Does anyone have any recommendations on printing custom patches.

[ABrewTooFar]

Evening all.

Recently spent a while creating a MK23 SOCOM Metal Gear Solid patch for my friend now that the hard work is done we are struggling to find out where to go to print. Basically we want a pvc style patch with Velcro on the back, If anyone has any recommendations send them over.

Cheers

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[Immortal]

https://www.facebook.com/stitchmeup.biz

They do embroided and pvc.

 

[Robert James]

I didn’t think they done pvc just this new thing they have?

regardless stitch me up are very good. If not, Ballistic Designs so PVC. However with pvc a lot of places will ask you pay for a few more than you need due to having to make a mould etc

 

[hitmanNo2]

PVC is going to be expensive and require a small run as moulds are needed etc. So you're looking at a few hundred £.

What might be easier is vinyl printed patches https://www.mutinyshop.com/

 

[Gepard]

+1 for stitchmeup.biz. £5 for a custom patch posted.

 

[FreeFrag.UK]

Not used them myself but I've heard that these guys are pretty good: http://www.madpatches.co.uk/

 

[ABrewTooFar]

Yeh vinyl is the way to go for sure, cheers for the recommendations

 

[proffrink]

AF-UK ones were done through BritKit and I'm impressed with the quality. Their turnaround was a bit slow but there were allegedly mitigating circumstances. On a smaller order I'm sure you'd have less issues.

Not sure what their minimum order is, but I know they've done sets of team patches in the past so might not be a problem. Postage also a factor (they're in the US), but patches are quite small and light so wouldn't add too much. When I did the costings for our patches they were comparable to many UK suppliers.

Problem with the contoured PVC patches like ours is you do have to pay a form charge upfront. I'm not sure if they do the 2D/layered PVC patches that don't require this.

 

[CES_williamson]

As said before the AF-UK patches where brilliant from BritKit

Maybe also check out Ballistic Designs on fb, they make all the SWAS patches: https://www.facebook.com/BallisticDesignsIOM