Cat Sleeping on Books Sweatshirt: Embroidered Orange Tabby Napping on a Stack of Books

This cat sleeping on books sweatshirt shows an orange tabby cat fast asleep on a stack of five books, its chin resting on the green book at the top and its striped tail wrapped around the pile. It is a ready-made design: choose the color and size, add a name or icon on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. Every stitch is 100% real embroidery, stitched into the fabric rather than printed.

What is on the cat sleeping on books sweatshirt?

The cat sleeping on books sweatshirt has 2 parts:

• The cat and its books: centered on the chest. The cat is a ginger tabby with darker orange stripes, black tabby lines on its forehead, white paws and a pink nose, and its eyes are closed in a happy nap. Under it sit two green books, a brown one, a tan one and a rust red one at the bottom, each with cream page edges.
• The sleeve (optional): a name, initials or short word and an icon from the font and icon chart, in the font and thread color you choose, on the left or right sleeve.

Which color should you choose?

Pick a color in the options above and the photos switch to it, so you can see the design on that color before you order.

The orange cat and the colored books stand out most on dark colors and on cool mid-tone and light colors. On colors close to the green books, those books blend a little, on colors close to the red book at the bottom, that book does, and on warm colors close to the brown and tan books, those look softer while the orange cat stays clear.

How do you order your sweatshirt?

To order your sweatshirt, follow 4 steps:

• Choose the sweatshirt color and size in the options above.
• Choose whether to add sleeve embroidery.
• If you add it, type the name or initials, then pick the icon, font, thread color and sleeve.
• Add it to your cart; we email a free design proof before we stitch.

How do you add a name or icon on the sleeve?

Sleeve embroidery is optional and goes on one sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as your cat’s name, and pick an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected because it reads best on the dark sweatshirts; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a cats and books sweatshirt for book lovers?

Yes. It is a cats and books sweatshirt for anyone whose cat always ends up on the book they are reading. It suits readers, book club friends, librarians and teachers, and it is cozy enough for a whole weekend of reading on the couch.

Is it a sleeping cat sweatshirt you can wear every day?

Yes. The cat is calm and the colors are warm autumn tones, so this sleeping cat sweatshirt works from September to spring and has no holiday details to date it. Pair it with jeans for a coffee shop, a library or a lazy Sunday at home.

How is it different from the cat reading book sweatshirt?

This design shows an orange tabby asleep on a stack of five books, centered on the chest. The cat reading book sweatshirt shows a white cat in a pink scarf reading a book with a cup of coffee and two autumn leaves. Choose this one for a sleepy orange cat; choose the other for a cat who reads.

Is it a good gift for a cat lover who reads?

Yes. It suits a cat mom or cat dad with a big bookshelf, a friend in your book club or a teacher who loves cats, and it makes an easy birthday or Christmas gift. Add their cat’s name or initials on the sleeve to make it personal.

Is there a hoodie or T-shirt version?

There is no hoodie, but there is a T-shirt: the same sleeping cat comes on our cat sleeping on books shirt, a short-sleeve T-shirt. The color and size options above are for the crewneck sweatshirt.

What happens after you order?

We email you a free digital design proof, and you can ask for unlimited edits. Once you approve it, we embroider your sweatshirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page.

Which size should you choose?

Each piece is made to order, so it is not eligible for size exchanges. Open the size guide on this page and compare the measurements with a top you already own before you order; we suggest sizing up if you are between sizes.

How should you wash an embroidered sweatshirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and flat, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the sweatshirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold on a gentle cycle.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Is the cat printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The cat, the books and the sleeve name are stitched in thread, so they have a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

Can the cat look like my own cat?

This orange tabby is a ready-made design. To stitch your own cat from a photo, browse our custom cat shirts.

Are there other cat designs?

Yes. The Exotic Shorthair sweatshirt has another orange tabby, and more designs are in our cat lover gifts.