A woman holding out a biscuit with a candle to her golden retriever in a party hat
gotcha day, year 3
A woman laughing as she unfolds an embroidered sweatshirt from a gift box
she cried a bit
An embroidered cap on a café table
for dad
A sweatshirt on a chair beside a framed photo of a dog and a collar
for Bolinha

Custom pet portraits

From the photo you already have

Upload any photo. See the portrait in about 30 seconds. Then we check every line by hand before it is embroidered.

You approve the artwork before anything is made.

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 84 reviews Verified

How it works

Four steps, and nothing is made until you say yes

Made to order, and you see exactly what you are getting before you pay for it.

  1. Step 01A hand holding a phone showing a photo of a pet, ready to upload

    Upload a photo

    One clear photo of your pet. The one already on your phone is almost certainly fine.

  2. Step 02A tablet showing a sweatshirt with a pet portrait on the chest, a stopwatch beside it

    See it in seconds

    Your portrait appears in about 30 seconds, on the piece you picked and in the colour you chose.

  3. Step 03A line drawing of a pet with an approval tick and a magnifying glass over the detail

    We check every line

    Before anything is stitched, we redraw whatever would not read in thread.

  4. Step 04A finished sweatshirt with the pet embroidered on the chest, needle and thread above it

    It arrives

    Made to order and sent to your door, ready for the moment they open it.

“It looks exactly like her. I did not expect to get emotional about a hoodie.”

Marta & Pipo

Why Moments We Made

The difference is in the detail

The difference is in the detail
Feature Moments We Made Ordinary
See your design before you pay Yes No
Free to try — no account needed Yes No
Your design in about 30 seconds Yes Days
Every design checked by hand Yes No
Made to order for you Yes Off the shelf

The way we would want our own dogs drawn.

A white t-shirt with an embroidered dachshund, laid on a kitchen table beside a lead and keys

Our story

They were never “just a dog” to you either

Moments We Made started with a simple idea: the animals we love deserve more than a photo lost in a camera roll. So we turn that photo into a portrait, drawn in a few clean lines, and stitch it onto something you will actually wear.

Every portrait is checked by a person before it is embroidered, and every piece is made to order. We are a small shop and we like it that way: one animal, one garment, done properly.

  • Every design checked by hand
  • Embroidered to order

Straight from customers

Real portraits, real reactions

Swipe through photos from verified orders.

  • It looks exactly like her. I did not expect to get emotional about a hoodie, but the way they caught her ears got me.
    Sarah M. Verified orderCustom Embroidered Hoodie
  • Ordered it for my mum a year after we lost Bolinha. She has not taken it off. Thank you for checking the drawing with me first.
    Tomás R. Verified orderCustom Embroidered Sweatshirt
  • I was a bit wary of what would turn up, honestly. The photo I sent was terrible and the stitching still came out clean and unmistakably him.
    Ciara Verified orderCustom Embroidered Sweatshirt
  • Two cats on one shirt and you can tell which is which. My girlfriend laughed for a full minute when she opened it.
    Daniel K. Verified orderCustom T-shirt
  • The preview I saw before paying is what arrived. Heavy hoodie, neat embroidery, and it survived the wash.
    Inês F. Verified orderCustom Embroidered Hoodie
  • Gotcha day present for my husband. He did not know what to say, which for him is the best review there is.
    Megan L. Verified orderCustom Embroidered Sweatshirt
  • Bought the cap for my dad and the sweatshirt for me, same dog on both. He wears it to the café every morning now.
    Joana C. Verified orderCustom Embroidered Cap
  • Took about four days from ordering to the artwork email, then a week to arrive. Worth it. The lines are thick and clean, not fiddly.
    Ben H. Verified orderCustom Embroidered Hoodie

Before we make anything

You see the final artwork first

Nothing is embroidered until you have seen it and said yes. That is the whole point of working this way.

  • A person checks every design

    Someone looks at your portrait and adjusts the lines before it goes anywhere near a machine.

  • We send it to you first

    You see the finished artwork by email and tell us to go ahead — or tell us what to change.

  • Not right? We redo it

    As many times as it takes. Change your mind before we make it and you get a full refund.

Before you ask

Questions people actually ask

What if my photo is bad?

Most of them are, and it usually still works. Dim light, a phone camera, your pet half asleep — all fine. What matters is that their face is reasonably visible. If it will not work, we tell you before you pay.

What if I do not like the portrait?

Tell us and we redo it. Nothing is embroidered until you have seen the final artwork and approved it, so there is no risk of a garment arriving with something you did not want.

Can you do two pets on one garment?

Yes. Upload a photo with both in it and they are drawn together. If your only photos have them separately, order and reply to the confirmation email with the second photo.

Does it work for cats?

Yes — and for rabbits, horses and most things with a face. The styles are tuned separately for pets and for people, and we pick the right one from your photo automatically.

How long does delivery take?

We prepare and check your artwork within two to four working days, then production and shipping follow. You will get a tracking link as soon as it leaves.

Is the preview exactly what I get?

It is very close, but treat it as a reference. Embroidery renders slightly differently from a screen, which is part of why a person reviews and adjusts every design before it is made.