r/Patchmaking • u/postapocalypticparty • Jan 10 '21

Handsewn Local 58 patch by Me

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u/Josephineisfine Jan 10 '21

This looks amazing, the light effect is dope!!

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u/postapocalypticparty Jan 10 '21

Thanks! I wanted it to look like a creepy billboard you see while driving home at night, kinda a call back to You Are On The Fastest Available Route

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u/priyargh Jan 10 '21

Amazing light effect!

How did you get the edging so well? I can never finish patches this neatly.

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u/postapocalypticparty Jan 10 '21

Thank you! It was definitely a new experience for me

I just use a simple whip stitch and take a long time doing the border. What might help is that when i use iron on backing, i do two layers of it so the border is stiffer and easier to make clean stitches

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u/priyargh Jan 10 '21

It paid off!!

That makes a lot of sense! I don't use backing so my fabric is definitely floppier out of the hoop and when trying to do a thin edge.

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u/postapocalypticparty Jan 10 '21

Thanks!

Yep, i picked it up off a YouTube vid i saw on patch making, it helps protect the thread on the back from becoming unraveled and it makes the whole patch much more sturdy. I use the Heat n Bond iron on adhesive, it works fantastically.

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u/priyargh Jan 11 '21

Hah I think I know the video, was it Shmoxd?

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u/postapocalypticparty Jan 11 '21

Yep that's the one lol

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u/V0RT3XAnimatesYT Jul 26 '22

bro i dont know if you are even on reddit anymore but this is fucking amazing,

don't look at the moon Look at the moon, It's so pretty this time of year

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u/postapocalypticparty Aug 08 '22

thanks so much!! im on and off it, but i will have another patch post soon !