sekiryu Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 And don't say hiring professional help I've got some patches that need sewing, but the problem is, I don't have a sewing machine, and hand sewing seems impossible because the damn thing won't stay still, and then when I reinsert the needle from the back side of the uniform, it ends up being way off from where it needs to be. I can get access to a sewing machine....but it's buried in a storage facility... Link to post Share on other sites
DirtyMoFo Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 i hand stitched my name tapes, they were very very stiff material to stitch through, so i used a pair of pliers to get the needle through Link to post Share on other sites
Flakdragon Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 You have to use pins to hold the patch in place, then sew. As you sew past the pins, remove them. Link to post Share on other sites
sekiryu Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I still can't get past the problem of not having x-ray vision and not being able to tell where on the patch the needle is reinserting. Link to post Share on other sites
M14 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I hand stich every patch on my fatiuges. After sewing a few patches it becomes easier. You dont need a machine. Just pin the patch to the shirt, stitch it, then take the pins out. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Make sure when your doing it though you keep checking that its on right. My friend had it on right, and when he was doing it it shifted alittle and by the time he was done it was way off. Link to post Share on other sites
Bengali Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 dont use pins or anything, get some Iron Tape, place it under the patch then iron it and it will hold firmly in place for you to sew, as for re-inserting, slowley poke the needle through and use trial and error. the longer you do it the quicker it becomes. Link to post Share on other sites
newbkiller Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 do each corner first very heavy. then do the sides. Link to post Share on other sites
Bengali Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 do each corner first very heavy. then do the sides. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no dont, its likley it wont lay flat (unless you use the Iron Tape) your local haberdashery should stock it. http://www.sewessential.co.uk/Category.asp?CategoryID=468 this is what your looking for. makes patch sewing a piece of ######. Link to post Share on other sites
sekiryu Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Bleh--I don't want to buy more *beep*, I just want to use what I have Link to post Share on other sites
Bengali Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 its like $4, but meh, if you want to do it with just what you have then do so, its not hard, just go for it and dont stop till its finished. its easy once you get the hang of it Link to post Share on other sites
Xantos Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I took my shirt&patches to a tailor...cheap & professionaly stitched. Link to post Share on other sites
Curious Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Get needle, get thread, give it a go. Then give up and be a real man - get mummy to do it. Works everytime. Dom Link to post Share on other sites
Armleg Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Wonder web! Think its alot like Bengali's item he mentioned but alittle stronger. No need to sew just iron on. Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdraben Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I've sewn quite a few patches in the brief time that I've been sewing patches. 1-Purchase thread, in either the main color of the patch or the patch border (assuming that you're doing the meatballs, here, so either gold or white). 2-Purchase needles (I assume you did this already) 3-Purchase pins or the afore mentioned irontape-thing 4-Have at it And, as means of warning, do not iron a patch and leave it at that. It will fall off, you will lose it, and you will never see it ever again. Link to post Share on other sites
aznsk8s87 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Have mommy do it? oh... whoops... there goes my secret to perfectly placed patches. Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 There's also a fabric glue made by Croydex i think they're called. Very good stuff. Edit: think it's actually called Copydex Link to post Share on other sites
Garibaldi Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Get a girlfriend Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Use evo-stick. Smear a blob of evo-stick (or any rubber solution glue, like from a bicycle puncture repair kit) on the patch and on your BDUs. Once it's tacky, stick the patch to the BDUs. It'll be held securely in place and you can work around the edges with a needle and thread. Make sure you use a rubber solution glue though. You want a glue that dries floppy. If you use superglue it'll dry as hard blobs. Wonder how long it'll be before somebody arrives to whine about not using patches from real units etc? Link to post Share on other sites
kronic Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Make sure you use an over stitch. If you use a running stitch it won't be strong enough. I always give my auntie my work clothes and uniform when i'm home, so she can sew my patches on Link to post Share on other sites
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