Custom patches without a bulk minimum
Custom patches no minumum
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Custom patches without a bulk minimum
Custom patches with no minimum order are what most people are looking for, and Super Label Store comes as close as the machines allow: custom patches from 10 pieces per design, at $97, with no setup fee and no artwork charge. That is the whole price for ten finished, fully custom embroidered patches.
Most suppliers in this category start at 50, 100 or 250. If you need patches for a squad of twelve, a market stall or a first product run, that minimum is the thing standing between you and an order.
It is also the reason most people end up here in the first place. You have a design, you know roughly how many you need, and then the quote form asks for a quantity that is five or twenty times what you actually want. At that point you either order far too many and hope the design was right, or you give up and the garments go out unbranded. Neither is a good outcome, and neither is necessary: the machine that stitches 500 patches is the same machine that stitches 10.
What changes is how a supplier chooses to handle the setup cost. The rest of this page explains exactly how that works, what it costs at 10 pieces, and the one detail about minimums that catches people out.
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About the phrase "no minimum"
Worth being straight about this, because the search results are full of it.
Almost nobody in this industry truly has no minimum. Embroidery and weaving both require a machine setup per design, and that setup costs the same whether it produces one patch or a thousand. A supplier advertising "no minimum" is usually doing one of three things: charging a setup fee on top, pricing a single piece at $30 or $40, or quietly applying a minimum at checkout.
We have a minimum, and it is 10. No setup fee, no artwork fee, no digitizing charge. $97 for ten patches, which works out at $9.70 each.
That is not zero. But for almost everyone searching for "no minimum patches", ten is functionally the same thing, and it comes with a number you can actually plan around.
No minimum custom patches: what 10 pieces costs
Super Label Store applies a low minimum across the range, not only on patches.
- Embroidery patches: From 10 pieces per design, $97
- Woven patches: From 10 pieces per design, $97
- Woven labels: From 5 pieces per design, $43
- Keychains and key tags: From 10 pieces per design, $130
- Care labels: From 100 pieces, $45
- Hang tags: From 100 pieces, $63
- Setup fee: None
- Artwork and digitizing: Included, no charge
- Proof: Free digital proof, plus a free photo proof of a real sample patch
Woven labels have the lowest minimum in the range at 5 pieces from $43, because weaving a label needs less machine time to set up than stitching a patch.
The catch nobody explains: the minimum is per design
This is the thing that costs people money, and it is worth understanding before you order.
Ten patches of one design is one minimum. Ten different designs is ten minimums.
The reason is the setup. Every distinct design has to be digitized and the machine has to be configured for it. That work is the same whether the run is ten pieces or ten thousand, which is why the minimum attaches to the design rather than to the order.
What that means in practice:
- One club logo, ten members: one design, one minimum. Straightforward.
- Ten members each with their own name: ten designs, so 100 patches.
- A three-piece back patch set: three designs, so 30 patches.
If your run has several different designs, request a quote rather than working through the configurator. Super Label Store prices multi-design runs directly, and that is almost always cheaper than ordering each one separately.
A common approach that works well: order one shared design at volume, and individual variants only where they are genuinely needed.
What you get for $97
Ten finished patches, made to your own artwork, with nothing held back as an upgrade. Every shape, colour count, coverage level, border and backing option is included in that price, and so is the artwork work and both proofs.
There is no version of the product that costs less because something was left out. The full specification, from sizes to the seven backing options, is on our custom embroidery patches page.
What is worth saying here rather than there: none of it changes with quantity. A run of ten gets the same materials, the same machines and the same checks as a run of a thousand. The only thing that changes is the price per piece.
Why the minimum exists at all
Useful to know if you are comparing suppliers, because it explains where the real costs sit.
An embroidered patch is stitched by a machine following a digitized file. Making that file, loading it, threading the machine with your colours and running a test costs the same for one patch as for a thousand. That fixed cost is the minimum.
What varies with quantity is thread, twill and machine time, and those are a small share of a ten-piece order. That is why $97 for ten works out at $9.70 each while a run of 500 lands far lower per piece.
So the honest version is this: a low minimum is not a discount, it is a supplier choosing to absorb setup on small runs. We do that because a brand ordering ten patches this year often orders five hundred next year.
Who orders in tens rather than hundreds
- Clubs, teams and crews searching for embroidered patches with no minimum to outfit a group of ten to thirty people
- New clothing and streetwear brands testing a design before committing to production quantities
- Etsy sellers and makers whose whole output is twenty pieces a month
- Squadrons, units and specialty teams where the group is genuinely small
- Events and one-off runs where five hundred patches would be five hundred too many
- Anyone prototyping who wants a real finished patch in hand before scaling up
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you really have no minimum on custom patches?
No supplier truly has none, and we would rather be straight about that. Super Label Store has a minimum of 10 patches per design at $97, with no setup fee, no artwork charge and no digitizing charge. Suppliers advertising zero minimum usually apply a setup fee or price a single piece at $30 to $40 instead.
What is the minimum order for custom patches?
Ten pieces per design at Super Label Store, from $97. Most suppliers in this category start at 50, 100 or 250 pieces.
Can I order just one patch?
Not through the configurator. The machine setup for a single design costs the same as for ten, so a one-piece order would have to carry the whole setup cost and would end up more expensive per patch than ordering ten. If you genuinely need one, request a quote and we will tell you honestly whether it makes sense.
Is there a setup fee or an artwork fee?
No. Digitizing your artwork, preparing the production file and the proof are all included in the price. $97 is the full cost of ten patches.
Does the minimum apply per order or per design?
Per design. Ten patches carrying the same artwork is one minimum. Ten different designs is ten minimums, because each one needs its own setup. For a run with several designs, request a quote instead of using the configurator.
What is the minimum for woven labels?
Five pieces from $43, the lowest minimum in our range. Weaving a label takes less setup than stitching a patch, which is why the threshold is lower.
Do custom woven patches have a no minimum option?
They carry the same minimum of 10. Custom woven patches at Super Label Store also start at 10 pieces per design from $97, with the same sizes, borders and backings as embroidered patches.
Do you offer custom iron on patches with no minimum?
Same minimum as every other backing. Iron-on is one of seven backing options on the same patch, so a run of iron-on patches starts at 10 pieces from $97.
Does the price per patch drop at higher quantities?
Yes, substantially. The setup cost is fixed, so it spreads thinner as the quantity rises. The design tool shows the price at each quantity as you adjust it, so you can compare 10, 50 and 200 before deciding.
How long does a small order take?
The same as a large one: 8 to 12 business days plus shipping, counted from your approval of the proof. Rush production runs in 4 to 8 business days for $85 per design, available from 200 pieces.
Can I see the patch before the full run is made?
Yes, twice. A free digital proof arrives immediately for you to print at actual size, and you can tick the free photo proof to see a photograph of one real sample patch before the rest of the run starts.
Order from 10 pieces
Set your shape, size, coverage, border and backing, then upload your artwork. Free proof, no setup fee, $97 for ten patches.
Custom keychains start at 10 pieces from $130, also with no setup fee. Labelling garments instead? Custom woven labels start at 5 pieces from $43.