Custom Patches in Oklahoma City, Made and Set by Hand
Patching is a patch made for you and then set onto the piece by hand. The patch carries the idea - a saying, a symbol, a name, a joke - and the piece it lands on is whatever you want wearing it: a cap, a jean jacket, a bag, a cover you already own.
Not sure it is the right method for what you have in mind? Compare all three methods and we will tell you which one your job wants.
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It is the right call when
- Trucker caps and headwear. Hats come first here, and they are still what most people walk in holding. A patch reads across the front panel from a room away.
- Jean jackets and denim. A back panel, a chest, a sleeve, and a jacket that gets added to over years rather than finished in one go.
- Bags, totes and belt bags. A piece you carry every day, where a patch does the work a monogram would do on something quieter.
- Bible covers, planner covers and journals. Covers are the second thing people ask for after hats, and the piece most often brought in rather than bought new.
- Slippers, sneakers and the pieces nobody expects. Pins and chains too. If you are holding something odd, ask.
Working the other way round? Full color or photographic artwork may suit a DTF transfer better. A company logo on a uniform may want embroidery.
Worth knowing
A patch is a small made object - your idea worked up as its own piece, then set onto whatever it is going to live on. Nothing here comes off a rack. Every patch is made to order, which is why the starting point is what you want it to say rather than a page of stock designs to pick from. Anything can be patched: hats first, then bible covers, planner covers, bags, slippers, jean jackets, pins and chains. Setting it on the piece is done by hand, one at a time, in Oklahoma City. And you do not have to buy a blank from us to start - bring the cap you already wear, the jacket that has been in the closet for years, the bag you carry every day, and we will work from there. Not a hat person? You just have not found the right one.
What to send us
Send whatever you have - even if what you have is a sentence.
A vector file
.pdf or .svg. Lines and lettering stay sharp at any size, which is what lets the same design be sized for a cap front or a jacket back. Working in .ai or .eps? Zip it first and the form will take it.
A large PNG or JPG
The bigger the better. A screenshot of a font you like, or a sketch on paper shot straight on, both give us enough to draw from.
A photo of the piece
The cap, the jacket, the cover you want patched. Knowing the piece often decides the shape of the patch.
Say what you want
Most patch jobs start here. A saying, a name, an inside joke - type the words and we will talk it through rather than have you give up on the form.
How a patch job runs
1. You send the piece and the idea
The cap, jacket or cover you already own, or a blank we bring, plus your saying, sketch or file.
2. We quote it
A real number for your piece, from the person who is about to make it, priced to your artwork, not a calculator.
3. We build the patch and settle placement
Size, shape and placement get decided, and we say if anything wants simplifying.
4. You approve the mock
The number is confirmed once you approve the final mock, and nothing goes on before you have seen it.
5. It gets made, by hand, here
In the shop in Yukon, inside the Oklahoma City metro, by Stephanie, one piece at a time.
6. The design stays on record
So the second one, or a set for everyone who asks, is a message rather than starting over.
Questions people ask first
Can you put a patch on a jean jacket?
Yes, and denim is one of the pieces patching suits best. A jacket gives you a back panel, a chest and two sleeves, so the question is usually how big and where rather than whether. Denim is heavy, and a jacket has somewhere to put things. It is also the garment people add to over years rather than finish in one go, so leaving room is part of the layout. Bring the jacket you already wear, or send a photo of it, and we will lay out where the patch sits before anything is made. Both are normal starting points here. If you would rather we supplied the jacket, we can bring a blank instead. The patch itself is built from your idea rather than picked off a rack, it is set on the piece by hand in the shop, and nothing goes onto your jacket before you have approved the mock.
Iron-on or sewn on - which do I get?
We set the patch on the piece by hand, and we choose the attachment that suits the fabric it is going onto - a structured cap panel, heavy denim and a soft slipper do not all want the same thing. We tell you which one your piece is getting before it runs.
Can I bring my own hat or jacket?
Yes. Plenty of jobs start as a photo of something you already own - the cap you wear anyway, a jacket out of the closet, a bag or a cover. Bring the piece and we will work from there. Tell us where you want the patch and we will tell you whether the fabric and the seams allow it.
Can I have a patch of my own idea rather than one of yours?
That is the usual way round, and it is the reason there is no page of stock designs to pick from. Every patch is made to order, so the starting point is your idea: a saying, a symbol, a name, a joke that makes sense to about six people. Send the words and we will build them into something that reads at the size it has to read at, on the piece it is going onto. You do not need a file to start. A sentence typed into the quote form is enough, and so is a sketch on paper shot straight on, or a screenshot of a font you like. If you already have artwork, send that instead and we will work from it. We will tell you before anything runs if the idea wants simplifying to hold up at patch size, and you approve the mock before it is made.
Got something in mind? Let's make it yours.
Send a patch, a photo, or just tell us the vibe. If it's a rough idea, even better. We'll figure it out together.