Full Colour · No Colour Limits · Photo-Quality — No minimum. Fastest turnaround of all patch types.
ABOUT CUSTOM PRINTED PATCHES
Full Colour · No Colour Limits · Photo-Quality — No minimum. Fastest turnaround of all patch types.. Pantone-matched, proofed before a single stitch runs, shipped duty-free to your door.
No minimum. Free proof in 24 hours. Upload your artwork and approve before we produce a single piece.
HOW THEY'RE MADE
Heat and pressure convert dye from solid to gas — which fuses into the polyester fibres at a molecular level. The colour lives inside the fabric, not on top of it. Won't crack, peel, or fade. Requires a white polyester base. Most colour-accurate printed patch process.
Printed onto a special transfer film, then heat-transferred to the patch base. Works on a wider range of base materials than dye-sublimation. Similar visual result. Available on request for applications where the base material requires it.
Any patch order requiring gradients, photography, or unlimited colour range. Embroidery: limited to 14 thread colours, no gradients. PVC: limited to 4 solid colour fills. Printed patches: no colour limit.
Photographs converted to wearable patches. Pet photos, portraits, event photography, artwork — any image can become a patch. For best reproduction: submit high-resolution image at 300dpi minimum.
PRINTED VS EMBROIDERED
Gradients are physically impossible in embroidery. Photography requires continuous-tone colour reproduction — dye-sublimation does this. 15+ colours in a design: printed is more cost-effective.
If the dimensional, tactile quality of raised embroidery thread is part of the visual design, printed can't replicate that. Most military, government, and institutional uniform standards specify embroidered patches.
Event staff ID patches, festival collector patches, sponsor logos. Fastest patch type — which matters when your event window is fixed. No colour limit means sponsor gradient logos reproduce exactly.
Printed patches available with iron-on (cotton/denim) or velcro (any garment) backing. Same application rules as embroidered. All four backing types available on all printed patch styles.
HOW IT WORKS
AI, EPS, PDF, PNG, JPG — any format. No artwork? Our team designs it free. Takes 60 seconds.
Pantone-matched digital proof. Unlimited revisions, always free. Nothing moves until you approve.
Tajima embroidery machines. In-house digitisation. QC inspection every batch before packing.
Standard 10–14 days, rush in 5. Ships to 50+ countries. No import duties. Full tracking.
WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY
"Proof came back in 22 hours. Colour was exact to our Pantone reference. Production matched the proof. I've reordered twice since. The colour is the same each time."
"No minimum here, no small-order fee. Patches arrived in 13 days, colours matched, sew-on held through the season. Ordered next year's already."
"Season opener was 12 days out. Proof Tuesday, approved Tuesday, patches arrived Monday before the game. Never had a supplier hit a window that tight."
READY TO ORDER
Any file format. No artwork? We design it free. 60 seconds.
Pantone-matched in 24hrs. Unlimited revisions. No commitment.
Standard 10–14 days, rush in 5. 50+ countries. Full tracking.
"Nothing ships without your approval. You sign off once. We handle everything else."
No minimum · No setup fee · Free worldwide shipping · Free proof in 24hrs
COMMON QUESTIONS
Printed patches use dye or ink fused into the patch surface — unlimited colours, gradients, photographic reproduction. Embroidered patches use raised thread stitched on a fabric base — classic dimensional texture, bold logo styling, up to 14 thread colours.
Printed: right choice for gradients, photography, 15+ colours. Embroidered: right choice when raised texture is part of the intended look.
A printing process where heat and pressure convert dye from solid to gas — which fuses directly into the polyester fibres. The colour becomes part of the fabric rather than sitting on top. Won't crack, peel, or fade — the wash-stability is equivalent to the fabric itself.
DTF (Direct to Film) is a printing process where the design is printed onto a PET transfer film, then heat-transferred to the patch base. Works on a wider range of materials than dye-sublimation. Similar visual result to sublimation.
Yes. Dye-sublimation patches are wash-stable and UV-resistant — the dye is fused into the polyester fibres. There is nothing to crack, peel, or fade under normal use and washing. Machine wash cold, inside out, gentle cycle.
No minimum. Order 1 or 10,000 — same free proof process, no setup fee. Printed patches are also the most cost-effective at very small quantities because there's no digitising setup or mold creation required.
For photographic designs: high-resolution PNG or JPG at 300dpi minimum. For vector art and logos: AI, EPS, or PDF for the sharpest edge reproduction. The key requirement is resolution — a low-resolution raster file will reproduce at low resolution.
7–12 business days standard — faster than embroidered patches (10–14 days) and PVC patches (10–14 days + mold). Rush options available. Proof in 24 hours from artwork submission.
Yes — iron-on backing available. Apply at 320°F on cotton and denim. For synthetic fabrics: sew-on or velcro backing is more reliable. All four backing types available on all printed patch styles.
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