If you want to modify the appearance of a garment, bed cushion, blanket and even a lampshade then one easy way to make it happen is to use an embroidery patch. A lot of people consider that an embroidery patch is commonly used merely to cover up holes that come up in garments. Nevertheless these patches can be a great way to accessorize an outfit and to brighten up a well used pillow¦the list is just as endless as the imagination.
To get started with making your patch you need to start by having all of your supplies in place. But before you set off to get your supplies take time and decide on the pattern and style of your patch. Drawing out the design dogtransfer that you would like in full color in conjunction with smaller details such as the stitches that you are going to be using could make your supply buying much easier. This will also ensure that you can assertain exactly how your final design will appear. Any changes that you would like to make in the design and pattern would be best made now.
The benefit of making an embroidery patch on your own is that you can not just use a pattern in the design but can have a combination of words and patterns, words solely or patterns alone. You can also make your patch specific with a purpose. One example is if you wish to brighten up a biker jacket or a garden club bag then you can definitely have a design specific to that particular purpose.
The supplies that you will need are embroidery cloth which should be medium heavy so that it can support the patch design, embroidery threads in colors of the design, sewing scissors, an embroidery machine or needles should you not wish to use a machine, backing paper, iron on adhesive or glue.
Once you’ve transferred the style on paper you need to trace it to the cloth. If you want a border for your design make certain that it’s drawn slightly thick to enable you to embroider easily onto it. Fix the backing paper towards the wrong side of your drawing and fix the embroidery hoop above the pattern making sure that the pattern falls within the exact center of the hoop. Using an embroidery hoop makes certain that your design is embroidered in a very taut manner and doesn’t look loopy and loose.
After you’ve completed these basic steps it’s about time to make a start. Start embroidering your patch back to front being sure that you utilize a somewhat higher thread count around the border. This will probably make your patch look almost commercially made lending an expert look to it.
When you have completed making your embroidery patch take it off carefully from your hoop and slowly tear off the backing paper. Now cut the patch from the cloth leaving some seam space. It is possible to tuck the seam at the back of the patch, glue on another piece of fabric into it and attach a pin on it or you can cut the surplus seam and employ an iron on adhesive and have it ready for use.