2 of 2: Mass-Producing patches with your HAPPY embroidery machine

Video 2 of 2: Patches are very popular, and you can mass-produce them easily with just your HAPPY embroidery machine using this technique! In this second video, we show how to embroider a perfectly-clean, satin "rolled edge" on our the patches created in the previous video. (Note: This process is even faster if the pieces are precision-cut ahead of time with a fabric/vinyl cutter like a Silhouette Cameo or other cutter.)

[@tiktokfun4202]

Yes Thanks u

[@kronickdesigns2020]

Hey Rene, what type of plastic backing do you recommend for patches? I have some and the backing seems hard like it was heat pressed. Do you guys sell that material on the website? Thanks.

[@omar-4eva]

If you are using a Cameo do you need to use some stabilizer under the fabric before you cut?

[@lindseygrosse]

Great video. What I am needing to add velcro to the back?

[@EJP177]

How long will it take to make a patch like this from start to finish. Or 6 at the same time like in this video.

[@sdhunter]

Hi, great video. When you hand cur them are you cutting dead on the running Stitch line or just inside /outside it? Also what is the thickness of your finishing satin border or what do you find works well

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Great question Steve! I try to cut right on the running stitch. See above comment for recommended width on the running stitch as well as offset.

[@fa4twenty]

This video is very informative, thank you for uploading it. If one wanted to use a nylon heat seal, would you just use that in place of the ultra solvy? Do the patches still pop out easily? Thank you in advance.

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Good question! Your suggestion does sound like a great idea, but we couldn't comment on how easily that material would tear away after the satin border sewed out without testing it. If I'm reading your comment correctly, you're suggesting to include a layer of heat seal on the underside of the patch. Maybe an alternative method would be to pre-cut matching heat seal shapes and stack it together with the patch material on the ultra-solvy, letting the satin border sew them together?

[@fa4twenty]

Thank you so much! Ordered the Badgemaster and a sample of the heat seal to play with. The customer service said to pre-cut the heat seal and heat it to the patch after.

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Glad we could help! Good luck with your project! An alternative (similar product) to Badgemaster is Ultra Solvy, which you can order from www.texmacdirect.com. We have good prices.

[@milohugo2269]

I guess it is kind of randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to stream newly released series online?

[@Proost1]

What width of a finishing satin stitch would you recommend as a minimum? I did 3mm on my first attempt and saw that it was way too narrow.

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Good question, Phil! 3mm is not a bad width; but when the patch shapes are hand-cut, a wider satin helps cover any unevenness more effectively. The satin in the video was about 3.5mm wide if I recall correctly. If the patch shapes are machine-cut, you hoop the stabilizer tightly, your tensions are good, and you have a good-quality machine like the one shown here, no need to go too much wider than 3mm. 5-6mm is very wide, for example. Also, if your software has the setting, offset the satin inwards by about 2/3rds the width (2/3 inside of center, 1/3 outside of center for a cleaner look. Hope this helps!

[@wendylavergne4672]

How do you make your thread not bunch up on the bottom of the solve when you are sewing your layout design?

[@lenco93]

How long did it take to embroider those 6 patches from start to finish? Just the embroidering, without design

[@zahidmayo4198]

Listen please

[@PepsiM]

Can you tell me how you cut to get the clean border and can you make a video on how we can use our cricut to cut out the patch?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

I hand-cut those patches in the video, but if I were doing it on a small cutter like a Cricut or a Silhouette cameo, it's all about making sure the mat is clean and nicely sticky. Experiment with blade settings such and depth and cut speed and always choose the double cut. I use a Silhouette Cameo for fabric cutting, in which I set the blade fairly deep and a medium cut speed, and change the blade as often as needed.

[@DRAGONSTUDIOSTV]

is this possible with state of the art 95mm, 25.000 point royal embroidery patches? we often use the reliable 300gr cotton as backplate textile. at the top the nylon500D

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

The machine will create patches / embroider with a very wide variety of fabrics including dense nylon and heavy twill, if that answers your question.

[@zahidmayo4198]

Listen please

[@edwardnewbold]

Also, what's the next step of attaching the patches to apparel consist of? The apparel can be a polo shirt, a hat, a back-pack, etc. How do you attach these patches to them? Thanks very much!

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Good question! At that point, there are several choices: (1) an embroidery machine can applique them onto a garment (very fast) (2) they can be sewn with a sewing machine or hand-sewn onto a garment; (3) the patches can be manufactured with an iron-on adhesive so that the patch can simply be ironed on by anyone without a machine

[@edwardnewbold]

Thanks again. I was thinking of something like Thermograh adhesive, then using my heat press to attach them. Cheers.

[@ivaniaderos5269]

como é o nome deste plastico de fazer aplique

[@edwardnewbold]

What does (Note: This process is even faster if the pieces are precision-cut ahead of time with a fabric/vinyl cutter like a Silhouette Cameo or other cutter.) mean? What "pieces" are you referring to?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Good question! In the process described, the patches are created in 2 major steps: (1) the patches and detail are sewn on a large piece of material/twill, then individually hand-cut out then (2) They are affixed (appliqued) onto a piece of dissolvable backing so their borders can be sewn on. With a computer-driven cutter, the patch shapes can be pre-cut in advance before any sewing / embroidery is done, then the entire process is compressed into only 1 major step: A large piece of dissolvable backing is hooped, the machine marks (with stitching) precise locations to place the pre-cut blank shapes, and then the machine proceeds to sew the patch detail and the border all in 1 step, then the patches are ripped free/clean of the backing.

[@edwardnewbold]

Thanks for the advice. Now I get it. Have a good one!

[@jaysonoliva4556]

Could hou please upload a video on how you cut those on cameo?

[@wendylowe7840]

Does the edge satin stitch have to be digitized differently than a normal satin stitch?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

In this design, it is a normal satin stitch, but (1) zigzag underlay (or zigzag underlay + centerline underlay) is useful, plus appropriate pull compensation + I recommend offsetting the border satin inwards by about 1/3-2/3rds of its width.

[@scud69er]

@@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines Maybe a silly question, but I assume you would need to use the same bobbin colour as your main thread?

[@debrawishard8384]

and then do you apply on an iron on heat backing material so patch can be iron on?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Yes, that can definitely be done, such as Heat & Bond Lite.

[@berkshireembroideryprintin8956]

@@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines I wish you showed the complete process including the heat bond. Other than that great video.

[@abdulkhudayar7786]

What is the raw material cost of those 6 patches come to? Without any labour or machine cost. I would like to know the cost of the thread plus the backing cost. Plesse let me know.

[@deetiful]

Is that where you stitch the patch on instead of twill

[@laurenbuschhorn6005]

What is the Solvy Product you are using as the backing? Where can I get it?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

We are using Ultra Solvy, which you can purchase from us online at www.texmacdirect.com, or call us at 855-373-6929.

[@rvdmrs112]

did you apply some double tape behind those six patches??

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Good question! You can use Heat & Bond Lite or other heat-fusible, double-sided adhesive to make it a true iron-on patch.

[@Sammy94628]

He used spary adhesive to stick to the water soluble stabilizer.

[@jdsan2636]

this is awesome! what time of plastic material did you use?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

The water soluble clear backing was a heavy water soluble topping from Gunold called Filmoplast.

[@tiktokfun4202]

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[@lowdraglinehand5929]

What size needle and thread do you use to get the best detail onto a patch? Great video and just ordered some of the backing from the link in another comment. Thank you!!

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Hi, great question! As a 20-year digitizer, I think the standard setup of 40weight thread mated with a 75/11 sharp or 80/2 sharp is just fine. Fine detail can be managed with good digitizing skills. Of course you can get even finer detail with finer thread and needle (65/9 needle with 60-weight thread for example) but whenever I get requests from new embroiderers on improving fine detail, I often find that better digitizing can get finer detail than they realize they could out of the more common needle and thread sizes I first mentioned, which is why I prefer to advise getting more out of that before trying finer needle/thread. The smaller needle/thread combination may make finer detail but it comes with its compromises - higher stitch count/ rows needed to cover a given area; a thinner needle is also not as strong; the different needle needs to be tensioned differently and set up differently in the digitizing (higher density settings to accommodate its thinness compared to 40wt thread). That being said, if your project calls for detail that fine, there is nothing wrong with using the finer needle/thread combination when the needs of the project justify the added complexity.

[@joshurenkamp9064]

Question what for material is the underground

[@gregbabbage8400]

hi,if I need to do similar patches but also have to put individual names on each one, can they be done this way? how did you have the machine do a running stitch only to then place the patches on, then tell the machine to do the outside satin stitch?

[@kashifrehmani8697]

i am a designer and i have Embroidery machine is also there will you work with me

[@shaunabriggs6129]

I have tried to make some patches with that plastic material & it always cuts through. How many layer would you suggest using? Or can you recommend the brand you are using?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Make sure you're using the Ultra Solvy, which is a very thick version of water soluble backing.

[@denislipovec7694]

what if you just make the border while making the patch? instead of making it later?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

This would make sense if the shape was already cut. If making the border on uncut material, then cutting the shapes out would leave small amounts of excess material on the edge that is difficult to remove. But you are right in the sense that if you can pre-cut the shapes with a cutter (like a Silhouette Cameo or Roland / Gerber / GCC) then place them on the water soluble stabilizer, then the patch detail and border can be embroidered as one step.

[@denislipovec7694]

how exactly do you get the circle perfectly centered with the center of the patch like that? Surely you can not put the patches on as precisely as you would do it with a program (i.e. x=0, y=0 for patch and edge)

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

It is really not that hard. Just align the edge of the patch to the placement stitches as seen at 2:10 in the video. Because the placement stitches are in the digitizing file already aligned to the satin border, they line up perfectly. So the precision is all done in the digitizing program. The placement stitches are part of the digital .dst design that sews the patch border and detail - the machine just pauses after running the placement stitches, so when I hit START after placing the shapes, it just sews the rest of the design.

[@karlosross]

What is this plastic?

[@archavator]

Hello Can you not embroidery the whole thing as patch in that clear backing, and just rip it away the extra clear soluble rather than using the twilly.

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

You have a good point - doing it all at once would be a time-saver, but I wanted to use twill as a back, so you do not have to fill the entire area with stitching, saving time on the machine. To combine your method and still having the twilly, I would recommend pre-cutting the twill material shapes and then appliqueing the shapes directly onto the clear backing and then sewing the patch detail and the border.

[@ganeshpalegar8256]

Hi do you deliver to India? What about training?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Hello Ganesh and thank you for your interest! TEXMAC Direct sells exclusively in North America. However, there is an authorized HAPPY dealer in Mumbai: L.N. ENTERPRISES A-101/102, First Floor, Eversun - DLH Junction, Sahakar Nagar, J.P.Road, Andheri West, Mumbai - 400 053 TEL [phone] FAX [phone] E-Mail [e-mail]

[@lynnemmons9250]

how did you make the patch?

[@skinnythedirector422]

How would you cut it with a cutter ? What should the settings be for cricut

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

The cutter used in this case was a Silhouette Cameo, fixed to a larger Cricut cutting mat. Test your cutter for the best settings, such as cut depth and speed. The cutter was slowed to about 3cm/ second, double-cut was used, as well as a lower (but not the lowest) cut depth. Note that more powerful cutters are recommended such as an Ioline 300 for cutting material like twill.

[@skinnythedirector422]

@@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines It would be great if you showed the process of cutting it with the cutter. I own a cricut and I just purchased my own embroidery machine.

[@kevinridell3759]

What is the name of the machine in the video and how much does it cost?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

The machine in the video is the Happy HCS2-1201 Voyager. You can find information about it at happyemb.com. For pricing call us at 877-335-5206 for a no-obligation quote or just to get pricing and any other info from our sales reps.

[@levelTWOfitness]

What is the model name of this happy machine?

[@a.k.m.fazlulhaque1556]

Have you dealer in Bangladesh?

[@debrawishard8384]

What machine did you use to cut them out? A circuit? How do you do that? Video please.

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

I actually hand-cut the patches done in the video. However if I had used our cutter (Silhouette Cameo), I would have pre-cut the shapes, appliqued them directly onto the Ultra Solvy heavy washaway backing, then sewn the entire patch and border all in one step. A cutter would definitely have saved some time and steps; we will try to post a similar video demonstrating the use of machine-cut shapes in the future.

[@akazad6393]

Good night Sar. How match money this machine

[@TheMinita2]

tell me cost of machine..

[@cliverhuayta1585]

WHAT KIND OF PLASTIC ARE YOU USING?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

if you are referring to the stabilizer, it is a heavy-duty water-soluble topping. TEXMAC Direct sells it in the US as Ultra-Solvy. Another traditional brand of this is Badgemaster.

[@cliverhuayta1585]

thanks i made or (did) it yesterday , and the patches look magnificent,

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Great to hear!!!

[@laserartshop]

who is the HAPPY dealer in Greece? do you have an address ?

[@TheMinita2]

Es machine ki price kya hai

[@jdgguido]

What’s the name of the backing?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Ultra Solvy - you can order it from texmacdirect.com

[@rangers75able]

How much does it cost plz ?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Hello Ramehs, thank you for your interest! Our company TEXMAC Direct provides pricing for sales in the US, and you can call us at 877-335-5206 or send an inquiry to happyemb.com/buy for a no-obligation price quote. If you are outside the US, there is a global network of distributors for Happy embroidery machines - just let us know your location. Thanks again!

[@keejayflores7583]

what is that plastic material?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

It's called Filmoplast. It's a heavy-weight water-soluble topping. You can buy it from www.texmacdirect.com

[@pinarbedel9810]

cant you just embroider the whole patch on that film?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

Hi, Pinar, yes you can!

[@bapibarik610]

Contact please

[@hatsdotcam1139]

I am really not that impressed. Seems like all the companies sell these for a small mortgage and it is pretty slow making patches for that price. Not to mention that you make a mockery out of that expensive machine when you HAND CUT! I need a machine that you can print out patches, already on the iron-on backing and then it pushes them out on a roll like a standard printer. I also want the machine to automatically preporate the edges, so the patches pops off the roll and is ready to be ironed on. Make this printer for under $1500 and you have something. You will be able to tell it to print hundreds of patches and it will just keep working as you sleep...You will wake up and have all your patches FINISHED! THIS SUCKS! OLD SCHOOL TRASH! Seems like it would be easy for a big company to design a printer style embroidery machine. Having to man a machine and baby it throughout the entire process is pretty much trash, don't you think?

[@TexmacHappyEmbroideryMachines]

This techniques in this video an experimental setup of the general technique and not representative of the full production process. It is recommended in the video for a commercial setup that the patches be machine-cut which reduces the time. The significance of the technique shown in this video is the elimination of the need hand-sew the border using a post bed sewing machine - the traditional method of patch making. Patches traditionally have been done on much larger machines with very large flat hoops, where economies of scale make them more affordable. However, custom patches are much more in demand in small and medium order size, and the techniques shown here give the single-head embroiderer the opportunity to produce patches for that market that are indistinguishable in quality from other techniques that require a lot more expensive equipment. It would be nice to produce them as simply as has been suggested, but it is apparent that there is demand for true embroidered patches likes these, as well as market pricing to support it. Many owners of the type of machine shown in the video rely on it as a significant part of their business. But of course, any new technology that could shorten or simplify the process would be certainly welcomed. And for the price that these machines go for, even light business can completely pay for the investment within just a few months, and the machines can / do last for 10, 20 years with very little maintenance. A final point - patches are just a small part of what these machines do, so this video demonstrates only 1 of many, many types of embroidered goods that the owner can produce for a business.

[@sotosbrother9389]

Maybe you just dont have the correct ideas to make money with patches.... these machines are great !!! But not everyone has the skills or smarts to put them to good use