Patch digitising

The border carries the patch

On a patch the outer satin is not decoration, it is the edge that stops the backing fraying once it is cut. We run it wide, usually 2.5 to 3mm, give it a zig-zag or double-run underlay so it sits proud, and close the corners properly so there is no gap where the scissors are going through.

Full coverage against a twill base

If the whole patch is stitched, the fill has to be planned as one surface: consistent angle changes, no visible seams between blocks, and enough underlay that the backing does not show between rows. If you are working on a coloured twill or felt base, we leave the base showing where it should and only fill what needs filling, which cuts the stitch count a long way. Tell us which you are doing, it changes the file completely.

Shapes and merrowing

For merrowed-edge patches we size the design to the finished patch with the merrow allowance left clear, so the overlock does not eat your outline. For laser-cut or hot-cut edges we build the border to sit right at the cut line instead.

What lands in your inbox

The stitch file in whichever formats you asked for, a printable worksheet with the colour sequence and stitch count, and a flat preview image you can forward to your client. Ask for the editable source and you get that too, at no extra cost — it is your design.

• EMB
• DST
• PES
• JEF
• EXP
• VP3
• HUS
• XXX
• CND