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Cruiser
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>>Need Help Fast<<
My gf is trying to attach a patch she got at the HD store to her leather jacket. The patch has a plastic like substance on the back of it, so she is trying to iron it on. Is this how this is supposed to work, or do you sew patches onto leather?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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This is coming from my limited experience but as far as I know the plastic on the back of the patch is to keep all the thread work from coming undone. I would bet that it would be a sew-on patch. Even if it were an iron-on type, sewing it on wouldn't hurt it at all. And as the other post said....you want to sew patches onto leather anyway.
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RE: >>Need Help Fast<<
DON'T put patches on your jacket! Buy a vest a size larger and put the patches on it. Wear the vest with the patches over your jacket.
If you change your mind later, you've only wasted a 50 dollar vest instead of a 200 dollar or more jacket!
If you change your mind later, you've only wasted a 50 dollar vest instead of a 200 dollar or more jacket!
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Sew it on. But you need a good sewing manchine.
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ORIGINAL: SportyReb
DON'T put patches on your jacket! Buy a vest a size larger and put the patches on it. Wear the vest with the patches over your jacket.
If you change your mind later, you've only wasted a 50 dollar vest instead of a 200 dollar or more jacket!
DON'T put patches on your jacket! Buy a vest a size larger and put the patches on it. Wear the vest with the patches over your jacket.
If you change your mind later, you've only wasted a 50 dollar vest instead of a 200 dollar or more jacket!
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And bear in mind that sewing through the leather creates leaks... Not sure if they've figured out a way to sew through the leather without going all the way to the other side, but don't see how....
Maybe there's some sort of sealant to place around the stitching when done?
Maybe there's some sort of sealant to place around the stitching when done?