#patch punk

[jack-crow-lantern]

I lost my hearing aide so in an effort to not explain myself every waking moment, I made a patch to put on my clothes.

#hard of hearing #hearing impaired #hearing loss #disability #patch punk #punk patches #my design #original design #I figured making em yellow instead of black would help make it stand out #well when you wear black all of the time you're damn right it's gonna stand out #invisible disability #my stuff (patch) #my stuff (sewing)

[half-algorithm-half-deity]

Made a new patch :) dunno what to put it on yet

#patch punk #punk #anarchist #anarchism #eco-anarchy #anarchy #crust punk #art punk

[apunk4thearts]

My patch skirt currently:

#punk #patch punk #crust punk #acab #punk bands #anti government #protect trans kids

[xxravewavexx]

I have the strong desire to buy another second hand jacket and put patches on it.

#I want one in red #Patch punk #Punk #Punk diy #Diy Punk #My patch pants that needs to be resewn is crying in the corner

[fractangle]

Pride month vest project, a patch a day #14: All Pride is Kink to Bigots

#all pride is kink to bigots #pride #gay #lgbtq #queer #pride patch vest #embroidery #battle jacket #diy punk

[thecassafrasstree]

Had a few folks interested in how I made the patches I posted for Solarpunk Aesthetic Week, so I thought I'd give y'all my step-by-step process for making hand-embroidered patches!

First, choose your fabric and draw on your design. You can use basically any fabric for this - for this project I'm using some felt I've had lying around in my stash for ages.

Next, choose your embroidery floss. For my patches I split my embroidery floss into two threads with 3 strands each, as pictured. You can use as many strands in your thread as you prefer, but for the main body of my patches I prefer 3 strands.

Next you're going to start filling your design using a back stitch.

First, put in a single stitch where you want your row to start.

Poke your needle up through the fabric 1 stitch-length away from your first stitch.

Poke your needle back down the same hole your last stitch went into so they line up end-to-end.

Repeat until you have a row of your desired length (usually the length of that colour section from one end to the other). Once you have your first row, you're going to do your next row slightly offset from your first row so that your stitches lay together in a brick pattern like this:

Make sure your rows of stitches are tight together, or you'll get gaps where the fabric shows through.

Rinse and repeat with rows of back stitch to fill in your patch design.

When you're almost to the end of your thread, poke your needle through to the back of the fabric and pull the thread under the back part of the stitching to tuck in the end. Don't worry if it looks messy - no one's gonna see the back anyway.

This next step is fully optional, but I think it makes the patch design really pop. Once your patch is filled in, you can use black embroidery floss to outline your design (or whatever colour you want to outline with - it's your patch, do what you want). I use the full thread (6 strands, not split) of embroidery floss to make a thicker outline.

I use the same back stitch I used to fill the piece to make an outline that adds some separation and detail. You could use most any 'outlining' stitch for this, but I just use back stitch because it's just easier for me to do.

Once you're finished embroidering your patch, it's time to cut it out!

Make sure to leave a little border around the edge to use for sewing your patch on your jacket/bag/blanket/whatever, and be careful not to accidentally cut through the stitches on the back of the patch.

If you have a sturdy enough fabric that isn't going to fray, you can just leave it like this. If not, I recommend using a whip stitch/satin stitch to seal in the exposed edges (I find that splitting your embroidery floss into 3-strand threads works best for this).

And then you're done! At this point you can put on iron-on backing if you want, or just sew it on whatever you wanna put it on. Making patches this way does take a long time, but I feel that the results are worth it.

Thanks for reading this tutorial! I hope it was helpful. If anyone makes patches using this method, I'd love to see them! 😁

#solarpunk aesthetic week #sewing #tutorial #sew on patch #punk diy #diy punk #punk aesthetic #handmade #solarpunk #handcrafted #embroidery #embroidered patch #how to #how to make a patch

[catboy-dysphoria]

Posting this as its own post bc I'm so proud of myself for making this

#trans #patch jacket #punk #feels wrong to call machine embroidery punk but. the patches ppl buy of big bands are machine embroidery #word art #I'm gonna start on a new battle jacket but it does need to be roughed up #but that comes naturally w time. this is already thrifted #desc in alt text

[dognonsense]

Not the "people before profit" patch jacket being $449, fast fashion is fucking beyond satire at this point

#460 is without the discount #diy #punk #folkpunk #folk punk #patches #diy patches #crust pants #patch pants #crust punk #crustpants #patchpants #diy punk #ajj #days n daze #battle vest #battle jacket

[jack-crow-lantern]

Patchwork skirt made of whatever fabrics I found.

#I’ve been trying to get more into colors instead of wearing all black all of the time #and boy is yellow quite the jump but mapping out this entire skirt was fun #I also wanted to create my own patch pants but I don’t really wear jeans or pants so we made a work around #most of this was sewn using a sewing machine but at some point my needle broke so some of it was sewn by hand too #diy or die #patch punk #crust punk #patch skirt #well #I plan to get some actual patches on there but you get the idea #my stuff (sewing) #forever a wip #I’m afraid I won’t ever be able to wash this in a washer #stenchcore #i guess

[frostbitten-etches]

made some transsexuality patches for my jacket >:3

"transsexuals have got to get meaner" is a phrase I like from @sweatermuppet 's designs but I had an idea and wanted to make my own patch design based on it!!

and "transsexuality is divine" is a design/phrase I made myself inspired by sweatermuppet's transsexual designs as well!

#I might post my full jacket eventually but there's not many patches on it atm so I thought I'd just share my couple favourites :) #also lmk if the alt text is sufficient this is my first time trying to describe some images #my art #uh. I don't usually ever post irl art #what do I tag this as #sew on patch #transsexual #transgender #queer #queer art #punk #battle jacket #punk patches #diy punk

[x-brik-x]

I'm seeing a lot of people say that punk fashion is expensive and inaccessible, which is very wrong. here is a list of some ways you can make punk fashion easier, cheaper and more accessible for you, since that's... kinda the whole point.

others are encouraged to add onto this!! (just don't recommend corporations like amazon. not cool.)

1. patches!! you don't need to buy them. DIY patches are not ugly or boring. in fact, they are encouraged here!! DIY, in my opinion, is always the best thing to do when it is an option and is safe to do so.

2. speaking of DIY, spikes!! you can make them!!

cut the top and bottom off of an empty can. cut down the middle of the cylinder and flatten it, so it's just a flat rectangle of metal.

cut out a shape that is kind of a third of a circle, but around 3/4 of the curved edge is taken up by triangle shapes. (I'm not very good at describing, so here's a badly drawn picture)

roll it into a cone, leaving the 4 triangles sticking out at the bottom. this bit is optional, but you can fill it with hot glue to make it more sturdy, just be careful touching the hot metal. I tend to hold the cone by one of the triangles with a bit of fabric wrapped around my fingers for this bit. cut 4 small holes in your fabric in this kind of shape:

and put the spiky bits of triangle through the holes. fold the triangles in on themselves to secure the spike in place. boom. spike obtained. this is one I made and attached to a little piece of fabric to test this method out:

3. battle vests!! (like the base jackets). the best places to buy these are charity shops and second hand websites in my opinion, but if anyone else knows any better options, please reblog with those!!

a good trick I find works well on eBay is to filter search results to your country (or state? can you do that in the US? idk) so that a: fast delivery because local, and b: all the sellers of everything that shows up are in YOUR TIME ZONE.

why is this important? when people sell something for really cheap, it goes FAST. check eBay at like, 2am or something. all the scalpers in your area are asleep. grab the cheap stuff while they can't.

4. sewing!! want patches, but can't sew for whatever reason? I've heard of a lot of people with joint conditions like arthritis complain about the inaccessibility of patch stuff, and that does sound extremely annoying, however:

safety pins!! while they are still a little fiddly, they're much less work so you don't have to fiddle about for long. if you can, you could even ask a friend to help, since it doesn't take long at all I'm sure someone will be willing to help out!! (I know I would, but that's just me, and I love this kind of thing). safety pins on clothes are also widely considered to be a symbol of solidarity, so if anything, you're adding some extra love and meaning to your patch pants/battle jacket.

if that's still too fiddly, fabric glue is always an option. unfortunately this means you won't be able to remove/reposition patches, at least without leaving a massive patch of residue, but if you're ok with that then fabric glue is probably your best bet.

for people who prefer sewing: as for where to get the thread, I've heard a lot of people recommending dental floss, as it's apparently much cheaper and works just as well. I haven't tried this myself so can't confirm that, but I thought I'd share it regardless.

5. where to get fabric!! old clothes. rip em up. you don't need any kind of fancy fabric from the craft store. my patches are made of old jeans that I grew out of.

don't have any old clothes and you don't want to waste any good ones? I'm not sure about other countries, but in the UK, as long as you're not on private property (trespassing), dumpster diving is perfectly legal.

I definitely ;) do NOT encourage ;) trespassing rich people's land ;) to steal from their dumpsters ;)

or tbh it doesn't matter too much how rich the person is, since it's all going to landfill anyway. if it's in the bin, it's free game, but you didn't hear that from me. ;)

please add onto this where you can!! and if I missed something or got anything wrong, add that on too!!

#diy punk #patch jacket #battle vest #patch vest #punk vest #diy patches #punk battle jacket #battle jacket #punk patches #patch pants

[some-fuck-ing-punk-blog-ok]

#punk #punk rock #punx #punk aesthetic #punk fashion #punk jacket #punk patches #punks #studded #patch jacket #diy patches #diy punk

[crustfantasies]

diy!

#altfashion #punk fashion #diy punk #punk aesthetic #diy fashion #punk #crust punk #crust pants #patch pants #emo fashion #sewing #diy patches #patches

[bramblepunk]

my patch skirt! a hefty boy. ive been working on this for over two years now!! most of the patches are handmade, and the little brown pouch with the beetle is handsewn as well.

#if anyone wants better pics of specific patches lmk #diy punk #punk diy #punk patches #punk skirt

[fractangle]

Pride month vest project, a patch a day #16: We Stay Silly :3

#we stay silly :3 #pride patch vest #embroidery #diy punk #maiabingleart #battle jacket

[crustgremlin]

I think a lot of people, esp younger people and those newer to the scene, kinda don't understand what "punks dress punk" actually means

It's not some kinda elitist thing, and it's not 100% mandatory if doing so isn't accessible to you for whatever reason

What "punks dress punk" means is that we dress for ourselves and in a way that deviates from societal norms/what is typically "employable" and "acceptable" because that's what punk is about, it's about deviating from what is expected and what is palatable

#i hope this makes sense/comes accross right lmao #punk #alternative #queer punk #diy or die #diy punk #cripple punk #punk diy #punk patches