Brown Cow Shirt: Calf Head with a Blue Bow Bandana

This brown cow shirt shows a young brown calf looking straight at you, with soft lashes, floppy ears and a light blue bandana tied around its head in a big bow. 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 brown cow shirt?

The brown cow shirt has 2 parts:

• The calf head: centered on the chest. The calf is stitched in warm brown thread with darker shading on its ears and cheeks, a lighter tan muzzle and soft eyes with lashes. The bandana is pale sky blue with a turquoise outline and sits on top of its head, tied in a bow.
• 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 brown calf stands out most on light colors, dark colors and bright mid-tones. On colors close to the brown fur, the fur sits close to the fabric, so the blue bow and the lighter muzzle carry the design; on colors close to the blue bow, the bow blends a little; and on warm and earthy mid-tones the brown head looks a little softer.

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 own name or a nickname, 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 brown cow shirt or a cow print shirt?

It is a brown cow shirt with one embroidered calf head on a solid color tee, not an all-over cow print pattern. The calf is drawn young, with big ears and a round muzzle, so it reads as a brown calf shirt rather than a grown steer.

Is it a blue bow cow shirt?

Yes. The light blue bandana bow is the sweet detail of this blue bow cow shirt, and it brings a soft country look that goes with jeans, boots and a flannel. It suits a farm girl, a 4-H or FFA member who raises calves, or anyone who just loves cows.

How is it different from the cow bandana shirt?

This design has a brown calf with a light blue bandana bow. The cow bandana shirt has a black and white Holstein calf with a pink heart-print bandana. Choose this one for a warm brown and blue look; choose the other for black, white and pink.

Is there a sweatshirt version too?

Yes. The same calf comes on our brown cow sweatshirt, a crewneck sweatshirt 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 cow lover?

Yes. It suits a cow lover, a dairy or ranch family or a friend who collects cow things, and it makes an easy birthday or Christmas gift. Add their name or initials 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 a birthday or 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 cow printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The calf head, the blue bow 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 it a calf shirt for kids?

No. The T-shirt comes in adult unisex sizes, so it fits teens and adults; compare the measurements in the size guide on this page before you order.

Are there other cow designs?

Yes. The floral Highland cow sweatshirt has a whole Highland cow filled with wildflowers, more farm animals are in our animal lover gifts, and more short-sleeve designs are in our embroidered T-shirts.