If you wish to change the style of a garment, bed cushion, blanket or even a lampshade then one good way to achieve that is to use an embroidery patch. Many people feel that an embroidery patch is used only to cover holes that come up in garments. Nevertheless these patches could be a great way to accessorize an outfit also to spice up a well used pillow�the list is just as endless as the imagination.
To get started with making your patch it is important to start by having all your supplies in place. But before you go to have your supplies take time and choose the pattern and style of your patch. Drawing out the design that you like in full color in conjunction with smaller details like the stitches that you are going to be using will make your supply buying less difficult. This step may also make sure that you will know exactly how your final design will look. Any changes that you want to create in the design and pattern might be best made now.
The advantage of making an embroidery patch on your own is that you may not merely make use of a pattern in the design but can use a mixture of words and patterns, words alone or patterns solely. It’s also possible to create your patch specific with a purpose. For instance if you want to brighten up a biker jacket or a garden club bag then you could use a design specific to that particular purpose.
The supplies that you’ll need are embroidery cloth which should be medium heavy so that it is capable of supporting the patch design, embroidery threads in colors on the design, sewing scissors, an embroidery machine or needles if you do not want to use a piece of equipment, backing paper, iron on adhesive or glue.
After you have transferred the style on paper you should trace it to the cloth. If you want a border for your design make certain that it is drawn slightly thick to enable you to embroider easily into it. Fix the backing paper on the wrong side of your drawing then fix the embroidery hoop over the pattern making sure that the pattern falls in the exact center of your hoop. Employing an embroidery hoop makes sure that your design is embroidered in a very taut manner and doesn’t look loopy and loose.
When you’ve completed these steps it is time to get moving. Start embroidering your patch inside out being sure that you use a rather higher thread count around the border. This may make your patch look almost commercially made lending a qualified overall look to it.
After you’ve completed making your embroidery patch take it off carefully from the hoop and slowly tear off the backing paper. Now cut the patch from your cloth leaving some seam space. You can tuck the seam at the back of the patch, glue on another item of fabric onto it and attach a pin to it or you can cut the excess seam and apply an iron on adhesive and have it ready for usage.