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thecassafrasstree · 10 months

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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

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frostbitten-etches · 1 year

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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

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littlealienproducts · 14 days

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big beetle sew-on patch by LiilyartStore

#LiilyartStore #beetle #sew on patch #sew on patches #patch #patches

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somnambulant-seraphim · 2 months

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Some more progress on my patch hoodie!! <|:-]

I made some crocheted patches, as well as a few flower-themed patches. I also added some patches I've had already had for a while.

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ouroborostaxidermy · 1 year

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#taxidermy #vulture culture #oddites #handmade #smallbusiness #altfashion #punk fashion #punkstyle #block printing #opossum #hyena #bat #fruit bat #centipede #sew on patch #patches

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boolean-archive · 8 months

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patch i made for class- its a "potter" wasp

#bugblr #bug art #wasp #potter wasp #mason wasp #four toothed mason wasp #patches #diy patches #sew on patch #craft

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xxalienyolkxx · 9 months

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These r my emo pants, 32 patches!!!!

#emo fashion #emo scene #emo #emo art #patchwork #patches #sew on patch #patch pants #scene fashion #scenecore

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lactosegremlin · 4 months

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this is possibly the jankiest stitch job i’ve ever done jfc.

#i love the patch.#so much #and i love my jeans so much #but this is such shoddy work wtf #🥲 whatever #art isn’t perfect right???#r i g h t?????#patches #sew on patch #punk patches #patch pants #fashion #punk fashion

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mossyvida · 1 year

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starry moth linocut patch variations 🌟

#queer artist #small artist #block printing #forestcore #crowcore #bugcore #lgbtq #lgbtqia #patches #linocut #moth #moth art #sew on patch

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figdays · 5 months

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the Wizard patch // lOll3SHOP

#lOll3SHOP #patch #sew on patch #frog #toad #wizard

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creek-ink · 11 months

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new bag new bag new bag

made some patches and pins for my lil trinkets bag

#wo00p!#new baaagggg #my art #sew on patch #patches #totheark #slenderverse #marble hornets #forestcore #mosscore #moss

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thecassafrasstree · 10 months

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Some embroidered patches I've been working on. I wanna make a solarpunk flag patch and an anarchism patch at some point. I also made an elephant patch for my mom's birthday, but I forgot to take a photo of it. 🤷‍♀️

The mushroom is the first one I ever made, and was done with a satin stitch. The other ones are filled and outlined with back stitches laid out in a brick pattern. It looks pretty neat, but it takes a long time to do so maybe I'll switch it up for future ones. 🤔

#solarpunk aesthetic week #solarpunk #sewing #embroidery #sew on patch #handmade #diy #punk diy

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loll3 · 5 months

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✷ one of my fav patches ~ the Wizard 🖤 currently available on my shop || 👉🏻 order now 🌿🌙✨

it looks super cute on the front pocket of this overall dress 👌🏻 and what about the matching button pin? you can find it on my threadless shop

#patch #sew on patch #embroidery #frog #black toad #toad #nature #animals #outfit #outfit ideas #lOll3 #loll3shop

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littlealienproducts · 9 months

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Rat King Patch by Katiewhittleart

#Katiewhittleart #patch #sew on patch #king ofd rats #king of rats

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somnambulant-seraphim · 9 months

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Here's some progress on my patch pants. These are a pair of old work pants that used to be my brother's, they've got some pretty good pockets! ✧d(•̀ v•̀ )

There's still more patches to add, and still some holes and stains I'd like to cover up, but I think they're coming along quite nicely! (๑^ω^๑) <3

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bird-song-studio · 6 months

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Candle and Sword ⚔️ 🕯️ Hand printed 100% recycled linen patches. Available on my website.

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