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Patch Embroidery

What do you do when a pair of your favorite overalls gets a hole in them? When the old, ever-so-comfortable jeans you own get a little too ripped up? You patch them.

Patching is an old way of working with fabric. You may have heard your parents or grandparents talking about patching a shirt, jersey or pair of trousers, but did you know that they're still very often used today?

Originally, they were always used to indicate a membership, affiliation or rank for a club or service. They evolved from there into useful mediums for having names, temporary identification and other similar uses. You can even use them to patch over the top and hide a rip or just plain old wear and tear.

Patches have a couple of main components. The first is the backing, normally made of a material called twill. This is a firm material, that holds the shape and is suited ideally for embroidery. The second is the embroidery design itself - what you want on the patch. Last, and certainly not least, is the backing. Certain patches may not have this, but most will, specifically the ones that you can iron on.

Within patches, three types are the most commonly recognized. Iron-on, heat seal and sew-on, in specific, are the ones that we deal with. Iron-on, as the name suggests, can simply be ironed onto the fabric with a standard household iron. Heat seal patches must be attached at a facility where there is a professional machine, and so are not suitable for do-it-yourself jobs. Sew on patches are also suitable for do-it-yourself solutions if you have some sewing skill, otherwise they may be difficult to attach.

With patches, almost any design is possible. We embroider and also do dye sublimation onto patches, and anything that we can embroider onto plain fabric can be embroidered onto a patch, so there is no limits at all. Fluorescent, 3D and metallic are just some of the techniques we have.

If you have any questions about patches, their usages or what you can do with them, then feel free to get in touch with us.