Best Dad by Par Embroidery Design, Golf Dad Gift, Instant Download

Best Dad arcs across the top in chunky green block letters, the kind you see on varsity jackets and high school sports badges. Below that a row of 5 solid black stars runs left to right, five of em, no empty ones, and then two crossed green golf clubs sit behind a large central golf ball. The ball carries a proper dimple pattern in black, those round clusters packed out the same way they sit on an actual golf ball, so the middle of the badge has real texture instead of flat fill. Two short horizontal rules bracket the ball at mid-height, and By Par closes the bottom in matching green block caps, same weight and style as the top text.

The whole composition sits in a tight oval without an outer border ring, so it stays flexible for different placements instead of looking like a strict patch shape. On the 7 and 8-inch versions my main software ran the satin columns on the letters with a diagonal direction, which pulls the fill into a woven quality instead of flat coverage. The golf club shafts cross neatly at the centre behind the ball, club heads pointing out to the lower corners in the classic crossed-irons pose.

This one sells consistently from about march through to june, which is basically the fathers day run-up in most of the markets I sell to. Its also a decent christmas purchase, I get a handful of late-november orders every year from people wanting it stitched onto a fleece or a polo. The 4-inch fits a polo left chest or a shirt pocket, the 6-inch is centred-front tee territory. Hoop woven cotton or cotton-poly blend firm and back with tearaway on smaller sizes. Use cutaway underneath anything 6-inch and above where the star and ball density needs more support. Dont rush the satin fill on the block letters or the columns drag sideways. Text me if any size isnt stitching clean and Ill get you a corrected file same day.

Stick to white, pale grey, or light khaki fabric so both the green and black read properly. Avoid dark navy or black as a base, the stars and ball detail disappear into the fabric at those stitch counts. Skip stretchy knits on larger pieces, the dimensional satin letters need something stable to sit into.