How to Make Embroidered Patches
Embroidered patches have a rich history, one that dates back thousands of years to the origin of thread stitched embellishments on clothing. In recent years there's been a huge resurgence in the popularity of DIY embroidered patches, with designs often reflecting today's popular culture and positive themes of empowerment. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to make your own embroidered patches, with a downloadable template containing four designs available to get you started.
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How to make
Download and print out the embroidery patch template. Press your fabric and cut out four squares approx 8” x 8”.
Using a lightbox or a good light source and a fabric pencil or marker, trace each design onto one piece of the fabric. Set aside three of the four designs and place the first one into the hoop.


Start by using a three strand satin stitch to fill in the second heart layer in pink (colour code 205). Next using the lilac floss (colour code 111), three strand satin stitch across the heart, working your way around the letters.






Place the GRL PWR design into the hoop. Using three strands of the yellow floss (colour code 104) fill in the stars with satin stitch, working around the letters. Next, fill in the background with three strands of the pink floss (colour code 205) again with satin stitch.





Place the Good Vibes Only design into the hoop. For the rainbow, use three strands of each colour and fill using a satin stitch. Rainbow colours – red 119, orange 108, yellow 5165, green 209, indigo 857 and violet 113. Next, fill the top part with the white floss (colour code 967), again using three strands and satin stitch, working around the letters. Fill in the letters using four strands of the violet floss and back stitch.



Next, using four strands of the grey floss (colour code 415) go around the shape with a back stitch. Then using three strands of the grey floss, finish with a satin stitch around the shape.
Finish by adding the Heat N Bond.

Place the Be Kind design into the hoop. Start the design by using three strands of the navy floss (colour code 308) to fill in the lettering. Use a combination of satin stitch for the thick parts and backstitch for the thin parts.





Next, using four strands of the navy floss go around the shape with a back stitch. Then using three strands of the navy floss, finish with a satin stitch around the shape. Finish by adding Heat N Bond.



