Size Guide

Last updated: 11 November 2026

Getting one design onto the whole crew is the easy part. Getting every size right, from the smallest on the roll to the tallest uncle, takes a little planning. This guide walks you through our family size run, how to measure a shirt someone already owns, how to collect sizes from every household without chasing people for weeks, when to size up, and what each size costs. If you need exact garment measurements for a product, email us and we will send them.

The family size run

Every tee in the shop comes in one continuous run of sizes, all in the same design. A grandparent, a teenager and a toddler can wear the same shirt in the group photo, which is the whole point.

• Toddler: 2T, 3T, 4T.
• Youth: Youth XS, Youth S, Youth M, Youth L, Youth XL.
• Adult: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL.

Our layers and baby pieces have their own runs. Check this table before you promise a hoodie to the little cousins.

For the newest family members, the Smallest on the Roll bodysuit pairs with any tee. For cool evenings on a lake or cabin week, the Lake Week hoodie and the Quiet Version long sleeve cover youth and adult sizes. You will find all the layers together in Layers & Little Ones.

How to measure a shirt they already own

The most reliable way to pick a size is to measure a shirt that already fits the person well. It takes two minutes and a tape measure, and it works for toddlers who will not stand still.

1. Pick the right shirt. Choose a regular tee the person likes the fit of. Avoid one that has been stretched, shrunk or worn as a sleep shirt.
2. Lay it flat. Put it on a table or the floor, front side up, and smooth out the wrinkles without pulling.
3. Measure chest width. Measure straight across the front from the bottom of one armpit seam to the bottom of the other. Write it down.
4. Measure body length. Measure from the highest point of the shoulder, where the collar meets the shoulder seam, straight down to the bottom hem. Write that down too.
5. Note the fit they like. Add a word next to the numbers: snug, regular or roomy.
6. Compare. Email us the product you have in mind and the sizes you are choosing between, and we will send the exact garment measurements so you can match them against yours.

For a hoodie or a crewneck, measure a hoodie or sweatshirt they already own rather than a tee, so you compare like with like. For the tank, measure a tank or a close-fitting tee.

Exact garment measurements by email

We do not publish a measurement chart on this page. Instead, we answer measurement questions directly, so you get the right figures for the exact product and sizes you are looking at.

• Email support@printlane.shop with a subject line such as “Measurements: Lake Week hoodie, L and XL”.
• Name the product, or paste its page address, and list the sizes you are choosing between.
• If you like, include the chest width and body length of the shirt you measured, and we will tell you which size is closest.

We reply within 24 hours on business days (Monday to Friday). If you are ordering for a big group, ask about all the products and sizes in one email and we will answer them together.

When to size up

Most people order their usual size. These are the situations where going one size larger is usually the safer choice:

• Growing children. If the event is weeks away, a toddler or child may grow before the day. Between 3T and 4T, or Youth M and Youth L, choose the larger one.
• Between two sizes. If the shirt you measured falls between two of our sizes, pick the larger. A slightly roomy tee looks fine in a group photo; a tight one gets left in the suitcase.
• Layering. On a lake week or a cruise with a sea breeze, people wear a tee over a long sleeve, or a hoodie over a tee. Size the outer layer up if it will go over another garment.
• Older children moving to adult sizes. A teenager who has outgrown Youth XL usually moves to adult S or M. If you are not sure, check the shirt they wear now.
• A keepsake you want to wear for years. Many families keep reunion shirts for the next gathering. A little room helps the shirt stay in use.

Wash and care instructions: email us, and follow the label inside the garment.

Collecting sizes from many households

The hardest part of a family order is not choosing a size; it is getting an answer from every branch of the family. The homepage roll call is built for exactly this.

Step 1: Start the roll

Open the roll call and add each household by name, for example “Aunt Rosa’s house” or “the Denver cousins”. For each household, count who is coming in each size from 2T to 5XL. The running head total and the price estimate update as you go. The roll is stored only in your own browser, and nothing is sent to us until you order.

Step 2: Send one message to the group chat

Use the “copy the size list” button to copy a plain text list, paste it into the family group chat, and ask each household to check their line. A message that works well: “Shirts for the reunion. Reply with each person’s size by Friday. Toddler 2T to 4T, Youth XS to XL, adult S to 5XL. Not sure? Measure a shirt you like, armpit to armpit.” The copy button only uses your clipboard and sends nothing.

Step 3: Set a size deadline

Work back from your event date with the count-back planner. Making an order takes 1–3 business days and transit takes 7–14 business days, so we suggest ordering at least 17 business days, about three and a half weeks, before the day you need the shirts. Set your family’s size deadline a few days before that order date, so stragglers do not push the whole order back.

Step 4: Handle the stragglers

• If an adult does not answer, their usual tee size is a safer guess than leaving them out.
• For children, ask a parent for the size on the label of a tee that fits now, then apply the “growing children” rule above.
• Consider ordering a few extras in common sizes for late arrivals, a new partner or the cousin who decides to come at the last minute.

Step 5: Add the roll to the cart

Carry your tally to the shirt you chose. On the product page you can add every size on the roll to the cart in one go. Read the cart carefully before checkout: you can change a size by email within 24 hours of ordering, but after that the order may already be in production.

Colour by branch

An idea many organisers like: one design, a different colour for each branch of the family. Colours vary by product and can include White, Ash Grey, Sunflower Yellow, Coral, Kelly Green, Royal Blue, Navy, Sand and Black. Note the colour next to each household on your list so nobody ends up in the wrong branch in the photo.

Babies and toddlers

Little ones are the hardest to size from a distance, because they change fastest. A few habits help:

• Ask the parent for the size printed on the label of a shirt or bodysuit the child wears now, rather than guessing from age.
• Babies move from the bodysuit run (Newborn to 24M) to the toddler tee run (2T to 4T). If a child is right at that point, ask whether they already wear 2T clothes, and email us for the exact measurements of both if you are unsure.
• For a baby due before the event, Newborn or 6M is a sensible placeholder on the roll. Mark it as “to confirm” and check with the parents before your size deadline.
• Toddlers often go straight from the box to the group photo. Order the size that fits on the day, not the size they wore last season.

What each size costs

Adult and extended sizes carry a small add-on. The add-on is shown on the product page before you add anything to your cart, and the product page price is the one that counts. Prices may change.

On our tees, adult S to XL costs $4 more than the toddler and youth price of the same tee, 2XL to 3XL costs $2 more than adult S to XL, and 4XL to 5XL costs $4 more than adult S to XL. The roll call price estimate uses these steps, so you can see the total for the whole headcount before you choose a shirt. Shipping is free to the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Sizing for personalised tees

The family name and year tee, the destination and year crew tee and the “Hello” name tag tee come in the full run from 2T to 5XL. The text you type appears on every size in the same design. Check spelling in the live preview and the read-back line, because we print exactly what is typed.

On the name tag tee, each person usually gets their own first name, so each size line is often a different name. List names next to sizes on your roll so the right shirt goes to the right person when the box is opened.

If a size is wrong

• Within 24 hours of ordering: email us to change a size, colour, spelling or address. See Cancel or Change an Order.
• After delivery: every product can be returned within 60 days of delivery, including for the wrong size. We send you a free return label. See our Returns & Exchanges Policy.
• Your refund: sent within 7 days of receiving the return, to the original payment method or as store credit if you prefer. Store credit never expires. See our Refund Policy.

If the event is close, a replacement in a new size is a new order and follows the usual 8–17 business days from order to arrival, so settle sizes before you order whenever you can.

Questions about sizing

Email support@printlane.shop with the product name and the sizes you are considering. We reply within 24 hours on business days. For delivery timing, see Shipping & Delivery, and for everything else, the FAQs and the Help Center.