Chain-Stitched Women's Tees

Chain stitch embroidery is done on a machine somebody has to operate by hand, which is why it turns up on small runs and almost never on mass market clothing. The stitch sits proud of the fabric instead of lying on top of it the way a print does.

Polished Prints makes the chain stitched and hand embroidered tees, including Do No Harm and Be The Good, See The Good. Sweet Claire prints the Summer in Italy, Keep Your Wild and Hamptons Tennis tees. Gladfolk makes the adult version of the heart hands tee in organic cotton.

Fits run relaxed, cropped and oversized, and are listed per piece. Some of these are not preshrunk, and the listing says so where that applies.