Sponsors on the chest, a name on the back
Darts: a shirt that is cut loose on purpose and printed edge to edge
The dart shirt is its own garment. It is cut loose so nothing pulls at the throwing arm, it is collared and buttoned like a polo, and it is printed edge to edge in a way no other sport asks for — sponsors across the chest, a name across the back, a design that fills every panel.
It is also the sport where the shirt is most visible, because a player stands still under a light in front of a camera. The print quality is judged closer than on any playing field.
Loose, and loose in the right place
A throwing arm needs the shoulder and the sleeve free. A dart shirt is cut wide through the chest and long in the sleeve, with a dropped shoulder seam so there is nothing at the top of the arm to catch. It is deliberately not a fitted polo, and a club that orders a fitted polo for darts sends it back.
The fabric is a smooth, slightly heavier polyester than a playing jersey, because it has to hold a dense design without the knit showing through, and because it has to drape rather than cling. It does not need to breathe the way a running singlet does; it needs to hang well under a light.
The design goes on by sublimation, because a chest full of sponsor logos and a back with a name is more colours than any other method handles at a sensible price, and because the fine text in a sponsor logo needs the resolution that dye gives. Our page on why fine detail sublimates better than it prints covers the reasons.
What goes where on a dart shirt
- Chest
- Sponsor logos, the player or club name, and the main design. The most visible panel on television.
- Back
- The player name, large, and often a second sponsor. Read from behind by the crowd.
- Sleeves
- Flag, sponsor or a continuation of the design. Never blank on a competition shirt.
- Collar
- A knit collar in a design colour, with a two or three button placket.
- Hem
- Straight, with a side vent, cut to sit at the hip when the player leans in.
- League polo
- A quieter version for team leagues: club colours, a crest, a name, less sponsor space.
Sponsor logos are artwork, not photographs
The commonest problem in a dart shirt order is a sponsor logo that arrives as a screenshot. It looks fine at phone size and prints as a blur at chest size. A logo has to arrive as a vector file or as a large, clean image, and it has to arrive with the sponsor’s colour values if the sponsor cares about them, which sponsors do.
We check every logo at print size before the mockup and say plainly which ones will not survive. Our note on what a logo file needs is the short version.
Ordering a dart shirt
Send the logos first
Before the design, because the design is built around them and a bad logo file stalls the whole job.
Names as typed text
One per player, spelled as it should print. A dart name is large enough that a typo is a remade shirt.
Loose fit sizing
Size to the chest and then go up one, because the shirt is meant to hang. We say this on the chart.
Individual and team
A single player’s ten shirts count as an order; so do a team’s ten different names. The minimum is ten shirts.
What we make for darts, and what it costs
Prices are per piece and include the design work. Every garment has a minimum of 10 pieces; sizes can be mixed within it. A garment marked quoted is priced per order, because its cut and design coverage change the work.
| Garment | What it is | Per piece | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Dart Jerseys | The loose, collared, sublimated shirt that darts has made its own — player name on the back, sponsors on the chest. | quoted | 10 pcs |
| Dart Team Polo Shirts | A quieter version for league teams: club colours, a crest, a name. | quoted | 10 pcs |
Darts questions
Can one player order ten shirts?
Yes. Ten shirts is the minimum, and they can be ten of one design with one name.
Can every shirt have a different name?
Yes, from a typed list. The price is per shirt.
What format do sponsor logos need to be?
Vector files ideally, or a large clean image with the sponsor’s colour values. A screenshot will not print cleanly at chest size, and we will say so before the mockup.
Is the shirt fitted or loose?
Loose, on purpose, with a dropped shoulder so nothing catches the throwing arm.
Can the design cover the sleeves and the back?
Yes. Sublimation prints every panel edge to edge.
Do you make a plainer polo for league teams?
Yes — club colours, a crest and a name, with less sponsor space, on the same body.
How is a dart shirt priced?
Per order. Send the logos, the names and the quantity and a written price comes back the same working day.
How long does it take?
Two to three weeks from approved artwork, and the artwork stage is where dart orders spend most of their time.
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