Dachshund Jack-o’-Lantern Shirt: Embroidered Pumpkin Face with a Doxie Silhouette Grin

This dachshund jack-o’-lantern shirt turns the front of a T-shirt into a carved pumpkin. Two triangle eyes and a small triangle nose sit above a dachshund silhouette, long back, short legs and a curled tail, so the dog becomes the jack-o’-lantern’s smile. The face is stitched in one solid thread color in the middle of the chest, big enough to read as a costume and simple enough to wear all through fall. It is a ready-made design on a soft, short-sleeve T-shirt: choose the color and size, keep the thread as shown or pick another, 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 dachshund jack-o’-lantern shirt?

The dachshund jack-o’-lantern shirt has 2 parts:

• The pumpkin face: two triangle eyes, a triangle nose and a dachshund silhouette as the grin, in one thread color, in the center of the 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 thread color should you choose for the pumpkin face?

The thread option starts at As shown, which is the thread in the photo of the color you pick: black on the lighter colors and orange on the darkest ones. You can also pick any thread from the thread color chart in the photos, for example orange on a light shirt for a classic pumpkin glow. The eyes, nose and dachshund are always stitched in that one color.

Which color should you choose?

Pick a color in the options above and the photos switch to it, so you can see the face on that color before you order. Because the design is a single color, pick a thread that contrasts with the shirt: a dark thread on a light or bright shirt, a warm orange or a light thread on a dark one.

How do you order your T-shirt?

To order your T-shirt, follow 5 steps:

• Choose the T-shirt color and size in the options above.
• Keep the pumpkin face thread as shown, or pick another thread color.
• 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 short sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as your doxie’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 dark shirts; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a jack-o’-lantern doxie shirt that works as a costume?

Yes. With the face across the chest, this jack-o’-lantern doxie shirt is an easy no-sew costume for a dachshund mom at a Halloween party, a classroom or a trick-or-treat walk. Some call it a dachshund pumpkin face shirt, and in plain dark thread it still reads as a quiet dachshund pumpkin shirt for the rest of the season.

Is there a sweatshirt version too?

Yes. The same pumpkin face comes on our dachshund jack-o’-lantern sweatshirt, smaller on the left chest. Choose this T-shirt for a bigger face and warm weather, and the sweatshirt for a cozy fleece.

Is it a good gift for a dachshund lover?

Yes. It suits a dachshund mom or dad, a friend who carves a wiener dog into their pumpkin every year, or a teacher who loves dogs and dresses up for Halloween. Add the dog’s name on the sleeve to make it personal.

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 T-shirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page. For Halloween or any 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 T-shirt you already own before you order, and size up if you want an oversized look or are between sizes.

How should you wash an embroidered T-shirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and the color even, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the T-shirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold with similar colors, and use only non-chlorine bleach.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Skip the dry cleaner, and if you iron, iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Is the pumpkin face printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The eyes, the nose and the dachshund are filled with dense stitches, so the face has a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

How is it different from the spooky dachshund shirt?

This shirt is a single-color pumpkin face with a dachshund silhouette. Our spooky dachshund shirt is a full-color long-haired doxie in a ghost sheet carrying a pumpkin bucket, small on the left chest.

Are there other dachshund T-shirts?

Yes. More doxie designs are in our dachshund shirts and embroidered pet T-shirts, and you can stitch your own dog from a photo with our custom dog shirts.