The regular size for custom embroidered patches is 2.5″, 3″, 3.5″, 4″, 4.5″ and 5″
50%, 75% and 100% as named as full patches
Usually fabric of embroidery patches in cotton twill, Chenille, Felt, Velvet, Satin, Woven and so on. That these fabrics with different colors thread on the needle (including the special thread: Metallic, Fluorescent) a variety of decorative patterns or LOGO. According to the size of an area can be divided into 100% embroidery and 50% embroidery, and 75% embroidery.
Merrowed border, heat cut
1. Merrowed border or overhand border, also known as the edging is to use a sewing machine complete this process.
2. Heat Cut Border. Embroidery came out, along with electrical products side Ferrochrome cutting out the product, instead of the workers hand-cut products. The use of high temperature heat melting the fabric will also melt thermal printing film, so the film and the patches will stick together. The method can be cut with hot trimming the product is clean, no residue, otherwise it will look like with hand .
There are some special type:
(1) Cutting edge: it is special, usually must use this way for the patches which can’t heat cutting edge.
(2) laser cutting edge: But these methods have limitations, only for the patch, but not for back chapter, the laser can only be to the side position, after the half burned chapter will stay back a little cloth at the end of the laser a little trimming, but also more expensive, laser trimming can ensure that all of the back cut out the same chapter, but the relative quality of individual chapters look at the back, or would be better man eagerly.
plastic backing, iron on or heat seal, velcro and sticker
Choose the type of backing to best suit your applications needs, following several type
- hard plastic backing. Can not paste, only waterproof and play the role of stereotypes .if you want to use patches on clothing, and it often wash, it is recommended to use plastic patches, then line will be fixed on the fabric embroidered patches, and it is the cheapest pric
- Iron on backing. This type is not permanent , it can only be temporary. If you want permanent solid hot melt adhesive is not only the need to use the line to sew. Generally this type of patches is often used on somewhere that is not often wash, such as bags, boxes and so on. Because they do not always wash, hot melt basic guarantee permanently. It’s use is very simple, you can use hot iron to 160-220 degrees, holding about 10 seconds, hot melt adhesive can stick on.
- Velcro backing. It’s features is durable, easy to pull easy to close, you can wash, color and variety. Principle refers to the two rows of woven nylon, which is a row of numerous hook, another row of small round hole, when two rows are stacked together, they can be firmly stuck.
- self stick (double-sided tape). It is stick on the back of embroidered patches, this type is also not a permanent stick, usually use fixed-line sewing.
