Brisbane's north and northwest are family suburbs. Weekends revolve around junior sport, weekdays around school drop-off, and the shops along Samford Road, Stafford Road and Waterworks Road are mostly small, locally run businesses. That shapes what people ask us for.
We get a lot of P&C uniform shop orders, club polos, coaches' jackets and year 12 jerseys from this part of town, plus a steady flow of workwear for the tradies who live out here. The Western Freeway and Centenary Motorway link the northwest to our Sumner showroom, and we deliver right across the area.
Embroidery in Mitchelton and The Gap for schools
There are plenty of schools across these suburbs, including state high schools at The Gap, Mitchelton, Everton Park and Kedron, plus a long list of primary schools. Uniform shops need two things from a supplier: embroidery that looks identical from one batch to the next, and the ability to top up a few sizes mid-term without a big minimum.
We digitise your crest in-house and keep the file, thread colours and placement on record. When you reorder six size 10 polos in June, they match the ones you bought in January.
- School polos and sports shirts with an embroidered crest
- Jumpers, jackets and hats for winter and outdoor days
- House shirts for carnivals
- Senior jerseys and leavers' gear with names on the back
Our school uniforms page covers fabrics, sizing and how we work with uniform shops.
Club uniforms for local sport
From Ferny Grove to Gordon Park, it seems every suburb has a football, netball, cricket or athletics club. Most are run by volunteers who don't have time to chase three different suppliers, so we handle the lot: sublimated playing kit, embroidered committee polos, printed supporter tees and caps for the canteen crew.
See our sports uniforms page for club packages, or keep reading for how sublimation works.
T-shirt, screen and DTF printing
Printing covers the one-off jobs that pop up all year: a fun run, a school fete, a trivia night, a staff shirt for a new cafe in Newmarket or Wilston. For a big run of one design, screen printing gives the lowest price per shirt. For a short run, a full-colour logo or lots of different names, DTF is faster to set up. We'll tell you which one fits once we see the artwork and the numbers.
We print on AS Colour, Legend Life and Winning Spirit tees, hoodies and polos, among others. Have a look at custom t-shirts for styles and colours.
Workwear and hi-vis for local trades
A lot of electricians, plumbers, builders and landscapers are based in the northwest, often working from home in Keperra, Stafford Heights or McDowall. You need workwear that's hard-wearing and branded so customers know who's turned up.
- Hi-vis shirts and jackets from Hard Yakka, King Gee and Syzmik
- Work shorts and cargo pants in durable drill
- Embroidered polos for quoting jobs and site meetings
- TradeMutt shirts for crews who want something a bit different
Embroidery is the better choice on hi-vis and drill because it outlasts prints through heavy washing. More options are on our tradie workwear page.
Sublimated kit for northwest clubs
Sublimation dyes the design into polyester using heat, so it can't crack or peel, and full colour costs the same as one colour. It's the standard way to make modern playing kit.
For clubs, the handy part is that every garment is printed individually, so names and numbers for each player cost nothing extra. A squad of 30 is one job, not 30.
- Football and netball kit numbered per player
- Training shirts and shorts that match the playing strip
- Cricket shirts in club colours
- School athletics and cross-country singlets
On stock polyester garments there's no real minimum. Cut-and-sew kit, made to your design from scratch, needs a minimum quantity and a longer lead time, so talk to us well before the season starts. The sublimation page has the details.
Suburbs we cover in the north and northwest
We deliver across all of these suburbs, and you're welcome to pick up from our Sumner showroom or come in to check samples.
- Embroidery Kedron: school uniforms and trade polos
- Embroidery Gordon Park: local clubs along Kedron Brook
- Embroidery Stafford: retail and service staff near Stafford City
- Embroidery Stafford Heights: tradie workwear and hi-vis
- Embroidery Everton Park: school, club and small business gear
- Embroidery McDowall: family businesses and junior sport
- Embroidery Alderley: cafes and shops on Samford Road
- Embroidery Enoggera: club polos and printed tees
- Embroidery Gaythorne: small business uniforms
- Embroidery Grange: school fundraising and event shirts
- Embroidery Newmarket: hospitality and retail staff
- Embroidery Wilston: cafe aprons and boutique uniforms
- Embroidery Mitchelton: schools, shops near Brookside and local clubs
- Embroidery Keperra: trades and social club gear
- Embroidery Ferny Grove: junior sport and school uniforms
- Embroidery Upper Kedron: new-estate families and tradies
- Embroidery The Gap: schools, clubs and Waterworks Road shops
- Embroidery Everton Hills: Hills District clubs and trades
- Embroidery Arana Hills: local retail and school gear
- Embroidery Ferny Hills: junior sport and family businesses
- Embroidery Bunya: acreage-based trades and workwear
Closer to Chermside? Our Chermside page and Brisbane northside page cover the suburbs further north and east, and embroidery in Toowong and Paddington picks up the inner west.
How to order
- Send your logo or crest to support@shopace.com.au or call (07) 3180 0610.
- Tell us quantities and sizes, even rough ones, and we'll quote.
- Approve a proof. Bigger school or club orders get a sample first.
- We produce it at our Redbank workshop, usually within 2–7 business days of approval.
- Collect from Sumner or have it delivered to your school, club or home.
Need embroidery in Mitchelton, The Gap or anywhere in between? Get a quote and we'll sort out the right garments and method.