Saturday, 4 May 2013

How To Make A Custom Patch Design Easily At Home

By Wanda Vaughn


Custom patch design is used to add style to a piece of cloth. Many uniforms have it like the fire fighters uniform, the police, and the military and also other clubs. If you want one of these for your own you can either get them through the internet by buying them online or you can just make one yourself. Before making an order on which one to go for you have to choose the size, style, color and shape that will please you. After placing the order you will have to wait for some days for your goods to be shipped to you. Making one yourself will definitely help you to save money. You only need to follow certain steps to make your own piece.

Choosing designs may be difficult but you need to know the designing beforehand. If you are finding it hard to come up with a design then you can look at some of them online you will find quite a number that you can choose from. If you are artistic in nature and love art then you can make your own designing which is not common. Do not choose a design that is too overcrowded with words because it will not look as nice as it should.

You need to ensure that the message you want to pass on using this piece of art is visible and can be easily seen by your audience. You need to keep it simple. Do not use a lot of words that may make it look more crowded. You require a shape for your patch. You can choose from among the different shapes which you can find in the internet. If you have your own shape then the better.

Backing is the next thing you have to do. There are various backing methods which can be done one is the plastic one which will make the piece to be more stiff and can be able to stand be on its own without getting folded. The other way you can do your backing is by using your iron to stick it on the clothing.

You need to put a border on your patch to add beauty. You can use the merrowed border which is wrapped around the edge of this piece. The die cut border is where you cut out the shape of the design that you want.

Consider a size that is appropriates for this patch. A ruler is used to measure the required size that will be needed for the item. Knowing the size will allow you to get the required measurements that will be used when placing the designs.

It is advisable that you maintain about a quarter inch when doing your lettering on the piece of art. If use a smaller inch other than this then it will ruin your designing. The final step is to do embroidery to ensure everything is in place.

Now you can be able to get your own beautiful piece of custom patch design through using your own hands. It will enable you save on cost and you will get the experience from doing this. You will be proud to know that the patch you have on your cloth is made by your own hands.




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