Cloth Patches vs Embroidered Patches
Patches bearing unique designs or logos are frequently being used today as part of uniforms or simply for an additional plus for fashion. However, it must be made known that there are two common types of patches (the cloth and the embroidered patches), which must not be confused with each other. As these patches are designed to stand out from the main clothing, you must know how to distinguish the two.
Foremost, cloth patches are said to contain highly defined lettering or logos. Unlike other types of patches, the cloth patch is relatively easy to make as you can make one out of cheap cloth materials. Because of this nature, cloth patches can be attached easily to a particular garment without much difficulty. Designer clothes often have this kind of patch to show off the brand or label of the garment. One of the most obvious advantages of cloth patches is their “washability” feature. Garments with cloth patches can easily be cleaned or washed. Moreover, ironing cloth patches does not give you much hassle because they smooth out evenly.
Embroidered patches are different from cloth patches because of the material used and how they look. These patches seem to have a 3D effect that makes the material look thicker. This is accomplished by the careful use of special threads to make the patch. Most embroidered patches make use of more than one kind of thread. Because of this, embroidered-type patches are generally more expensive than the simpler cloth type.
To make an embroidered patch, you must be skillful enough in handling needles because the level of needlework done is above average. It will obviously take a longer time to finish embroidering one patch as opposed to making one cloth patch. To solve this limitation, clothing factories today have developed special machines that help in the embroidery process. This equipment significantly reduces the amount of time to make patches.
Summary:
1.Cloth patches look thinner and weigh less than embroidered patches.
2.Cloth patches are usually seen on designer clothes in the form of their brand or label while embroidered patches are usually attached to uniforms.
3.Cloth patches are easier to make and can be made using cheap clothing materials.
4.Embroidered patches are usually more expensive than cloth patches because of the usage of several threads to make the embroidered design.
5.When manually done, making embroidered patches takes a longer time as opposed to making cloth patches.
6.When you want to incorporate detailed designs to the patch, this can better be achieved in cloth patches as incorporating such in embroidered patches is a very daunting task.