “Clover” – you add your own cat’s name.

Every “stitch” is part of the print, so this is an embroidered-look cat mom crewneck, not real embroidery: nothing to snag on a coat hook or a curious claw. The cream and pastel palette was made for the three soft sweatshirt colors.

Product details

• Sizes: unisex classic fit, pre-shrunk, in S, M, L, XL and 2XL
• Colors: heather sand, sport gray or sage green
• Material: 50% cotton, 50% polyester heavy-blend fleece (air-jet spun yarn for a soft feel)
• Details: 1×1 ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband with spandex; double-needle stitching
• Print: your cat design printed direct-to-garment (DTG), centered on the chest, about 10″ wide
• Care: machine wash cold (max 30°C/86°F); non-chlorine bleach as needed; tumble dry low; do not iron; do not dry clean
• Personalized: one cat in the hoop and its name below; upload up to six photos of your cat

How your sweatshirt is made

Upload a photo of your cat, add the name and you will see a free AI preview. The preview is an illustration only, there to show the idea. Our designers then prepare the final artwork from your original photo and check it by hand, so the thread-fuzz edge looks natural and the name is spelled right. Every sweatshirt is made to order and ready to ship in about 3–5 business days; plan on about 8–12 business days from order to doorstep, so order with time to spare for Mother’s Day or a birthday. Free standard shipping on every US order. If your sweatshirt arrives damaged or misprinted, we remake it or refund you – see our returns and refunds policy.

Photo tips for the hoop

The hoop shows your cat from head to front paws, so a photo of your cat sitting neatly with paws together works best. Shoot straight on at your cat’s eye level in soft daylight, and keep the ears and front paws inside the frame. Calicos, torties and tabbies look lovely here because their patches stay crisp against the cream stitching. Our photo guidelines have more help.

Who it suits

It is a custom cat mom crewneck sweatshirt for the crafter, the cottagecore fan, or the cat mom who wants something softer than a slogan. It makes a thoughtful Mother’s Day or birthday gift, and a cozy pick for knitting nights, farmers’ markets and slow Sunday mornings. An embroidered-look cat mom sweatshirt with her own cat inside is the kind of gift she will reach for all winter.

For a matching stitched look at home, add the Cat Mom Cross-Stitch Sampler Blanket. Browse more cat mom gifts, or see all of our custom cat shirts.

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Product details & care

Material

50% cotton, 50% polyester heavy-blend fleece (air-jet spun yarn for a soft feel)

Fit

Unisex classic fit, pre-shrunk; sizes S–2XL

Details

1x1 ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband with spandex; double-needle stitching

Print

Your cat design printed direct-to-garment (DTG), centered on the chest, about 10" wide

Care

Machine wash cold (max 30°C/86°F); non-chlorine bleach as needed; tumble dry low; do not iron; do not dry clean