Custom Embroidery in Dayton, Ohio — Thread Legends
Thread Legends is a custom embroidery studio in Dayton, Ohio, founded in 2020 by Josh Barnhill. We build custom hats, jackets, corporate apparel, team gear, and one-of-one vintage reworks — every stitch hand-finished in Dayton and shipped worldwide. Free quotes, answered personally within 24–48 hours. No minimum order.
Worn by Legends — Custom Pieces on Real People
Our custom embroidery has been worn by athletes, artists, and people who move culture — from Dayton to coast to coast. Collaborations include Markoff's, Vyral, and Carhartt.
Get a Free Custom Embroidery Quote
Tell us the idea — a hat, a jacket, or a full team run. Founder Josh Barnhill reads every inquiry himself and sends your free quote within 24–48 hours. No minimums, no runaround. Corporate, team gear, personal pieces, and vintage commissions all welcome.
How Our Custom Embroidery Process Works
Four steps: Concept (submit your idea, hear back in 24–48 hours), Design (we digitize your concept into a stitch-ready file), Thread (crafted in Dayton with traditional technique and modern machines), Legend (quality-checked, packed right, and built to last decades).
Shop Limited Drops & Vintage Reworks
Limited drops you can't find anywhere else — once gone, gone forever. Vintage reworks turn deadstock, 80s Carhartt, and 90s Starter jackets into one-of-one wearable art. Appointment only, never reproduced.
Welcome to Threadville
Every legend has a hometown. Ours is Threadville — home of Spooly, Thready, and Stacks, the three characters stitched into everything Thread Legends makes.
Custom Embroidery Questions, Answered
No minimum order — from a single one-of-one piece to corporate runs of hundreds. Every inquiry gets a personal reply within 24–48 hours. Based in Dayton, Ohio, serving Dayton and Cincinnati locally, shipping worldwide.