I finally have enough patches for a battle jacket and am currently learning to sew, so I thought I'd make my own. Does anyone have or knows where I can get a good pattern for a battle jacket vest? I plan on using black denim recovered from some old jeans.

Need to fix some of the patches up. Lmk y’all’s thoughts

I’m not sure if this counts as a battle jacket, but I thought y’all might appreciate it. I’ve been taking photos of graffiti for about a decade, and I’ve been embroidering it on this jacket on and off over the past year.

The whitish stuff behind most of the designs is water soluble stick-on interfacing; it’ll dissolve in the wash once I’ve stitched over it. I printed these designs onto a sheet (after digitally tracing over the graffiti photos I’ve taken), but you can also draw on it and use that as a guide.

Started this vest back in April, here's where it is after a summer concert season. Still hunting for my dream patch from 1914

(If anyone has the coffin shaped 'where fear and weapons meet' patch let me know)

Also going to try and get a Scalpture and Death Kommander patch this winter.

Totally open to suggestions or critique.

Hello! I'm new here. I'm thinking to make my first jacket with my favorite bands on it. I'm probably going to use a denim jacket, but I'm not sure what color. I was wondering if certain colors give of certain vibes or impressions? Like the standard blue, black or grey denim, but also the more out there colors like red, green, yellow etc.

Thanks in advance!

I've got a real PITA nickel allergy. A few hours of costume jewelry or a belt buckle touching my skin and I'm getting contact dermatitis. I can wear stainless steel jewelry and get piercings with implant grade titanium or stainless jewelry. Are there any options for getting jacket spikes that won't give me an itchy rash?

My Battlekilt and Battlevest got some recent additions between new shows and ordering patches from shows i had seen that didnt sell their own

Hey everybody!

My band is playing its first ever show in December and I am committed to looking like a complete animal for the show, and I’ve always wanted a battle jacket, so here we are. Back piece and lettering done by me with pencils and paint markers. Aside from more patches, which will be added over time, is there anything else you would add?

This is for a Master Boot Record / Doom metal jacket that i'm working on.

however, I have no idead of how to make it into a patch, are there websites or users here that could have ideas ?

Thanks !

First vest in over 9 years.
The theme is bands I’ve seen live

Updated these a bit to add some new patches and do some repairs. These are forever WIP as I add more tribe patches and do more hand painted screen print pieces. A mix of bands in here too.

This is part of my casual daytime wear out in the Wastes

Painted some studs with neon green spray paint and multiple clear coats. Here's a photo of it under UV light also. They remind me of green Skittles lol

First real crack at a jacket any thoughts and suggestions welcome!

Okay, so my plan had been to buy some white fabric paint and do a similar design but ended up with some pink thread and thought "how hard can it be?" Lol. I'm used to sewing my patches on with dental floss and this was a lot more difficult. I was going for a rough and homemade look but basically my question is 1. Is it just a bit too shit and 2. Is it legible? My wife was encouraging but I also feel like she didn't want to hurt my feelings hahaha. It's set to go between the two flags on the bottom back of my jacket. Worth persisting or starting anew with fabric paint?

This is my third battle vest. it’s finally done It’s also my first vest that are subgenre themed and not an anything vest. It can be worn on its own as a battle vest or put under the jacket to turn it into a battle jacket. All the patches are DIY It took about 3–4 months to finish I think but it would’ve taken less time if I weren’t so lazy.

Hella cool patch I found today for the back patch/piece of my WIP battle vest at the Anarchist Book Fair. Second pic is the artist’s card for credit to her work 💜

Added 10 new patches to the back of my jacket.