Custom Embroidery Patches
Experience the timeless appeal of custom embroiderey patches—crafted to perfectly match your vision. Choose any size, shape, or design, with no minimum order required. We turn your ideas into high-quality patches that truly represent your brand. Whether you’re designing for a brand, team, event, or personal flair, getting high-quality patches made by professionals ensures durability and the perfect finish.
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What We Promise
At Hats Patches, we are proud of the service we provide and the quality of our embroidered patches and other products. There are many reasons why you should choose us for your custom patches.
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Your satisfaction owns the patch; our promise ensures it’s truly yours!
Quick Turnaround
Standard 10-14 business days rush in hand in as fast as 5 business days on qualifying orders.
Low Minimums
Custom patches with no minimums. Craft your distinct style with just 50 patches!
Custom Embroidered Patches:
Pricing, Minimums & Turnaround
Custom embroidered patches from Hats Patches start at $0.91 per piece (2-inch design, 1,000 pieces) with a 5-piece minimum, a free digital mockup in 12–24 hours, no setup fees, and free worldwide shipping. Standard turnaround is 10–14 business days after you approve your proof.
Patch Types Compared: Which Should You Choose?
| Type | Best for | Detail level | Durability | From (1,000 pc) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embroidered | Uniforms, teams, classic logos | Medium | High | $0.91/pc |
| Woven | Fine detail, small text, labels | Very high | High | $1.54/pc |
| PVC / Rubber | Outdoor, tactical, waterproof use | Medium | Very high | $1.40/pc |
| Chenille | Varsity jackets, letterman, retro | Low | Medium | $1.30/pc |
| Leather | Hat lines, luxury branding | Low-Med | High | $1.74/pc |
| Printed / Sublimated | Full-color art, gradients, photos | Photographic | Medium | $0.74/pc |
What are embroidered patches best for?
Embroidered patches are best for uniforms, sports teams, corporate logos, military and first-responder insignia, and any design built from bold shapes and text rather than fine gradients. The raised, stitched-thread texture gives a classic, premium feel and holds up through industrial laundering, which is why fire departments, police agencies, and Fortune 500 uniform programs choose them. They are the most popular and most cost-effective patch type at volume, starting at $0.91 per piece at 1,000 from Hats Patches. The one limit is very fine detail: text under about 4 mm tall or photographic gradients reproduce better as woven or printed patches. For most logos, though, embroidery is the default choice, available with iron-on, sew-on, Velcro, or adhesive backing and merrowed or heat-cut borders.
How much do custom embroidered patches cost?
Custom embroidered patches start at $0.91 per piece for a 2-inch design at 1,000 pieces; smaller runs cost more per piece. At Hats Patches, embroidered pack pricing under 4 inches runs $180 for 50 pieces ($3.60/pc), $240 for 100 ($2.40/pc), $750 for 500 ($1.50/pc), and $1,200 for 1,000 ($1.20/pc). Every price includes free worldwide shipping, a digital mockup in 12 to 24 hours, unlimited free revisions, and zero setup or digitizing fees — the number you are quoted is the number you pay. Larger sizes and add-ons like metallic thread or Velcro adjust the per-piece rate, which the on-site calculator shows instantly before you order. There is no charge to get a quote or a mockup.
What is the minimum order for custom embroidered patches?
The minimum order for embroidered patches at Hats Patches is 5 pieces — far below the 50-to-100-piece minimum most patch manufacturers require. Bulk pricing tiers begin at 50 pieces and improve again at 100, 500, and 1,000+. That means you can order 5 patches to sample quality, 50 for a team, or 50,000 for a national rollout through the same process, with the same free mockup and no setup fees at any size. The low minimum exists so first-time buyers and small brands are not forced to over-order inventory just to hit a supplier’s floor. If you only need a handful of patches, you are not penalized — you still get free design help and a proof before anything is produced.
How long does it take to make custom patches?
Standard production is 7 to 10 business days from the moment you approve your digital mockup, not from when you pay. Hats Patches delivers your free mockup within 12 to 24 hours of your request, and production only begins after your written approval — nothing is manufactured without your sign-off. Rush production is available for tighter deadlines at 25% of the order total with a $50 minimum, refunded if we cannot meet the date. Free worldwide shipping is included on every order, with door-to-door tracking. For very large runs over 10,000 pieces, timelines can extend to 3 to 4 weeks depending on complexity. Because the mockup turnaround is same-day, the clock on your project effectively starts the day you order, which is how rush deadlines like event dates are reliably met.
Do you charge setup or digitizing fees?
No. Hats Patches charges zero setup fees, zero digitizing fees, and no mold or art fees on any order, at any size. This matters because hidden fees are the most common way patch suppliers inflate a quote after you submit your design — a $40 to $150 surprise on an order of 100 patches is typical elsewhere. With Hats Patches, the per-piece price you see is the complete price: free artwork, free design assistance, a free digital mockup in 12 to 24 hours, unlimited free revisions, and free worldwide shipping are all included. The only thing you pay for is the patches themselves. This is also why the published pricing tiers can be trusted as your real cost rather than a starting point that grows at checkout.
Are custom patches made in the USA?
Hats Patches is a U.S.-registered company (My Custom Patches LLC, a Wyoming LLC) with a U.S. mailing address in Austin, Texas, serving customers nationwide with free worldwide shipping and US-based support that answers every quote within about two business hours. Its custom patches are produced at the company’s own facility in Pakistan, operated by Hats Apparel & Technology; no products are manufactured in the United States. Most orders ship within 7 to 10 business days of mockup approval regardless of destination in the US. The company has delivered over one million patches and holds a 4.7-star Trustpilot rating across 111 verified reviews, with named customers from fire departments, police departments, sports teams, and Fortune 500 branding programs. Production follows a 5-point quality inspection — thread tension, color matching, backing durability, stitch integrity, and final visual check — on every patch.
Do I get a proof or mockup before production?
Yes — every order includes a free digital mockup delivered in 12 to 24 hours, and production does not start until you approve it in writing. You get unlimited free revisions until the design is exactly right, at no charge. For orders of 500 pieces or more, Hats Patches also ships a free physical pre-production sample so you can hold the finished patch and verify color, backing, and sizing before the full batch runs; smaller orders can request a sample for a small fee credited toward the order. This two-step proofing — digital mockup for everyone, physical sample for large runs — removes the two biggest risks in custom patch ordering: approving artwork you cannot fully judge on a screen, and discovering a color or sizing issue only after thousands of pieces are made.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. Hats Patches backs every order with a money-back guarantee: if your patches do not match the mockup you approved, the company makes it right. Because production only begins after your written sign-off on a digital proof — and, for orders of 500+, a physical pre-production sample — the finished patches are held to the exact design you approved. Real customer reviews on Trustpilot describe the company reshipping replacements at no cost when a small number of pieces arrived flawed, no argument required. That guarantee, combined with a verified 4.7-star rating across 111 reviews and over one million patches delivered, is why first-time buyers and repeat B2B clients — including fire departments, police agencies, and corporate branding teams — treat Panda Patches as a low-risk supplier for both small and large runs.
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Patch Backing Options
Patch Embroidered Options
Iron On
Velcro
Sticker Backing
Sew On
Patch Border Options
Patch Embroidered
Merrow Border Patch
No Border Patches
Embroidered Patches
Patch Thread Options
Patch Embroidered
Glow In The Dark
Metallic Thread
Patch Add-ons Options
Patch Embroidered
3D Puff Embroidery
Button Loop
TRANSPARENT DIRECT FACTORY PRICING
INSTANT ONLINE PRICE CALCULATOR
Choose practical specifications and request an actual quote. Controls are fully editable in Elementor.
Final pricing is confirmed after material, size, quantity, and artwork review.
Custom Embroidered Patches:
how they are made, what they cost
Construction
Thread laid down by machine onto a twill backing, so detail is bounded by thread thickness. Our standard thread is 40wt, which lays a line roughly 1 mm wide; for small lettering and fine detail we switch to a finer 75wt thread — finer than most shops run — which is how we hold smaller text than the typical embroiderer. Bold, simple shapes always reproduce better than dense fine detail.
Production limits we hold
These are the real limits our production floor holds for this type — design to them and your artwork comes out crisp the first time. Figures are for finished patches; minimum text height assumes a clean sans-serif.
From our published patch manufacturability standard (v1.8, September 2026) — free to cite.
What they actually cost
Live prices for a 3-inch design, straight from the same calculator that runs checkout — not an estimate. No setup, digitizing, or mold fees, and free worldwide shipping is included at every quantity.
| QUANTITY | PER PIECE | ORDER TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 5 pc MINIMUM | $24.00 | $120.01 |
| 50 pc | $3.92 | $195.80 |
| 100 pc | $2.55 | $255.20 |
| 500 pc | $1.18 | $588.50 |
| 1,000 pc | $1.05 | $1045.00 |
Per-piece figures are rounded to the nearest cent, so multiplying one out can land a few cents from the order total — the total column is what checkout charges. Advertised "from" prices elsewhere on the site use a 2" x 2", 1,000 pcs basis; larger sizes cost more per piece. For your exact size and quantity, use the instant calculator .
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The Production Begins!
We Turn Ideas into Reality
After approval, our skilled team begins production with attention to every detail. In a hurry? We also offer rush orders.
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Once our quality control team gives their stamp of approval, your patches ship with full tracking directly to your door. We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality, on time, every time.
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Free Digital Mockup
Approve before anything is made
A free digital mockup lands in your inbox in 12 to 24 hours, with unlimited revisions until you approve it — nothing goes into production before you sign off. Physical samples are separate: order a sample box at pandapatches.com/sample-box, or get a free pre-production sample on orders of 500 pieces or more.
What we don’t charge for
Minimum 5 pieces per design, on every patch type and size — order three designs, that's 5 of each.
Work Samples
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Frequently Asked Questions
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