Embroidered Patch
- embroidery
- satin stitch
- chenille patch
- iron on patch
Raised thread laid in one direction, with a rolled edge that ends the shape.
Opens an image model with the prompt in it. The price is on the page before you sign in.
What it is for
Thread lying in one direction reflects light along its length, so an embroidered area is bright from one angle and dark from another. Changing the direction between areas is how an embroiderer separates shapes without a line, and it is the effect no print can copy.
How it works
Dense satin stitch fills each area with thread running one way. Neighbouring areas run a different way, so each catches the light differently. A rolled merrow edge finishes the outline. The thread sits proud of the backing with a soft shadow beneath.
When to use it
Use it for apparel, merchandise and brand work. Avoid it for fine detail, because thread cannot hold a line thinner than itself.
Told apart from its neighbours
Knitted is the whole object rather than a patch on one. Quilted is padding held by stitch lines rather than a filled surface. Sticker Character is the printed equivalent, with a keyline instead of a merrow edge.
Where it is used
It carries a merchandise mockup, a cap, a jacket back and any brand mark meant to be worn.
- Apparel, caps and merchandise
- Brand identity and packaging
The prompt
Replace the blanks with your own character, keep the rest. Then run it on an image model.
<character> as an embroidered patch, every coloured area filled with dense satin stitch thread all running in one direction so it catches the light as a sheen, the direction changing between areas so each one reflects differently, a raised rolled merrow edge finishing the whole outline, the thread sitting proud of the backing fabric with a soft shadow under it, slightly uneven stitch density, flat overhead light and a plain ground
What goes wrong
A printed patch comes back with flat colour. Ask for satin stitch with a visible direction in each area and a raised rolled edge around the outline.
Leave out
printed colour, flat texture, a cut raw edge, gradients, fine detail, a smooth fill
Watch for
Stitch direction does the work. Ask for it to change between areas, because one direction across the whole patch reads as a texture and separate directions read as embroidery.
Questions
Draw it
Pay for the one run. No subscription, and the price is on the model page before you sign in.
