The perfect embroidery patch solution. Your logo. Your shape. Your patch.

✓ Any shape, any size from 1.5 to 9 inches. Not a fixed catalogue of templates.
✓ Custom patches from 10 pieces for $97. A real low minimum, not a bulk-only order.
✓ Seven backings. Sew-on, iron-on, 3M adhesive, velcro, plastic or keychain.
✓ Up to 9 thread colors included. Neon and metallic lurex available.
✓ Free digital proof before production. Nothing is stitched until you approve it.

Custom embroidery patches, made to your shape

Most suppliers sell custom embroidery patches from a fixed list of shapes. We build the patch around your artwork instead: any outline, anywhere from 1.5 to 9 inches, on a twill base with polyester embroidery threads.

Order custom patches from 10 pieces for $97. Choose your coverage, your backing and your border, upload your design, and we email you a digital proof. Nothing goes to the machines until you approve it.

Custom embroidery patch specifications

Choosing your size

Size drives both the look and the price, so it is worth deciding before you design. Larger patches carry more detail, but they also carry more stitches, which costs more and takes longer.

Coverage: 50%, 75% or 100%

Coverage is how much of the patch surface is covered by embroidery thread rather than left as visible twill. It changes the appearance, the stitch count, the production time and the price.

Higher coverage means a higher stitch count, which means more thread and more machine time. That is the whole reason for the price difference, and it is also why a 100% coverage patch takes longer to produce than a 50% one.

A simple rule: pick 50% for the most economical option and a classic look, 75% when you want a premium finish without paying for full embroidery, and 100% when maximum visual impact is the point.

Backings

• Sew-on. The most durable option and the standard for anything that will be washed repeatedly or worn hard.
• Iron-on. Heat-activated backing, applied with a household iron. Convenient, but not for dry-clean-only garments or heavily textured fabric.
• 3M adhesive. Peel and stick. Best for hard surfaces, cases and short-term applications rather than garments.
• Single velcro (hook or loop). Pairs with a panel already fitted to the garment or gear.
• Double velcro. Hook and loop supplied together, so you can attach it to anything.
• Plastic backing. Stiffens the patch so it holds its shape rather than following the fabric.
• Keychain. Turns the patch into a standalone product for merchandise and giveaways.

Velcro is the usual choice for tactical and uniform work, where patches need to be swapped rather than committed to. Sew-on remains the right answer for fashion and anything with a long service life.

Merrowed or laser-cut border

A merrowed edge is a thick overlocked border stitched around the perimeter. It is the classic patch look, it seals the edge completely, and it suits simple outlines: circles, ovals, rectangles, shields.

A laser-cut edge follows the exact outline of your artwork with a thin sealed border. This is what makes irregular and intricate shapes possible, because an overlock machine cannot follow sharp inner angles.

In short: simple shape, merrowed. Complex shape, laser cut. If your outline has narrow points or inward corners, laser cut is the only option that will hold them.

What embroidery can and cannot reproduce

Thread is not ink. The most common reason an embroidered patch proof comes back needing changes is artwork that was designed for print. Before you upload:

• Text needs 3.5 to 4 mm of width minimum. Below that, letters fill in and become unreadable. This is roughly twice what a woven label needs, because embroidery stitches are much thicker.
• Gradients and shadows do not exist in thread. They will be reduced to solid color blocks. Design in flat colors from the start.
• Photographs cannot be embroidered. They have to be redrawn as a simplified illustration.
• Very fine lines disappear. Hairlines and thin outlines either vanish or thicken into blobs.
• Serif and thin fonts perform badly. Bold sans-serif reads best at patch scale.
• Small detail wants a bigger patch. If your design will not simplify, the answer is usually a larger size rather than finer stitching.

The digital proof exists to catch all of this before anything is stitched, which is why we do not start production until you approve it.

Embroidered or woven patches?

Embroidery uses thick thread laid on top of a twill base, giving a raised, textured, tactile finish. It is the right choice when you want presence and a classic patch feel.

Woven patches use much finer threads worked into a flat surface, which holds far more detail in a smaller area and produces a thinner, smoother patch. Choose woven when your design has small lettering, fine linework or many colors in a tight space.

If your artwork is essentially a logo with text, and the patch is under 2.5 inches, woven will usually reproduce it better than embroidery will.

How the proof and production timing works

This is the part worth reading before you order, because patch timing works differently from our other products.

1. You place your order and upload your artwork.
2. We send a digital proof by email within 1 to 2 business days, showing colors and design specifications. You approve it or request changes through the portal linked in that email.
3. Production starts after you approve the proof, not when you place the order. Color selection and machine setup happen at this point.
4. Standard production is 8 to 12 business days from approval, plus shipping. Rush is 4 to 8 business days for $85 per design, available from 200 pieces.
5. Your confirmed ship date appears in your account once everything is approved.

If you are working to a deadline, build in the proof stage. A day spent approving artwork is a day production has not started.

Custom patches with a low minimum

Ten pieces is a real order, not a sample allowance. Most patch suppliers start at 50 or 100, which forces a small brand, a club or a single team to buy four times what they need and store the rest.

Our minimum applies per design, so ten custom patches of one artwork is a complete order. If you need three different designs, that is three orders of ten. Pricing scales from there with no ceiling, so the same page serves a ten-piece test run and a ten-thousand-piece production order.

Who orders custom embroidery patches

• Fashion and streetwear brands adding embroidered patches to jackets, caps, denim and bags
• Military, tactical and law enforcement units where velcro backing and durability matter more than anything else
• Fire, rescue and emergency services needing consistent unit insignia across a roster
• Sports teams and clubs ordering custom patches in small runs for a squad rather than a season's stock
• Schools and universities producing embroidered badges, mascots and achievement patches
• Corporate and workwear programs standardising branded uniform patches
• Makers, crafters and events ordering personalized patches where 10 pieces is the whole order and that is fine

Design your custom embroidered patches

Set your shape, size, coverage, backing and border in our online patch maker, upload your artwork, and we will send your free digital proof within two business days. From 10 custom embroidery patches for $97.

Finishing a garment rather than a jacket? Pair patches with woven brand labels for the neck, satin care labels for the seam and printed hang tags for retail.