Tutorial by Navpreet Singh [email protected] DIY Embroidered Patch @navthursday

You Will Need:

• Fabric of your choice, not too loosely or tightly woven e.g. Linen or Cotton • Fabric of your choice for the back of the patch • Hoop • Embroidery Needle (they have bigger eyes than normal needles for the size of your floss) • Embroidery Floss • Scissors • Hemming Web • Pen or Pencil • Iron • (optional) Navpreet Singh

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Cut your fabric slightly larger than the Trace your design onto the back of the Embroidery floss is multi-stranded, embroidery hoop. fabric. commonly with 6 strands. Place fabric between hoops and make sure Hold fabric and design against a window Split the floss so you have 3 strands fabric is taut and held securely. for some light if it’s hard to see. and pull apart slowly.

4 5 6 Knot the end of your floss and start from the back of the fabric. My preferred stitch is the split stitch. If this is your first time doing Once you run out of embroidery or you need to change colours finish your embroidery have a look online for stitch by splitting the floss and double knotting it. beginner tutorials so you can find the Trim the excess thread so it doesn’t get caught in the rest of your stitches. stitch that works best for you. Navpreet Singh

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Measure and draw out how big you want your patch to be. Take into account the space needed to stitch around the edges of your patch For smaller details like the fire and facial features I use 2 strands of embroidery (I marked out 5mm). floss. Cut the backing fabric to the desire Ensure you keep the fabric taut in your embroidery hoop as you continue to work. size of your patch.

10 11 12 To prevent your patch from fraying, you will need to the edges. Bond your embroidered piece to the Mark out 10mm and 20mm around the edge of backing fabric by sandwiching hemming the backing fabric. Fold the edges over again along the web between the back of your embroidered Cut around the 20mm line. backing fabric, pin and stitch it down piece and the backing fabric. Fold the fabric along the 10mm line, pin, I used a sewing machine however you can Cover with a very damp cloth and iron. iron then stitch this down. do this by hand. Navpreet Singh

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There you have it... Pin your patch to wherever you want it to Stitch it on once you’re happy with the Your DIY Embroidered Patch! be seen. placement.

You can also finish off your patches by using a around the edges as shown in the heart and sunflower patch. Or use the sewing machine and Zigzag stitch 5mm-10mm within the raw edge as shown in the toilet roll patch.

If you wish to create a patch on black fabric, trace your design on tear away stabiliser, then tack it onto the back of your fabric.