Sewing patches

[sekiryu]

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...

[DirtyMoFo]

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

[Flakdragon]

You have to use pins to hold the patch in place, then sew. As you sew past the pins, remove them.

[sekiryu]

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.

[M14]

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.

[ChrisWPA]

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.

[Bengali]

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.

[newbkiller]

do each corner first very heavy. then do the sides.

[Bengali]

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 ######.

[sekiryu]

Bleh--I don't want to buy more *beep*, I just want to use what I have

[Bengali]

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

[Xantos]

I took my shirt&patches to a tailor...cheap & professionaly stitched.

[Curious]

Get needle, get thread, give it a go.

 

Then give up and be a real man - get mummy to do it.

 

Works everytime.

 

Dom

[Armleg]

Wonder web!

Think its alot like Bengali's item he mentioned but alittle stronger.

 

No need to sew just iron on.

[Jagdraben]

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.

[aznsk8s87]

Have mommy do it?

 

oh... whoops... there goes my secret to perfectly placed patches.

[Squeak]

There's also a fabric glue made by Croydex i think they're called. Very good stuff.

 

Edit: think it's actually called Copydex

[Garibaldi]

Get a girlfriend

[Stealthbomber]

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?

[kronic]

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