CUSTOM BIKER PATCHES BY STADRI EMBLEMS Your motorcycle isn't just a bike; it's your way of life. It represents who you are. It reflects your attitude, personality, and identity. Similarly, your biker patches and apparel can be essential pieces of riding equipment that you can customise to adapt to your bike, making you distinguishable from the crowd. With a few unique touches, you can achieve a truly dynamic look.
Particularly common among motorcycle club members, a custom patch can identify a member of a special group. Biker patches are usually worn to make a statement about identity and to show off one's greatest achievements.
Biker Vest & Jacket Patches Are you an individual interested in getting a patch made and you have no affiliation with a group or club? You've come to the right embroidery shop. We do not require a minimum order quantity! So you surely can get just one patch created. There are so many options to consider when creating your new biker patch for your vest or jacket. Will it be one large patch?
Or maybe a three-piece or four-piece patch set? Or maybe it is some front patches.
All custom motorcycle patches we create are unique. We do not have anything in stock. Whatever size or color or shape, we can make that patch for you. A great way to start is to measure the size of vest and the area you would like to patch to cover. Sometime motorcycle patches need to stay as one patch versus separated into a two or three piece set. We have much experience working with groups or riding clubs who need to keep their biker colors as one patch. We have created many different ways to create extra large or oversized complete pieces.
Ask us if you need help putting together various pieces to create a one-piece look!
Biker Vest & Jacket Patches Are you an individual interested in getting a patch made and you have no affiliation with a group or club? You've come to the right embroidery shop. We do not require a minimum order quantity! So you surely can get just one patch created.
There are so many options to consider when creating your new biker patch for your vest or jacket. Will it be one large patch?
Or maybe a three-piece or four-piece patch set? Or maybe it is some front patches. All custom motorcycle patches we create are unique.
We do not have anything in stock. Whatever size or color or shape, we can make that patch for you. A great way to start is to measure the size of vest and the area you would like to patch to cover. Sometime motorcycle patches need to stay as one patch versus separated into a two or three piece set. We have much experience working with groups or riding clubs who need to keep their biker colors as one patch.
We have created many different ways to create extra large or oversized complete pieces. Ask us if you need help putting together various pieces to create a one-piece look!
Every custom patch starts with an idea. The idea may be a theme, an event to commemorate, or a brand identity. Stadri has a team of award-winning, in-house artists, ready to create your patch from a text description, photograph, or sketch. The design service is free with each patch order. The intended message of you custom patch needs to come across to your audience. Simplicity is best.
Madagascar: escape 2 africa. Don't try to crowd in too many details. Prepare a rough or finished sketch, or send a logo, photo, or sample patch.
If you are not an artist, don't worry! Simply describe your patch design in words. Our art department will interpret your ideas into a stunning graphic! If you are an artist, be as precise as you'd like. We will conform to your design as closely as possible. The most common type of border is a merrowed border, which wraps around the edge of the entire patch, and is always 1/8” in thickness. This is best for simple shapes, such as circles, squares, rectangles, etc.
A diecut border is cut to the shape of the design and is ideal for more complex custom shapes with many in-cuts and sharp angles. There is no price difference between these two types of borders. We choose the border that is most appropriate for the design, unless the customer has a specific preference.
Plastic: Adds stiffness and gives your patch support, allowing it to retain its shape over time. Still thin enough to sew through. Heatseal: Another word for iron-on. Allows you to apply your patch to a garment using a home iron.
NOTE: Heatseal will not stick to nylon or other synthetic fabrics. Velcro® brand fastener: One (hook) side or both sides are available. Adhesive: A peel and stick backing to hold a patch in place for a single event. It will not hold up to machine washing. For permanent placement, go with the heatseal option, or with plastic and sew your patches.
Every embroidered patch starts with a piece of twill fabric; then threads are stitched on top. Embroidery coverage simply refers to whether or not the entire surface of the twill will be covered by thread. As you can see in the example, the patch with under 100% embroidery coverage has an unstitched background, leaving the gray twill exposed. This is ideal if your design has a large area of solid color.
It is also a lower-cost option. In the 100% embroidery example, thread completely covers the twill, with no gray twill showing.
Making embroidered, iron-on patches is a lot of fun, and it's a great way to add personality to ripped jeans, backpacks, tote bags, and jackets. You can make each patch different, with a new design or theme. Or, you can make dozens of the same patch, and give to clubs and groups, such sports teams, cheer groups, book clubs, Red Hat Society members, and more. The basic concept of making an embroidered patch consists of two steps: First, embroider the design that you have selected as the inside of the patch. Second, embroider an applique shape design onto water-soluble stabilizer, adding the embroidered piece midway through the process.
But there's another way that you can make an embroidered patch, by combining or merging the two designs together in editing software, rearranging the sewing order, and then embroidering the patch all at one time. The instructions below demonstrate how to do this. The editing software used in this example is Embird (available from ). If you have a different kind of editing software, you can apply the same concept, although the steps for merging a file and rearranging the sewing sequence may be slightly different. To begin, open the design in Embird, and go into 'Editor' mode. Merge the design with the applique shape by clicking 'file' and 'merge' After you click 'file' and 'merge,' direct Embird to the applique design, and click 'ok.'
That will bring both designs into your workspace. Now we'll work on rearranging the sewing sequence.
On the upper right side of the screen you'll see little blocks of colors for each design. Right click on one of the boxes for the applique circle design, and choose 'separate all colors.' Note how each of the color stops for the applique circle is now on a separate line. Now we will rearrange the sewing order so that the applique circle's dieline sews first, the tack-down stitch sews second, the dragon sews third and fourth, and the satin stitch border sews fifth and last. To do this, left click on the dieline for the applique circle.
Hold down the left mouse button, and drag that field up to the patch design. When you release the left mouse button, you'll get a pop-up box. Choose 'insert before object.' Note how the dieline for the applique circle is now at the top of the list. Next, move the tack-down stitch up, below the dieline, above the dragon.
Again, hold the left mouse button down as you drag it up to the right spot, and when you let go, select 'insert before object.' Now that the sequence is in the right order for making a patch (dieline, tack-down, patch design, and satin border) it can be saved with a new name. Generally I don't recommend that you rearrange a sewing sequence for one design - that's why we left the dragon design untouched. Digitizers create a design to sew in a specific order, and rearranging the sequence can cause troubles, such as underlay sewing on top, highlighting sewing underneath fills, things like that. But in this particular case, splitting one design around another design does not affect the integrity of either design. To make sure that your merge was successful, look at the number of color changes or color stops in both designs, and add them together. The dragon design has two color changes, the applique circle has three color changes.
That's five color changes total. The merged patch design has five color changes, so that's an indication that the merge was done correctly. You can add the stitch counts together, also. The stitch counts of both designs should equal the stitch count of the merged file. Then, follow these steps to make a patch: In the zipped file that you downloaded for the applique patch shape, you will have two files. One file is a dieline, and it's marked with 'DL.' Print the dieline file from your embroidery software, and cut around the shape to make a template.
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You don't actually embroider this design - you just use it for its shape. When making patches, choose a medium to heavy weight, sturdy fabric. Denim, canvas, twill, duck cloth - all work well with patches. Spray a piece of cutaway stabilizer with temporary adhesive, and smooth it onto the backside of the fabric.
Place the template onto the fabric and stabilizer, and cut around the shape. Load the merged patch design into your embroidery machine. Hoop a piece of heavy weight water-soluble stabilizer. We use Sulky Ultra Solvy. For this particular project, you'll need a clear water-soluble stabilizer - nothing fibrous, like Vilene. Embroider the design. The first thing to embroider will be the dieline.
Spray the backside of the fabric and stabilizer composite with temporary adhesive. Place the fabric and stabilizer composite in the sewn dieline. Next, the tack down stitch will sew, to bind the fabric and stabilizer to the water-soluble stabilizer. The elements of the inner patch design will sew next. And finally, the satin stitch border. When the design has been completed, unhoop the stabilizer and gently tear it away from the outside of the patch.
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You'll need to remove the water-soluble stabilizer from the backside of the patch, too. Cut a slit through the water-soluble stabilizer on the backside.and then it's pretty easy to tear the remaining stabilizer away. There are several brands of patch glue on the market. We're using one called. It's available at most craft stores. If using a different brand of patch glue, please follow those instructions.
Lay a line of Patch Attach glue along the outside of the patch, and then in the center. Allow to dry for 10 minutes. Place the patch over the desired area. Use a pressing cloth, and press with a hot, dry iron (don't use steam) for 60 seconds. Then, press the opposite side for 30 seconds to ensure a nice, tight bond.
And there you have it! Kenny's ripped jeans were heading for the scrap pile, but an iron-on, fashionable patch makes them once again, ready to wear.
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