Patches and applique are great when you want the embroidery look but your artwork involves a large surface area of colors.
Instead of thousands of stitches to fill in a solid object, patches & applique cut down on costly stitch count and reduce the pull on a garment.
With Applique, a flat piece of fabric is shaped to the design and stitched along the edges.
With Custom Patches, your artwork is either embroidered or printed as a patch which is then adhered to the garment.
