Jesse here from an with a fun post about my love for patches,and a step by step tutorial to make your very own! I’m not sure exactly when my patch obsession started, but I know it must have been young. I always had some sort of added embellishment on my clothes or bags as far as I can remember. I was the preteen with pins all over my plaid flannel, or the awkward teenager with way too many patches all over her backpack. Most of them found at a dead stock fabric store. Then it continued in to my 20’s with handmade punk band patches all over EVERYTHING!
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I really mean everything too. Bags, pants, hoodies, pillows, hats, my car seats and anything else a patch would stick to.
My taste changed slightly over the years and I switched over to 1″ buttons, and really only bought a new patch maybe once a year. Basically patches and I grew apart. Fast forward an amount of years I wont disclose, and patches are finally trendy again (though I’m not sure if they ever were before). Orchestra Super Mazembe Rare more. There are 100’s of independent companies out there now designing modern pieces that fit perfectly with this new generation of patch lovers. Anywhere from pop culture references, designs describing your anxiety level or hermit tendencies, to cute unicorns jumping over rainbows in space. I myself have purchased quite a few and have started on my “stick a patch on everything” phase all over again.
Of course all of this snowballed in to me wanting to make my own patches, which brings us to the purpose of today’s post How to Assemble Your Very Own Iron On Patch First off, please keep in mind that this is just one of many ways you can make a patch. I tried a bunch of them. I found that this method works best for most of the domestic embroidery machines out there, along with a lot of the applique designs readily available. Supplies Needed: – Wool Felt (I tried eco felt, and it just wasn’t the same) – Embroidery Thread – Heat N Bond Ultra Hold Adhesive in sheet form (it’s in the red pack) – Adhesive tearaway stabilizer like (I used Sulky Sticky Self-Adhesive Tear-Away Stabilizer) – Dritz Fray Check Liquid Seam Sealant – Sharp Scissors – An Iron – An embroidery file of your choice. Though I found applique designs work best. To make these I used my and a. First step is to prep the hoop.