Embroidered Patches – cost effective and long term appeal

A company that wants to implement a uniform often goes for printed shirts or the like, with logos on the shirts attached through an embroidery, sewn on, iron or adhesive process. These are often chosen due to their convenience and price. But what many people don’t know is that embroidered patches are made nowadays using computerised machines that enable the mass production of such embroidered patches.

How Its Made

Embroidered patches are an important part of almost all types of uniforms and are used extensively by government workers, military personnel, as well as private employees. The use of embroidered patches stretches back over several thousand years to the civilizations of China, India, the Middle-East, and South America. Making embroidered patches was once a painfully slow and time consuming process, with each patch requiring the attention of a single craftsman. However now, it’s much faster, with computerized machinery able to mass-produce embroidered patches of any color, size, or design.

Be Identified

Embroidered patches can be a great way for any organisation, institute, or company to get recognised. The bright and easily identifiable colors of the embroidered patch shows off the logo of the organisation clearly. When considering a logo design, it’s usually asked whether the logo patch is for one-time use or for long term wearing. If it’s for long term wearing the patch should be professionally sewn onto the garment rather than a less durable process such a iron or with velcro backing.

The Advantages

Even after multiple washes and a long period of time of usage, embroidered patches still show their vivid design and heavy texture. They are still beautiful to look at and rarely fade unlike low quality iron on or screen printed designs. And when selecting the patches, black or dark colors are more suitable as the background with white or light colored text. This looks cleaner for longer as patches with a white backing will tend to dis-colour and show more dirt over time.

So when considering a company patch or an organisation logo for uniforms, caps, bags, and jackets,  patches which are sewn on with dark backing and a lighter contrasting logo are the way to go for maximum durability and appeal.