🏒 Hockey Jersey Cresting Guide - Tackle Twill Pro Customizing w/ Name and Number

This is a how to guide on customizing hockey jerseys with tackle twill numbers and letters, that you can buy from Stahls or any NHL licensed retailer. This tutorial will teach you how to add your favourite players name and number using a heat press and an ordinary household sewing machine.
Customise your favourite hockey, basketball or football jersey by cresting the name and number of your favourite player or customize it with you own name or custom message.
Buy your kits from Kevin at Customise Sports: customizesports.com/ - mention that you saw this video!
Sports jerseys are notoriously expensive and if you want a players’ name and number on the back, it’s even more expensive. This video shows you how to do this at a fraction of the price, so watch this beginners’ guide on how to sew shirts and jerseys like a pro.
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[@NinhLyUK]

To answer a lot of people's questions at once: 1) Yes, you can use the same method to customise baseball, basketball and football jerseys. With football jerseys, it takes a little longer because of the amount of numbers on the jersey. 2) I recommend Kevin at Customise Sports (customizesports.com) as the quality of work is excellent, but there are a few other reputable companies out there ... and a whole bunch of them that you should avoid. 3) The heat-press only kits that team stores have comes from a company called Stahl's. Unless you're a licensed retailer by the NHL, they're damn near impossible to get a hold of. I tried.

[@usmanrashid2600]

As a Toronto Maple Leafs living in the UK, I would love to have Nylander and the number on back of jersey top.

[@NinhLyUK]

@@usmanrashid2600 yeah, that was my winter classic jersey. Pretty sweet item!

[@usmanrashid2600]

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[@usmanrashid2600]

@@NinhLyUK I am looking forward for the NHL new season next month.

[@usmanrashid2600]

@@NinhLyUK Beijing is going to host the Winter Olympics in 2022. I haven't seen China's national ice hockey team. It'll be the first time I would the China's national ice hockey team in the Olympics.

[@SACSportsAdventures]

As a hockey jersey collector, this video is absolutely fantastic! Thank you! I’m pretty inspired to crest some of my own blank sweaters now.

[@NinhLyUK]

Awesome! Thank you! If you do need quality kits, speak to Kevin at Customise Sports (mention that you saw this) and he'll cut you a great deal.

[@ShawnTheDawg]

Kevin is top notch! Bought many kits from year over the years all of them have been A+… can’t wait to give him more money!

[@NinhLyUK]

Totally agree!

[@Zyugo]

Very informative, as always, Ninh. Now I understand how hard and labor-intensive it takes to customize jerseys.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks.

[@Classicrocker6119]

This was a very informative and interesting video Ning (as they all are!). You’ve done great due diligence in showing all sports fans that you don’t have to pay through your nose to get a custom jersey made.

[@NinhLyUK]

Exactly! If you can source the jersey cheap enough (either through eBay or a sale at an online store), you can customise it for less than half of what a shop would charge you. And thanks!

[@Rockin_Ross]

Perfection. I just bought a number kit from Kevin and will be using this as a guide. My county library has a heat press that I can use and that will make this process perfect.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

I didn't know libraries had those. Did you sew it?

[@dianadellosdesigns703]

This video is awesome! Thanks so much!

[@toxicmixtapes9311]

Really informative video, I wanted to make a cirelli one like this. Thank you

[@NinhLyUK]

Glad it was helpful!

[@darrengill]

Brilliant video, would you consider doing customer orders? I don’t have a heat press or sewing machine!

[@DennyThePanther]

I can't wait for the 'season' !

[@NinhLyUK]

Season?

[@DennyThePanther]

idk how they will do it tho

[@FightingGameArchive]

Do you have a website with the current teams specifications for number placement ?

[@ThePolerbearproducts]

I might want to do this someday with my own name and number. Don’t have a heat press and haven’t used a sewing machine since 8th grade Home Economics class, but I’ll give it a shot.

[@NinhLyUK]

It's worth a shot - especially if you want your own name and number on things.

[@braco23]

Hi. Thanks for this amazing tutorial, it’s very useful. What size of heat press do you use for NHL numbers?

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks. I used a 38"x38" press and that was big enough. But the bigger, the better. Stahls makes a hockey jersey specific one where you can do the entire back in one press.

[@tomanderson3279]

Ive seen quite a few instructional videos saying to use teflon sheet heat pads (my number kit actually came with tissue paper) and sometimes pillows between the patches and heat press. However, that is not being shown in this video, or am I seeing it wrong?

[@WendeXTX]

Customize-sports are great! I was able to get the exact design and coloured numbers for my blank 2004 Toronto Argonauts fan jersey I found on eBay. It's it worth buying the name letters separately if the nameplate is already part of the jersey?

[@NinhLyUK]

Exactly! Glad you had a good experience with those guys. Yes, if the jersey already came with a nameplate, best to just buy the letters instead. I think it's slightly cheaper that way, but don't quote me on that one?

[@stevedave9386]

Great video. What kind of thread are you using for the numbers/letters?

[@redone4349]

thanks this is helpful

[@NinhLyUK]

Glad it helped, thanks for watching.

[@darylgiagnocavo5316]

What temperature did you use on the heat press to activate the adhesive on the back?

[@thesasquatchchannel1934]

Great!

[@matthewdooley9046]

Great vid mate. I wanna go back to the football jersey one and ask, what sites do you normally get football numbers from?

[@NinhLyUK]

Classic Football Shirts generally has the kits that I need. Failing that, eBay. Failing that, just ask for Sporting ID letters (if you're doing Premier League letters). They lost the contract with the Premier League and their lettering isn't to be used on any shirts now, even though they are the exact same ones as the new suppliers (Avery Dennison).

[@marksantucci4230]

@@NinhLyUK don't they stich the numbers like what they do for Hockey?

[@matthewdooley9046]

@@NinhLyUK Alright. Cheers for that mate.

[@richardl6132]

Nihn Ly explains how to start your own bootleg business

[@NinhLyUK]

In theory, you could bootleg stuff this way yes. But the return on time isn't worth it. You'd only do this if you had no other option.

[@PhatsouL87]

They teach you multiple things. Potentially starting your own business, not relying on other companies to have what you’re looking for out of stock. Bootleg or not. Welcome to the world we live in. Or country for that matter. Capitalism. As saddening as that may seem. it’s the facts.

[@nightsurvivor3673]

Loving the jersey series... goes great with the old Real vs. Replica vs. Chinese Fake video. p.s. sorry we stole your Whalers...

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks. Yeah, I've had a bit of spare time as the country's in lockdown until today - I did a few pet projects that have been on my list for a while.

[@icanbelieveitisnotdonebyap941]

Great video you should do a cost comparison

[@NinhLyUK]

To be honest, the savings are self implied. If it cost $259 from the Vegas Store, but you bought a jersey for $50 on eBay and spent $35 on a kit - you can see where the savings are.

[@petepeeters2921]

Was that nameplate made of matching Ultrafil material like the jersey? Because it didn't look like it. I want to know if Custom Sports sent you that Verbeek kit and if the NP was matching or not. Makes a huge difference.

[@jessamygriffin2736]

I can answer that, I just got several kits. No, the nameplate is like an airknit. If you have a maska nameplate already, an old cheap jersey to cannibalize or a polyester material that looks like maska, tell him no nameplate and the letters come correctly spaced on a heavy clear plastic that lets you place and iron on for sewing. It is hard to get all the discontinued materials I would imagine. The one for my Caps blue eagle was a color mismatch, unfortunately but I had an old kids jersey with holes I will use, since I am not having luck matching it at fabric shops.

[@edysandu660]

Hey Ninh u can do a video on padbol,a type of tennis but with the feet

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it.

[@jmuzikar1]

What machine is recommended for sewing patches, numbers or crests?

[@venndawgs]

What type of thread do you recommend?

[@justjoe5863]

Another Brilliant video mate! So true, NHL shirts are a lot of £££. Is this the same with NFL jerseys or they different, if they’re different, will u do a video on them pls?

[@NinhLyUK]

Cresting an NFL jersey is exactly the same, there's just more numbers - so therefore more work required, that's all.

[@justjoe5863]

@@NinhLyUK ahhh sound I was just wondering cos I’m starting to get all the nfl jerseys. I’ve literally been watching all your NFL videos for past few hours, when do u think you will make another?

[@NinhLyUK]

@@justjoe5863 Ummm, I don't know actually?

[@islamrepyblic]

I Can Work Placement Applique Laser Cutting and Hurt Press Tackle Tools

[@johnwilson4564]

What heat and timing do you use on your press

[@rachelparrish9614]

I recently ordered an MLB nameset from Customize Sports, but it came without the zigzag around the edges. Is it possible to sew it with the heat backing already applied, or do I need to order a new one? I hate to waste what I have, but don't know that I can do the stitching myself without making it look terrible. Right now the name's set up ready to go under the heat press, with the name arc-ed like they are on the jerseys. Not loose letters.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

You should be able to press it. Then send it to someone else to sew it down.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

I understand if you live overseas you can save a good chunk of money. But for those of us that are in North America, it's not that much cheaper doing it yourself. And all teams use different customizations. So if you do it yourself, there's a chance it isn't customized how it's worn in games.

[@kdlittlehawk]

Heat presses (new or used) are not cheap here in the US, ebay, etc...not cheap at all.

[@DonDonnieDon]

I’ve used a regular iron for years and never had a problem. No warping, etc.

[@DonDonnieDon]

Me too!

[@hungrymagpie]

Where can I buy hockey numbers in the uk?

[@TheScreamokid99]

Debating on if i should do this or not cause where ive been taking my jersey too have made some mistakes that ive had to have them fix, how much roughly did you spend on the heat press and sewing machine?

[@NinhLyUK]

Heat press: £30 used on eBay. Sewing machine: about the same.

[@TheScreamokid99]

@@NinhLyUK so far lowest i could find on ebay for a heat press is around $100 cause im in north america

[@NinhLyUK]

@@TheScreamokid99 I usually find the listings that are closest to my location and offer them a cash in hand price. I'm confident that you can find someone who will part with a heat press for $50 cash.

[@TheScreamokid99]

@@NinhLyUK what size is your heating press and sewing machine?

[@TheScreamokid99]

I was considering getting a 15"x15" heat press and a 12 inch sewing machine. would that work?

[@johnwilson4564]

What size heat press

[@rileykazama3145]

RIP Hartford whalers

[@sergiocarranza2548]

Have you looke d at team roping

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it.

[@juannieto2559]

I suppose it's the same thing for football jerseys, they both have pretty strong and durable numbers

[@NinhLyUK]

It's exactly the same, yes.

[@benjismith2549]

are you a Carolina hurricanes fan since you had that whalers jersey?

[@NinhLyUK]

No, I just liked the Whlaers from way back when.

[@odhransullivan7336]

Last Christmas i got a ice hockey Jersey of my local and favourite team the belfast giants signed by thre whole team

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool. Go Storm.

[@marksantucci4230]

Why not the Montreal Canadiens Larry Robinson?

[@braydenbrown379]

I would love to buy an Anaheim ducks retro jersey and a Canada jersey :)

[@NinhLyUK]

eBay is a wonderful thing these days.

[@rileykazama3145]

I have 2 hockey Jerseys a Stockton heat Jersey made by and a fanatics Winnipeg Jets Jersey my Stockton Heat one has a name and number but my Winnipeg Jets Jersey I left blank and the Wailers became the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1997 season I wouldn't mind getting the Whalers Jersey to respect the team they were before they became the hurricanes

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, this is a good process if you have old jerseys that need customising. If you want to do this yourself, speak to Kevin at Customise Sports and he'll sort you out with the correct size lettering. As for finding Authentic Whalers gear - it's hard work and it's expensive because it's hard to find!

[@rileykazama3145]

@@NinhLyUK ok thanks

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Early! Do baseball!

[@NinhLyUK]

It's kinda the same procedure.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@NinhLyUK ahhhh. All good. Hopefully will get videos on sports equipment & playing field Evolution!🙏🙏

[@jake-mn2ns]

how easy is this for a beginner that has never sewed before? i have a ton of jerseys to customize that are blank but i don’t feel like spending tons of money to send them to someone to customize

[@NinhLyUK]

I suggest that you practice on a sewing machine first before you buy anything. Get a pair of old jeans or something you'll never ever wear and practice zig-zag stitching on scraps of material. It's easy enough to learn and if you do have the skill of sewing, you can do this kind of thing cheaply - especially if you follow this guide.

[@nickg90125]

Thanks for using a lot of knights shots lol

[@NinhLyUK]

I have a lot of Knights gear! But also: Go Leafs.

[@campcoolcj]

I love vgk

[@judahgunter6518]

Hey ninh I'm Mr moose uh, uh, uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!

[@NinhLyUK]

If you say so.

[@jamesjones3371]

I want a gd 0lace in UK to buy fanatics sucks international stire is amazing in terms of stock no adidas . Or old players full price. I want a blank leafs adidas

[@nickg90125]

Do you know anyone who can make hockey socks?

[@LeClaw]

Hockey socks go for next to nothing comparatively. Depends what country you're in and where you're located.

[@nickg90125]

@@LeClaw well yeah but I mean like custom made ones. Been trying to find replicas of the VGK Retro kit socks

[@AH-vt6hq]

Kind of funny that ice hockey in the UK is treated like cricket in the US.

[@DanielChuecaTW]

Too much OCD for me to do it like that. XD

[@NinhLyUK]

It's hard work for sure. But the result is worth it.

[@acc3095]

Jerseys are for 100$ at Canadian tire rn 😅

[@NinhLyUK]

That's great if you're in Canada and living next to a Canadian Tire that sells you sale jerseys for that price. (I bought a Shayne Corson Leafs jersey from there for $35 fully customised). The rest of us aren't so lucky.

[@seymourglass26]

Putting modern updates on a vintage jersey is a crime against collectors everywhere. Or a brilliant troll. Not sure.

[@NinhLyUK]

Not really. Is it worth more than an original from the time, of course not. But does it enhance the look of it, yes.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

Isn't it the same name and numbers the Whalers used to wear?

[@seymourglass26]

@@NinhLyUKJust like a lightsaber would enhance Hamlet, lol. Don't know why I'm getting the notification so late, but mixing styles is tacky. If you want vintage, stay vintage.

[@ScoobieSwisher7413]

C sports uses the absolute worst and cheapest materials for their kits, good selection yes, but the quality is horrid, I collect game worn jerseys, i follow several hockey jersey forums, they have the worst reputation. The jerseys they sent back to me look like Stevie Wonder did the sewing.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

Where are they?

[@ScoobieSwisher7413]

@@fantasticvoyage262 Toronto if I remember correctly.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

@@ScoobieSwisher7413 Are they the customizer of the Maple Leafs?

[@ScoobieSwisher7413]

@@fantasticvoyage262 No, just Ebay sellers.