Black Lab American Flag Shirt: Small Embroidered Labrador Silhouette with a USA Flag on the Left Chest

This black lab American flag shirt puts a proud retriever right over the heart: a black Labrador stands on the left chest with its otter tail out and a little USA flag on a thin pole held in its mouth. The lab is a solid black silhouette, and the flag adds the only color, with red and white stripes and a blue field of tiny stars. It is a ready-made design on a soft, short-sleeve T-shirt: 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 black lab American flag shirt?

The black lab American flag shirt has 2 parts:

• The lab: on the left chest, a black Labrador silhouette holding a red, white and blue flag.
• 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 black lab is sharpest on light and bright colors, and it still reads on mid-tone blues and greens. On the darkest charcoal tone the silhouette turns subtle and the flag does most of the talking.

How do you order your T-shirt?

To order your T-shirt, follow 4 steps:

• Choose the T-shirt 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 short sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as your lab’s name or the words Lab Dad, 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.

Can you wear a black lab 4th of July shirt all summer?

Yes. The small left chest design makes this black lab 4th of July shirt easy to wear well beyond the holiday: at the lake, on a road trip, on Memorial Day and Labor Day, or under an open flannel in the fall. It reads as a patriotic black lab shirt without shouting.

Is there a sweatshirt version too?

Yes. The same lab comes on our black lab American flag sweatshirt, stitched larger in the center of the chest, for cooler days. Choose this T-shirt for warm weather or layering, and the sweatshirt for a cozy fleece.

Is it a good gift for a lab lover?

Yes. It suits a black lab owner who hosts the summer barbecue, a duck hunter whose retriever is always at heel, or a new lab mom planning the puppy’s first Fourth. Add the dog’s name on the sleeve, and find more ideas in our dog mom gifts and dog dad gifts.

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 the Fourth of July 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 black lab printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The silhouette, the flag 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.

Is there a black lab shirt without the flag?

Yes. The black lab silhouette shirt has a small black lab with a pink collar instead of a flag, and the yellow lab American flag shirt has this same flag-carrying pose stitched in golden yellow.

Can the lab look like my own dog?

This lab is a ready-made design. To stitch your own dog from a photo, see our custom dog shirts, or browse more short-sleeve designs in our embroidered pet T-shirts.