Patches are an exciting, popular, and fun way to add style and spice to your favorite bag or denim jacket. It is pretty simple to make DIY embroidery patches. You can easily create a design or artwork for your embroidery patches and customize it in whatever way you want.
This segment will walk you through different methods of creating and attaching the handmade embroidery patch you made. There are no such complex rules for this, but small designs of things like fruits work amazingly well if you are a first-timer.
Same techniques are used for almost all types of methods for creating and attaching the handmade embroidery patch. You can enjoy a lot of customizing freedom in handmade embroidery patches like custom embroidery patches.
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Iron-On Embroidery Patches
Custom clothing labels allow versatility in presenting your logo and company brand, so you can make your own if you want the same thing for a DIY embroidery patch.
The patches that are easy and quick to attach are iron-on, and this feature is essential for you to make your embroidery patch. You can also utilize these beautiful patches as gifts for your family members or friends by just providing ironing instructions.
Material required
For iron-on embroidery patches, you will need the following things
- Two fabric pieces.
- A pattern.
- Two paper-backed fusible web pieces.
Instruction to Follow
- The first thing to do is choose a pattern and mark it with the transferring method that goes best for the material of the fabric you are using.
- The second step involves stitching the design and leaving someplace around the design edges.
- Next, you need to cut the second fabric to a small size. Along with that, cut two pieces of paper back fusible web.
- The next step involves ironing one of those pieces of fusible web to the piece of fabric that does not have embroidery. Follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer and start ironing the paper side.
Fusing the Fabric
After following the instruction, the following steps include:
- Peeling the paper off the piece of fusible web. Then place the piece of fabric down, web side facing down over the back of the part of embroidered cloth.
- After that, iron the non-embroidered fabric piece to attach the layers; this ensures the edges do not fray and provides patch stability.
- Next, you need to iron the fusible web piece to the plain back of the fused patch. After that, remove the paper.
The Last steps
The last steps entail cutting around the embroidered shape of the fabric and following the design. Leave some space for the embroidery line.
The fusible web prevents fraying. You can stitch a running line near the patch’s edges to provide extra stability to avoid fraying. Use the whip stitch to give your patch a commercial and classy look.
If you are attaching this patch on a clothing piece that undergoes regular washing, you would want to add one more like of stitching after it goes through the ironing process to add more security.
The sew-on method for embroidery patches
In this method, you do not need to iron the patch to attach it to the desired place on the clothing but sew it. The sewing-on method is more durable than any other method.
Material required
The material you need to make an embroidery patch and for sewing it in the desired place is
- Felt.
- Embroidery hoop.
- A piece of DMC-stranded cotton.
- Needles.
- Embroidery scissors.
Transferring the pattern
The first step is to transfer the pattern to a felt piece and prepare the material and instruments you require. Use the embroidery hoop because doing embroidery gets more accessible because it makes the fabric not pucker.
Outlining the pattern
The next thing is to outline the body of the pattern with a split back or split stitch. You can choose some other stitch techniques as well.
Using chain stitch
You can use the chain stitch to fill the upper part of the pattern if it has one. This stitch will make the design look lovely and neat.
Filling the body with short and long stitching
Now fill the whole body of the pattern with short or long stitches.
Cutting the embroidery patch
Next, cut the embroidery patch with the embroidery scissors.
Attach is to the clothing
Attach the patch by sewing it on the clthing piece.
