Mallard Crewneck: Embroidered Drake Mallard Standing in Profile on the Left Chest

This mallard crewneck puts one handsome drake on the left chest, standing in profile and facing left the way you see him on a pond bank. His head is stitched in glossy green with a black eye and a bright orange bill, his chest is deep chestnut red, and his body is warm tan with a pale grey wing edged in green, a grey belly, a tiny curled tail and orange feet. 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 mallard crewneck?

The mallard crewneck has 2 parts:

• The mallard: a standing drake with a green head, orange bill, chestnut chest, tan body and grey wing, on the left chest.
• 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 mallard on that color before you order. The many colors of the drake read best on light, neutral and soft colors, where the green head and the chestnut chest stand out. On deep greens, blues and black the tan body and the orange bill and feet carry the bird, and the green head blends in a little more.

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 a hunting dog’s name, a lake or a year, 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 dark sweatshirts; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a duck hunter sweatshirt?

Yes. A drake mallard is the bird every waterfowler knows, so this makes an easy duck hunter sweatshirt for the blind, the boat ramp or the drive home after an early morning. It has no camo and no brand logo, so it is just as much at home at the office or a weekend brunch.

Is it a good gift for a bird lover?

Yes. This embroidered mallard crewneck is a simple bird lover sweatshirt for anyone who keeps a feeder by the window, a birdwatcher, a fisherman, a farm family or a friend who loves the ducks at the local pond. Add a name on the sleeve for a personal touch, and find more ideas in our animal lover gifts.

Is there a hoodie or T-shirt version?

There is no hoodie, but there is a T-shirt: the same drake mallard comes on our embroidered mallard shirt, a soft short-sleeve tee. 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. For a birthday or a holiday, order at least two weeks ahead.

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 sweatshirt 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 mallard printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The green head, the chestnut chest, the wing and the feet are stitched in thread, so the mallard has a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

Is there a mallard design for Christmas?

Yes. The mallard duck Christmas sweatshirt has three mallards in Santa hats carrying a string of Christmas lights, while this design is a single drake you can wear all year.

Are there other duck designs?

Yes. More ducks and geese are in our duck sweatshirts, and the yellow lab sweatshirt has a lab retrieving a mallard drake.