Hi,

Can anyone tell me how to embroider patches?

This forum seems very new, but lets see how well it goes. At least i can be from the first few members of digitizingtalk.

R

I guess no one here knows about patches.

Hi Robert,

There are 2 ways to make patches, the easy way is to buy blank patches and embroider on them. The other ways is to completely make the patch yourself. Here i will illustrate how to make the whole patch by you yourself.

• To begin, always take a good look at the original artwork, observe it and keep in mind what the result of the design should be.
  
• Gather your material. The base material is most important before you have your design digitized. Because you have to give fabric info to the digitizer.
  
• Give your artwork to your digitizer or if you can, digitize the design yourself keeping in mind the base fabric type. You will have to adjust the density, pull compensation etc.
• Once your digitized file is ready, give it a try run before you go into production. If you find any thing that is not right or does not look too good, edit the design or have it edited till you are satisfied with the result.
• Add fusing to the back of the patch cloth with a roller or iron, then place it into the hoop and stitch the whole design out.
• If the patch has Embroidered Outline, very carefully cut along it with a good pair of scissors and use a Soldering Iron to smooth/soften edges.
• You can overlock the edges if the patch is to be sewn into the flaps of a garment, otherwise the cutting along the edge would do.
• Final check the patches before delivery.

I hope this helps you to start making patches. Experience does count. If a patch does not look good, don't worry about it. Keep it to compare with the goods ones, it will certainly help you learn better.

Excellent !

Thank you for the procedure, i couldn't find that anywhere.
I never knew you use a Soldering Iron to manage the edges..

Thanks again. That was very informative.

R

digiXpert that's is great what you have been posting, I have been looking for this also for a while. It's great that I have at last found it, and it happens to be here.

I also did not know about this -

See you learn something everyday.

Great post

Very informative. I'll try and make a few of these, and may be start selling them.

MJ

That is the most specific description for how to make the embroidery, including all the embroidery 's process.

Before I joined here tonite, I had an order for 24 patches.....wasn't very happy with them but I want to learn more. I'll try the soldering iron and see what happens. I used the No Frail liquid and all it did was stiffen up the patch. I made the patch with levy material two layers. Then when I finished I went back to the design and sprayed a piece of the material and put it on the back before finishing with the satin stitch. It made it look very nice and clean looking. But it was the outside of the satin stitch that bothered me. Thank you for your information. If there is more information on what materials, etc. to use could you please let me know?
Mary

There is really 2 easy methods of making[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] 1. Order your patches and get free design service from [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] 2. Order Blank patches with any backing you may need such as Iron On, Plastic Backing, Standard , Velcro, or Adhesive tape. We have a minimum order of 50 patches per design and a super fast turn around for blanks 4-7 days and fully embroidered 7-10 days and those are calender days.

The other option would be the good old fashioned way of going to your favorite fabric store and buying canvas or twill and embroidering on to that.

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Patches can also be made similarly to applique using a heavy water soluble stabilizer eliminating the need to cut the material after the border has been sewn.

One thing to note though is that the edges of patches made professionally are finished with a merrowing machine that applies a tight overlock stitch with thicker thread than your typical embroidery thread. You can substitute that with a dense satin stitch but it isn't going to be as sturdy as a merrowed edge. For items that are intended for craft purposes like maybe scrapbooking, a satin edge would suit just fine as it typically won't see a lot of wear and tear inside a book. I have made several patches satisfactorily for craft projects. If you are looking at patches for apparel however, especially uniforms that may need to be washed every or every other day or for jackets that are constantly exposed to the outside elements, the merrowed edges will be the better option.

There are other considerations of course that add up to it generally being more profitable to outsource to a company that specializes in quality patch production and then mark the finished product up. Some people think this is unethical but your mark-up covers the time it will take to set up the order with the third party saving your customer the time and energy it would take them to find a source if you had simply said no.