Assignment 20 - Dani Fauzi

How to embroider a patch

Ever wanted to stab a needle multiple times into a piece of fabric in order to stick it onto another piece of fabric, like a jacket or your holey pants? This is a blog post for you. 

For this, you will need:
Embroidery floss in colors you want...individual skeins are around 50 cents each, or you can get a multipack with a bunch of colors for a few bucks
Embroidery needles . they are not your average needles--the eye is larger for passage of the floss
An embroidery hoop. Plastic, though uglier, is preferable to wood because plastic hoops have a lip on the rim that better keep your fabric in place.
Fabric. Can’t be stretchy, try canvas or linen or cotton or cut up a pair of old khaki pants
A pen 
Fraycheck, to prevent fraying after cutting out the patch

1- Come up with an idea of a patch. I can’t really help you here but it should be kind of simple and not have too many words. Think of your favorite band, a simple logo, etc.
2 - draw your idea onto the fabric.
3 - Put your fabric in the hoop. Place the inner hoop, lip side up, on a surface and lay the fabric on top. Place the outer hoop over, and with the aid of the lip, pull the fabric taut while you tighten the screw on the outer hoop for smooth fabric.
4 - thread the floss through the eye of the needle, and tie a knot on the longer end of the floss
5 - make your first stitch: put the needle through the fabric from the back to the front, pulling all the way until the knot is flush against the back of the fabric
6 - continue stitching along the design you’ve drawn. 
7 - when you’re done, use a satin stitch, or a bunch of single stitches laid down next to each other, to put a border around your design 
8 - loosen the hoop, take out the fabric, cut out your finished patched, and douse the edges in fraycheck to protect your finished product.
9 - use a running stitch to affix the patch to an item of your choice!