Most of my patches were all hand stitched. My second battle jacket im working on, I machine sewed my massive back patch. It turned out OK, ut it could have been done better. The material was basically a large piece of canvas with a silk screen.
My question is, what is your technique? Do you sew small patches with a sewing machine? Are you capable of doing that well?
either way can look great if you do it well, i personally prefer by hand, but ive seen alot of good work with the machine, whatever if more comfortable for you
Sometimes I ask my mom to sew some on with the sewing machine and it's so much faster than hand sewing. Saves a ton of time. I need to learn how to use it myself :P
The reason I went with hand whip stitch is when I used to go to concerts and mosh pits within those venues the patches stayed on and wouldnt fray around the edges and looks good when using a different color thread. IMHO.
Gotta use embroidery thread its very strong and sometimes tent and awning thread. Id get that shit at a army surplus store. Gotta fuckin find my old jackets!!!!! Damn it!! Lol!!
Yeah sewing by hand is the way to go imo. And it doesnt really take that long to do one patch, at least for me patch jackets are more a long-term project anyway so doing them one at a time isnt that annoying. For BPs I can maybe see the point of a machine, but you only do a BP once so I found it worthwhile to just sit down and take the time to do it properly by hand
I sew EVERYTHING by hand, including back patches. I started that way because I felt it would add a deeper personal touch (I'm a sentimental fuck), now I do it because at its thickest point my German style vest has six layers and at its thinnest, three (it's made from two vests and I overlap patches, plus I've added pockets and whatever). About half of it can't even be fully penetrated by a handheld needle, so I have to stitch to the outer surface and not all the way through.
Sounds like you need to find yourself another jacket brada!!! I have 2 but can't find them I haven't worn them since 1991. Probably eaten by every fuckin moth on the planet by now.
Well that explains those crazy jackets with overlapping patches. I would figure it needs to be done with a machine. Going by hand through such thickness must be a painful with a needle.
Nope! There was very few at least where I lived that had that many patches pre- internet we all handsewed over hand or whip stitched some had mommy or granny sew them on a machine. I wish I had my jacket here with me id show you guys what a true 80s jacket looked liked. There's a couple on the web I'm sure. Ripping your sleeves off was not very common and if you were in with a group of guys you put what ever patches were available at the record stores or what your group listened too at the time. Keep mind we were all teenagers 1982-1990. We hand stitched mostly.
Machine is best. Infinitely stronger stiches. About 500%-1000% faster. Neater. Nicer. Cleaner. The foot of the machine keeps your patch in place. I found a used machine in my area on a buy/sell website for like 70 bucks Canadian. So worth it. No way my vest would have turned out as neat without a machine. And again. The stitches are waaaaay stronger!
I borrow my mom's sewing machine. Old school sewing machine from West Germany. Problem for me is the machine moves too fast and i worry I might fuck up the stitch if im doing a small 2 x 2 patch.
If done right with heavy duty tent awning and sometimes fishing line with a whip stitch those fuckers aren't coming off even if you thru a M80 at it. Jacket looks more hand done IMHO but machine is good too. I never knew how to use one so I had to hand stitch and if you want your pockets to work sorry hand stitch is mandatory bud!! But hey!!! Its all personal preference!! Looks good what ever you use. I just used liked to hand stitch blasting thrash metal in my little ears back in the day while doing it!!
Yeah my machine has a pressure sensitive pedal you can go slow or fast.
Upholstery Thread is the best choice. Thin diameter, rot proof, water proof, rip proof.
Well obviously youd have to stitch where pockets are by hand... but as for the rest of the vest's patches id choose machine. My vest would have taken 5-10 times longer if i sewed it by hand. Too tedious. I used to sew all my old vests by hand. No way id even attempt to waste that much time hand sewing an all-over kutte. My vest has over 25 hours on the machine this figure would be 100 hours or more sewn by hand.. my verdict; fuck that!
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this was sold out when I got there had to get the one with vegemite on it instead
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Got this one available for trade :)
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I even think they have all the border colors available there. Forgive me for not remembering the original distros name
Unfortunately I haven’t seen the ptpp one in person, but in pictures it looks incredible. This one is stunning in per
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grime81 on
either way can look great if you do it well, i personally prefer by hand, but ive seen alot of good work with the machine, whatever if more comfortable for you
Thrashattck94 on
I ask my mum to do the sewing because I am to sewing what a man with bollards for hands is to pottery.
Piss on
We all would have guessed.
jenn_devilz on
i sew mine by hand. i'll post my camo work in progress after i get moved next week.
Metaldemon on
I hand sewn my patches on using a whip stitch on all of them.
Suff Sleazy on
Sometimes I ask my mom to sew some on with the sewing machine and it's so much faster than hand sewing. Saves a ton of time. I need to learn how to use it myself :P
John Christ on
I like the ritual of listening to the band you sew on, gettin a little bit drunk and sewing it on by hand.
jenn_devilz on
If i could drink I totally would do that next time!!! The medicine I need wont allow me to drink alcohol :(
John Christ on
I guess it works fine without getting wasted aswell, haha.
Metaldemon on
The reason I went with hand whip stitch is when I used to go to concerts and mosh pits within those venues the patches stayed on and wouldnt fray around the edges and looks good when using a different color thread. IMHO.
metalmaciejmetal on
That's seems like a really time consuming method. Do you use thick threads that would actually have enough contrast?
I've seen those ones with white thread on black patches, looks pretty cool but i don't know how they manage that with such thick threads.
Metaldemon on
Gotta use embroidery thread its very strong and sometimes tent and awning thread. Id get that shit at a army surplus store. Gotta fuckin find my old jackets!!!!! Damn it!! Lol!!
TStorm on
Yeah sewing by hand is the way to go imo. And it doesnt really take that long to do one patch, at least for me patch jackets are more a long-term project anyway so doing them one at a time isnt that annoying. For BPs I can maybe see the point of a machine, but you only do a BP once so I found it worthwhile to just sit down and take the time to do it properly by hand
Queen Catsie on
I sew EVERYTHING by hand, including back patches. I started that way because I felt it would add a deeper personal touch (I'm a sentimental fuck), now I do it because at its thickest point my German style vest has six layers and at its thinnest, three (it's made from two vests and I overlap patches, plus I've added pockets and whatever). About half of it can't even be fully penetrated by a handheld needle, so I have to stitch to the outer surface and not all the way through.
Metaldemon on
Sounds like you need to find yourself another jacket brada!!! I have 2 but can't find them I haven't worn them since 1991. Probably eaten by every fuckin moth on the planet by now.
Queen Catsie on
Hahaha never!
Mine's only four years old... I've tried to start side projects but I just can't follow through haha
Metaldemon on
Understandable. I need to dig that shit up. Now I'm motivated!!. I've got fuckin patches and pins I sewed on there from 1983.
Queen Catsie on
Holy shit! Definitely do, would love to see.
metalmaciejmetal on
Well that explains those crazy jackets with overlapping patches. I would figure it needs to be done with a machine. Going by hand through such thickness must be a painful with a needle.
Metaldemon on
Nope! There was very few at least where I lived that had that many patches pre- internet we all handsewed over hand or whip stitched some had mommy or granny sew them on a machine. I wish I had my jacket here with me id show you guys what a true 80s jacket looked liked. There's a couple on the web I'm sure. Ripping your sleeves off was not very common and if you were in with a group of guys you put what ever patches were available at the record stores or what your group listened too at the time. Keep mind we were all teenagers 1982-1990. We hand stitched mostly.
MetalHorror on
Machine is best. Infinitely stronger stiches. About 500%-1000% faster. Neater. Nicer. Cleaner. The foot of the machine keeps your patch in place. I found a used machine in my area on a buy/sell website for like 70 bucks Canadian. So worth it. No way my vest would have turned out as neat without a machine. And again. The stitches are waaaaay stronger!
metalmaciejmetal on
I borrow my mom's sewing machine. Old school sewing machine from West Germany. Problem for me is the machine moves too fast and i worry I might fuck up the stitch if im doing a small 2 x 2 patch.
Metaldemon on
If done right with heavy duty tent awning and sometimes fishing line with a whip stitch those fuckers aren't coming off even if you thru a M80 at it. Jacket looks more hand done IMHO but machine is good too. I never knew how to use one so I had to hand stitch and if you want your pockets to work sorry hand stitch is mandatory bud!! But hey!!! Its all personal preference!! Looks good what ever you use. I just used liked to hand stitch blasting thrash metal in my little ears back in the day while doing it!!
MetalHorror on
Yeah my machine has a pressure sensitive pedal you can go slow or fast.
Upholstery Thread is the best choice. Thin diameter, rot proof, water proof, rip proof.
Well obviously youd have to stitch where pockets are by hand... but as for the rest of the vest's patches id choose machine. My vest would have taken 5-10 times longer if i sewed it by hand. Too tedious. I used to sew all my old vests by hand. No way id even attempt to waste that much time hand sewing an all-over kutte. My vest has over 25 hours on the machine this figure would be 100 hours or more sewn by hand.. my verdict; fuck that!
Metaldemon on
2 thumbs up MetalHorror my brada!!!!............... What's a kutte by the way?
MetalHorror on
Thanks man!!
Its the German term for a vest completely covered by patches
Metaldemon on
Gotcha!!! Learn somethin new everyday.