Technique · Thread & textile

Embroidered patch mockups

A patch is its own object: a stitched piece made separately and sewn onto the garment. PreviewFly renders it that way. It sits up as one block, stays matte, throws a crisp shadow onto the fabric and bends less than the fabric around it.

Try it on your logo Where it works

Offered on: Cotton, Polyester
Library products: 51 of 407
Family: Thread & textile

What you see in the render

The parts of a real embroidered patch the mockup gets right, from your file and the photo's light.

01 Stiffness The patch follows the garment's big curves but not its small wrinkles.

02 Height One raised block with a bevelled edge, a crisp edge shadow and a soft contact shadow.

03 Surface Matte, with a fabric texture of its own; no thread sheen across the face.

04 Shape Everything opaque in your file is the patch: draw the border you want, and it stays as drawn.

Where it works

Embroidered patch is offered on 2 of 10 materials, as the app's picker offers it. Pick another material and the app won't offer it.

Cotton · Embroidered patches Tees, caps, totes, aprons Polyester · Embroidered patches Sportswear, jackets, bags

Artwork that works

Draw the border (a merrowed edge is a thick outline) in your file; PreviewFly never adds one.
Fill the background with the patch's base colour: holes in the file are holes in the patch.
Size it the way you'll order it: a small chest patch and a large back patch read very differently.

Limits we show

Woven and printed patches are shown as the same raised block; real ones are flatter.
PVC, rubber and chenille patches are not modelled yet.

Products made this way

51 in the library

Blank scene Crewneck Sweatshirt Cotton 6 techniques

Blank scene Kids Tee Cotton 6 techniques

Blank scene Knit Beanie Cotton 5 techniques

Blank scene Long-Sleeve Tee Cotton 6 techniques

Blank scene Polo Shirt Cotton 6 techniques

Blank scene Pullover Hoodie Cotton 6 techniques

Blank scene Tank Top Cotton 6 techniques

Blank scene Throw Pillow Polyester 6 techniques

Every process on every material

Offered Offered under “other methods” Empty: not offered

Which print process is offered on which material
Process	Cotton	Polyester	Ceramic	Glass	Plastic	Painted metal	Stainless steel	Kraft board	Coated board	Leather	Wood
Embroidery	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
3D puff embroidery	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Embroidered patches	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Screen & digital print	offered	offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	not offered	offered	offered
Water-based discharge	other method	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Sublimation	not offered	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Ceramic decals	not offered	not offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Offset & flexo	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	not offered	not offered
Stickers & labels	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	not offered	not offered
Hot foil stamping	other method	other method	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	other method
Embossing	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	not offered
Debossing	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	other method
Spot UV	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	not offered	not offered
Laser engraving	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	other method	not offered	offered	offered
Glass etching	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered

Embroidered patch, asked often

Patch or direct embroidery?

Direct embroidery is stitched into the garment and moves with it. A patch is made separately and sewn on, so it is stiffer, sits higher and has an edge. Render both on the same photo; nothing else changes between them.

Why does a puff print request look like a patch?

In a photo the two look the same, so we merged them instead of selling a difference you can't see.

Guides

DTG, UV, vinyl or screen print? What a mockup can show

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