# Sew What Embroidery Designs

> Custom embroidered patches, keychains and apparel


## Posts

- [How PVC patches are made, from mould to finished patch](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/how-pvc-patches-are-made/): How PVC patches are made: moulds, liquid PVC filled colour by colour, heat curing and backing — plus 2D vs 3D PVC and why PVC costs more.
- [How to put a patch on a hat (sewn, pressed or Velcro)](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/patches-on-hats/): How to put a patch on a hat: sewing with a curved needle, heat pressing a cap, Velcro and glue, plus the right method for each hat style.
- [Press cloth for iron-on patches: what to use and why](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/pressing-cloth-for-iron-on-patches/): What to use as a press cloth for iron-on patches — cotton, Teflon sheet or parchment — what never to use, and how to press a patch through it.
- [Iron-on backing for patches: what to buy and how to add it](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/iron-on-backing-for-patches/): Iron-on backing for patches: heat-seal film vs fusible web, what to buy, how to add it to a sew-on patch and which fabrics it works on.
- [Letterman jacket patch placement: where each patch goes](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/letterman-jacket-patch-placement/): Letterman jacket patch placement: where the varsity letter, name, year, sport emblems and school name usually go, and how to attach them.
- [Woven vs embroidered patches: which one to order](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/woven-vs-embroidered-patches/): Woven vs embroidered patches: detail, texture, thickness, durability and price compared, and which to choose for your design.
- [Heat press patches: temperature, time and pressure](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/heat-press-patches/): Heat press settings for patches: temperature, time and pressure for embroidered, woven, chenille, PVC and leather patches, plus hats and fabrics.
- [How to sew on a patch by hand or with a machine](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/how-to-sew-on-a-patch/): How to sew on a patch: which stitch suits the patch edge, step-by-step hand and machine methods, and how to sew patches on jackets, jeans and bags.
- [How to sew on a Velcro patch, by hand or by machine](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/sew-on-velcro-patch/): How to sew on a Velcro patch: which half goes on the garment, how big to cut the loop panel, and step-by-step hand and machine stitching.
- [How to iron on Girl Scout patches, and why most troops sew them](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/iron-on-girl-scout-patches/): Most badges will take an iron, but the councils are candid that they may not stay. Iron to position, then stitch the edge - and here is the quick way to do it.
- [How to make an iron-on patch, and when to have them made instead](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/make-iron-on-patches/): Fusible web is what makes any patch iron-on. The two home methods, the edge finish that decides whether it survives, and where the arithmetic turns.
- [How to remove an iron-on patch without wrecking the garment](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/remove-iron-on-patches/): Heat put it on and heat takes it off. The method, what the adhesive shadow needs, and the fabrics where you should not try.
- [Which fabrics can take an iron-on patch, and which cannot](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/iron-on-patches-and-fabric/): Cotton takes a heat-seal patch. Leather, nylon, shells, fleece and stretch do not. What to use instead, and why no one should rank fabric glues.
- [How to iron on letters so the word sits straight](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/iron-on-letters/): Mark a baseline and align the letters on it, not by the tops of the tiles. Spacing, centring, and why letters lift before patches do.
- [Motorcycle patches to avoid if you are not in a club](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/motorcycle-patches-to-avoid/): Avoid a three-piece back, a territory rocker, the MC cube and the 1% diamond. Everything else is yours to wear — and here is why the line sits there.
- [What the patches on a motorcycle vest actually mean](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/motorcycle-vest-patches/): Three pieces, the MC cube and the 1% diamond are real conventions. Most numeric patch meanings are folklore, and this page says which is which.
- [Air Force patch placement on the OCP uniform (DAFI 36-2903)](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/air-force-ocp-patch-placement/): Flag on the right sleeve with the blue field forward, unit patch and duty identifier on the left. Quoted from the February 2024 instruction and dated.
- [Army patch placement: what side each patch goes on the OCP uniform](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/army-ocp-patch-placement/): The U.S. flag goes on your right sleeve, your unit patch on your left. Why this page gives no measurements, and where to get ones you can act on.
- [Boy Scout patch placement on the Scouts BSA uniform](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/scouts-bsa-uniform-patch-placement/): Where every badge sits on the Scouts BSA field uniform shirt, quoted from publication 33066 and the June 2024 field uniform checklist, and dated.
- [How to identify and date an old patch](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/identifying-an-old-patch/): You cannot date a patch from its design, but you can read its construction. The six features to record, and where to take it next.
- [How to build a patch jacket that looks composed](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/patch-jacket/): Choose a flat, unlined jacket, lay everything out and photograph it before you sew, and start with the back panel. Layout, placement and attachment.
- [How to display a patch collection without damaging it](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/displaying-a-patch-collection/): Light and adhesive are what ruin a collection. Four reversible mounting methods, how to frame a patch properly, and how to arrange the wall.
- [How to put a patch on a backpack without ruining it](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/patch-on-a-backpack/): Backpacks are coated nylon, so heat is out. Sew it, stitch down a hook-and-loop panel, or use the MOLLE grid. Check behind the panel first.
- [How to iron on a patch without an iron](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/iron-on-a-patch-without-an-iron/): A heat press is the real substitute, and a hair straightener works on small patches. A steamer and a hair dryer do not, and here is why.
- [Standard patch sizes, and how quotes are measured](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/embroidered-patch-sizes/): Suppliers quote a patch on the average of its height and width, so a 3 by 5 inch patch is a 4 inch patch. Sizes, limits and price.
- [What is a hook-and-loop patch, and how do you fit one?](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/what-is-a-hook-and-loop-patch/): The patch carries the hook side and the garment carries the loop panel. The panel takes every pull, so it is stitched down, not glued.
- [How to iron on a patch — and why it lifts after one wash](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/how-to-iron-on-a-patch/): Iron-on patches lift at the edges because a household iron can't hold the heat, pressure and dwell time the adhesive needs. How to press one properly.

## Pages

- [Chenille Patches for Letterman Jackets](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/chenille-letterman-patches/): Chenille patches Chenille patches for letterman jackets are the raised, fuzzy varsity letters, numbers and emblems that go on school and club jackets. We make them custom, on wool-blend or acrylic felt with a chain-stitch outline, from 50 pieces. What you can order Piece Typical size Notes Varsity chest letter 5–6 in tall The school […]
- [Custom Morale Patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/morale-patches/): Morale patches Custom morale patches are the small, swappable Velcro patches worn on caps, plate carriers, jackets and backpacks — unit insignia, team logos, inside jokes and callsigns. We make them in PVC and embroidered with the hook side fitted, from 50 pieces. What a morale patch is A morale patch is an unofficial patch […]
- [Custom Name Patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/name-patches/): Name patches Custom name patches put a name, role or callsign on a uniform, work shirt, jacket or bag. We make them embroidered, woven or PVC, with sew-on, iron-on or Velcro backing, from 50 pieces — including name tapes for tactical and military-style kit. What you get Every name patch order includes a free digital […]
- [Custom Velcro Patches for Backpacks](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/velcro-patches-for-backpacks/): Velcro patches Custom Velcro patches for backpacks let you put your logo, team name or unit mark on a bag and swap it whenever you like. We make them in PVC, embroidered and woven, with the hook side already fitted, from 50 pieces. How Velcro patches work on a backpack The patch carries the stiff […]
- [Custom Hat Patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/custom-hat-patches/): Patches for caps and hats Custom hat patches are the quickest way to put a sharp, premium-looking logo on a cap. A patch can hold detail the curved, seamed front panel cannot, and it can be leather, woven, PVC or embroidered. We make them from 50 pieces, supplied loose for you to fit or already […]
- [Custom Sublimated Patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/sublimated-patches/): Sublimated patches A sublimated patch is printed, not stitched. The image is dyed into a white polyester face under heat, then cut and edged like any other patch. It is the only construction with no colour limit at all — and the only one with no texture. When printing beats stitching Embroidery prices by stitch […]
- [Custom Iron-On Patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/iron-on-patches/): Iron-on patches Iron-on is a heat-seal film laid on the back of a finished patch. It is not glue, and it is not a shortcut. It bonds properly to cotton and cotton-rich cloth under real heat and pressure, and it fails on almost everything else — which is worth knowing before you order five hundred. […]
- [Custom Velcro Patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/velcro-patches/): Velcro patches A Velcro patch is not a separate construction. It is an embroidered, woven or PVC patch with the hook side fitted to the back, supplied with the matching loop panel for the garment. The patch is the easy half. The loop panel is the half that decides whether it lasts. What you get […]
- [Terms and ordering](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/terms/): These terms cover how an order with Sew What Embroidery Designs works, from the first quote to the parcel arriving. They apply to every patch, keychain and decorated garment we make. Nothing here replaces the detail on the pricing page or the answers in the FAQ — this page is the short version of what […]
- [Custom patch FAQ](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/faq/): Frequently asked The questions that come in before a first order, answered properly. If yours is not here, send it — useful ones end up on this page. Ordering What is the minimum order? Fifty pieces per design. That is per artwork, not per order — you can run three different designs of fifty in […]
- [Custom embroidered caps and hats](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/custom-caps/): Custom embroidered caps and hats A cap is the most constrained garment we decorate. The usable area on the front panel is about four and a half inches across and a little over two inches tall, there is a seam down the middle of it, and behind that panel sits a layer of buckram that […]
- [Custom hoodies](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/custom-hoodies/): Custom hoodies A hoodie carries more weight than a polo, in both senses. The fabric is heavy enough to take a substantial patch without pulling, and the front panel is big enough that the decision is no longer where the logo fits but how much presence you want it to have. Patched or printed Two […]
- [Custom embroidered polo shirts](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/custom-polo-shirts/): Custom embroidered polo shirts A polo is the garment people notice a bad logo on. It is worn close, it is worn often, and the left chest sits directly in someone’s eye line across a desk. Getting it right is mostly about two things: measuring the position instead of eyeballing it, and picking a decoration […]
- [Patch pricing](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/patch-pricing/): Patch pricing Published per-unit prices, not a form you have to fill in to find out. The grid below is for standard embroidered patches; every other construction is quoted from it with a style uplift, and anything past 1,000 pieces or 4.5 inches is priced individually up to 10,000 units. How much do custom patches […]
- [Custom keychains and bottle openers](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/custom-keychains/): Custom keychains and bottle openers Keychains are made from the same file as your patches, so the logo matches piece for piece. They are the cheapest way to put a brand in someone’s pocket, which is why they turn up on event tables, in merch bundles and as the thing you hand out when a […]
- [PVC and rubber patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/pvc-patches/): PVC and rubber patches PVC patches are moulded, not stitched. Liquid rubber is poured into a die and cured, which means the patch is waterproof, does not fray, holds a sharper edge than thread ever will, and can be built up in layers so the artwork is physically raised. 2D or 3D 2D is flat: […]
- [Leather patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/leather-patches/): Leather patches A leather patch does a different job from an embroidered one. It is not there to be read across a room — it is there to make the garment feel considered. That is why it turns up on cap backs, denim waistbands and the chest of a heavyweight jacket, at sizes small enough […]
- [Woven patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/woven-patches/): Woven patches Woven patches are made on a loom rather than by a needle, from threads about a third the thickness of embroidery thread. That single difference is why a woven patch can hold six-point type and a shaded gradient, and why it sits flat instead of standing proud. Woven or embroidered? Woven Embroidered Detail […]
- [Chenille patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/chenille-patches/): Chenille patches Chenille is the letterman patch: short loops of yarn standing proud of a felt base, usually outlined in chain stitch. It is the most tactile construction and the least detailed, and the two facts are the same fact — the pile that gives it depth is also what stops it holding fine artwork. […]
- [Custom embroidered patches](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/custom-embroidered-patches/): Custom embroidered patches Embroidered is the default for a reason: thread on twill is durable, it reads well at arm’s length, and it is the cheapest construction per unit once you are past a hundred pieces. It is also the construction with the hardest limit on fine detail, which is the single thing most first […]
- [Custom Embroidered Patches, Keychains and Apparel](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/): SEW WHAT EMBROIDERY Patch stylesPricingBackingsProductsGuidesContact Get a Free Quote CUSTOM PATCHES & EMBROIDERY CUSTOM PATCHES,MADE TO ORDER. Embroidered, chenille, woven, leather and PVC patches — plus keychains, polo shirts and hoodies. A free digital proof before anything is stitched, any backing you need, and volume pricing published from 50 pieces. Get a Free Quote See […]
- [Patch care, washing and removal](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/care/): How to wash, dry, store and display patches so they last, and the right removal method for each backing type when one has to come off.
- [Thread, twill and patch materials](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/materials/): The cloths, stabilisers and thread types a patch is built from — polyester and cotton twill, felt, leather and canvas, and how each thread choice changes the finish.
- [Patch borders and edge types](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/borders/): The five patch edge treatments compared: merrowed, hot cut, laser cut, satin stitch and rolled edge, with the shapes each follows and its practical minimum size.
- [Contact and quotes](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/contact/): Tell us what you need made and we will come back with a price and a free digital proof — usually the same working day. Embroidered, chenille, woven, leather and PVC patches, keychains, polo shirts and hoodies, from 50 pieces up to 10,000. Email hello@sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com with your artwork, message us on WhatsApp at +92 321 […]
- [All patch guides and references](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/guides/): Every guide on The Patch Reference: patch placement, construction and border types, application, insignia, display and collecting. Newest first.
- [About Sew What Embroidery Designs](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/about/): Who publishes The Patch Reference, how measurements and regulation citations are checked and dated, and how to flag anything out of date.
- [Insignia and what it means](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/insignia/): What military, club and organisational insignia mean, how the symbols are structured, and who is entitled to wear them. Reference, not permission.
- [How to apply a patch](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/how-to/): Iron-on, sew-on, hook-and-loop and heat-press compared — how to choose between them, and how to apply each one so the patch stays put.
- [Patch types compared](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/patch-types/): Embroidered, woven, PVC, chenille, leather and sublimated patches compared — how each is made, what it is good for, and where it falls down.
- [Patch placement guides](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/placement/): Where each patch, tab and tape sits — by branch, by organisation and by garment. Every guide names its source and the date it was checked.
- [Privacy policy](https://sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com/privacy-policy/): Privacy This page sets out what Sew What Embroidery Designs collects when you use this website, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and how to ask us to delete it. It is written to be read rather than to be legally impenetrable. We are Sew What Embroidery Designs, at sewwhatembroiderydesigns.com. For anything […]

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