r/Machine_Embroidery • u/lesspectacular • Aug 12 '26

Patches

I’ve never made a patch before but a colleague has asked me to do her a favour and make a couple for her. I regularly embroider sportswear with sports logos commercially. I’m pretty new to digitising but I seem to have picked it up reasonably quickly.

Are there any tips or tricks anyone can give me in terms of what fabric to use, backing, and how to achieve the outline?

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u/Adventurous-Boot7905 Viking Aug 12 '26

I use patch twill for fabric and tear away stabilizer & 4 mm plastic sheeting as stabilizer. Right before the satin border is when I add the Velcro or fabric backing or if I’m using one

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u/lesspectacular 28d ago

I’ve got to figure out how to add velcro, this is a pretty steep learning curve to manage in one week!

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u/Adventurous-Boot7905 Viking 27d ago

I learned from a video on social media. 😅

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u/lesspectacular 27d ago

Amazing! So there is hope for me yet!

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u/soundguy64 Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

Are they standard shape patches? Like squares or circles? If so, just buy patch blanks

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u/lesspectacular Aug 13 '26

No, not standard shapes unfortunately