The personalised pet gift they'll never take off
Their dog or cat, designed from a favourite photo and embroidered onto something soft. The kind of gift pet parents keep for years, and cry a little when they open.
Made to order in our Cambridge studio, 2 to 3 weeks, shown at checkout.
Designed from your photo
What are you looking for?
From the photo on your phone to their portrait in thread
Every portrait starts as an ordinary photo. Our team reviews it, designs their portrait from it, and you approve every detail before a single stitch goes in. This is a real customer photo and the real finished piece.
Buying as a gift and unsure your photo is good enough? We check every photo before designing, and only about 1 in 25 needs a retake. If yours will not do their pet justice, we will say so and help.
The gift they did not expect to cry over
Anyone can buy a present. This is their best friend, drawn by hand from a photo they love and brought to life in thread, the kind of gift that stops them in their tracks when they open it.
🎨 Hand-drawn detail
🧵 15,000+ stitches
From the photo you choose, our artists capture the details that make their pet theirs: the exact markings, the set of the ears, the look in the eyes they would know anywhere.
Embroidered in premium thread at our highest quality, over 15,000 stitches giving real depth, texture and warmth a print could never hold. A keepsake, not a throwaway gift.
Lasts for years
Will not crack, peel or fade
100% organic cotton
Soft on skin, kinder to the planet
Heavyweight 350gsm
Substantial, premium feel
PETA-approved vegan
Kind to every animal
This is not just another present. It is the one face they would know anywhere, kept forever.
Left it late?
Send a digital gift card in seconds, they choose the photo and the piece themselves.
“Absolutely beautiful, made me cry when I opened it. This was a gift, and I have bought myself some.”
The gift people remember long after.
“My dog passed away recently. The resemblance is uncanny, it made my day to keep him close.”
“They sent proofs and made changes until it was right. I was so surprised how accurately my dogs were embroidered.”
“Bought this as a gift and they were speechless. Such a thoughtful, personal present, I will be back.”
The moment they open the box.
Opening their gift
First impressions
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The gifts they'll never take off
Every piece begins with their pet's photo, just pick where the portrait lives.
Personalised pet gifts, matched to the pet parent you are buying for
The best pet parent gifts are never pet-themed, they are pet-specific. Not a paw print mug, their actual dog, cat or horse, designed from a photo you choose and stitched into something they will use every day. Over 50,000 orders on, the pattern is clear: gifts about their animal get worn, carried and cried over. Gifts about animals in general get politely shelved.
Who are you buying for?
What makes a personalised pet gift actually good?
Three things, in our experience. It shows their real pet, designed from a photo that captures how the pet actually looks (we review every photo before designing, and ask for a better one if it will not do the pet justice). It survives real life, which is why everything here is embroidered rather than printed, stitched into the fabric so it will not crack, peel or fade in the wash. And it arrives right: most gift orders come from partners, friends and parents, so you can add a gift note at checkout and send it straight to them with no receipt in the box. If you are still weighing it up, we wrote an honest guide to whether personalised pet gifts are worth it, including when they are not.
Personalised pet gifts by budget
Under £30: the embroidered portrait patch (£25) is the cheapest way to give someone their actual pet in thread, and greetings cards cost less still. £40 to £60: the canvas piped cushion (£40), the canvas tote (£45), the velvet cushion and the t-shirt all carry a full portrait. £60 and up: the sweatshirt, our most popular gift, plus hoodies, fleeces and the canvas apron for the pet parent who cooks. Any budget, no deadline: the gift card, delivered instantly.
Pet gift questions, answered honestly
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Every gift is made to order in our Cambridge studio, with a 4.9 average rating from over 10,000 five star reviews across 50,000+ orders. See what customers say on our reviews page.