 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patch FELT Biker Motorcycle Tags Badges 4" x 2" Iron US $10.00 
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches FELT Biker Motorcycle Tags Badges 4" x 2" Iron US $28.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches FELT Biker Motorcycle Tags Badges 4" x 2" Iron US $10.00
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 20 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Biker Tags Motorcycle Badges LOT Rectangle US $79.00
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 1 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Motorcycle Biker Tag Personalized Badges Iron US $4.99
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 1 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Biker Motorcycle Tag Personalized 4" or 5" Iron US $4.99
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 1 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Rocker Biker Back Tag 9" Motorcycle Biker Badge US $9.99
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 2 Custom Embroidered Motorcycle Banner Ribbon Rocker Name Patches 5" Biker Tags US $14.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Motorcycle Banner Ribbon Rocker Name Patches 5" Biker BULK US $40.50
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 12 Custom Embroidered Motorcycle Banner Ribbon Rocker Name Patches 5" Biker BULK US $78.00
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Biker Badge Tags 4x2 Motorcycle DOUBLE BORDER US $13.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches FELT SMALL ROCKERS 6" Motorcycle Biker Tags US $12.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches FELT SMALL ROCKERS 6" Motorcycle Biker Tags US $34.50
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Biker Badge Tags 4x2 Motorcycle DOUBLE BORDER US $39.00
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 1 Custom Embroidered Name Business Company Patch Oval 12" Motorcycle Biker Badge US $29.99
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 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Side Rocker 7x2 Biker Tag Badge Motorcycle Iron on US $9.99
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Side Rockers 7x2 Biker Tags Badges Motorcycle US $56.94
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 Custom Embroidered Name Patch XL Rectangle 11X3 BIKER Motorcycle Tag Badge Iron US $18.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches XL Rectangle 11X3 BIKER Motorcycle Tag Badges US $102.00
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 CUSTOM EMBROIDERED NAME PATCH LARGE Rectangle 11.5 X 2" Motorcycle Biker Badge US $14.50
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 6 CUSTOM EMBROIDERED NAME PATCHES Rectangle 12" Motorcycle Biker Tags Badges LOT US $81.00
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 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Rocker Biker Arch 14" Motorcycle Biker Badge Tag US $24.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Rocker Biker Arch 14" Motorcycle Biker Badges US $126.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Rocker Motorcycle Tag 16" Biker Deep Arch BULK US $156.00
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 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Rocker Motorcycle Tag 16" Biker Deep Arch Tag Iron US $28.00
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 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Rocker Banner Ribbon Biker Motorcycle Back Tag 12" US $21.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches ZIG-ZAG FELT Biker Motorcycle Iron on Badges US $30.00
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 1 Custom Embroidered Name Patch ZIG-ZAG FELT Biker Tag Motorcycle Badge Iron on US $5.50
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 Custom Embroidered Rocker Name Patch Biker Motorcycle CONTOUR Tag Iron-On 11" US $17.49
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 6 Custom Embroidered Rocker Name Patches Biker Motorcycle CONTOUR Tags 11" Iron US $98.94
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches - PLAYING CARD STYLE Tags Motorcycle Biker US $13.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches - PLAYING CARD STYLE Tags Motorcycle Biker US $36.00
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 Embroidered Custom Name Patch Biker Motorcycle Tag CONTOUR Badge IRON ON 6" Iron US $11.49
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 6 Embroidered Custom Name Patches Biker Motorcycle CONTOUR Badge IRON ON 6" Tags US $59.94
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 Custom Embroidered FLAME SIDE ROCKER FELT Name Patch Motorcycle Badge Biker Tag US $12.99
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 6 Custom Embroidered FLAME SIDE ROCKER FELT Name Patches Motorcycle Biker Tags US $71.94
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 2 Custom Embroidered Personalized Vertical Name Patches Tag Motorcycle Biker US $14.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Personalized Vertical Name Patches Tag Motorcycle Biker US $39.00
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 2 Custom Embroidered Ribbon Banner Name Patches FELT Motorcycle Biker Tags 6" US $12.98
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 6 Custom Embroidered Ribbon Banner Name Patches FELT Motorcycle Biker Tags 6" US $35.94
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Diamond Biker Motorcycle Tags Badges Iron on US $10.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Diamond Biker Motorcycle Tags Badges Iron on US $28.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Banner Scroll Tags Badges Motorcycle Biker US $13.98
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Banner Scroll Tags Badges Motorcycle Biker US $38.94
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Personalized Tags FELT Square Motorcycle Biker US $10.00
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 2 Custom Embroidered IN MEMORY Name Patches Personalized Biker Tags Motorcycle US $13.98
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 6 Custom Embroidered IN MEMORY Name Patches Personalized Biker Tags Motorcycle US $35.94
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches POCKET FLAP TAGS Badges Motorcycle Biker Badge US $28.50
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 Custom Embroidered Name Patch 9" Motorcycle Biker Tag US $9.99
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 4 Piece Custom Embroidered Patch Set Rockers Name Square Motorcycle Biker Tags US $29.96
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches OCTAGON Tags Badges Motorcycle Biker 3" Iron US $10.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches OCTAGON Tags Badges Motorcycle Biker 3" Iron US $28.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches 1/2 Pentagon Tags Badges Motorcycle Biker Iron US $10.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches 1/2 Pentagon Tags Badges Motorcycle Biker Iron US $28.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches FELT SHADOW Tags Badges 4X2 Motorcycle Biker US $11.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches FELT SHADOW Tags Badges 4X2 Motorcycle Biker US $31.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches OVAL Badge Tags Biker Motorcycle Tabs 5X3 US $14.00
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Motorcycle Biker STRIPED BORDER 4" Striped US $15.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Motorcycle Biker STRIPED BORDER 4" Striped US $43.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Personalized Felt Circle Motorcycle Biker Tags US $10.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Personalized Felt Circle Motorcycle Biker Tags US $28.50
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 1 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Biker Iron on Tag Motorcycle Biker Bad Badge 12" US $17.49
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 1 Embroidered Custom Name Patch Biker Group Club IRON ON Tag Motorcycle Badge US $11.49
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 Custom 100% Embroidered Name Patch Rocker Biker Motorcycle Vest Tag Badge 12" US $21.00
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 6 Custom Embroidered Name Patches Personalized Rocker Tags Motorcycle Biker 11.5 US $65.94
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 2 Custom 100% Embroidered Name Patches Tags Badge Biker HEXAGON Motorcycle Biker US $12.98
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 6 Custom 100% Embroidered Name Patches Tags Badge Biker HEXAGON Motorcycle Biker US $32.94
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 2 Custom 100% Embroidered Name Patches Badges Biker Circle Motorcycle Biker Tags US $12.98
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 6 Custom 100% Embroidered Name Patches Badges Biker Circle Motorcycle Biker Tags US $32.94
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 6 Custom Embroidered Rocker Name Patches Motorcycle Biker Back Tags 13" x 3" US $126.00
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 2 Embroidered Name Patches Custom FELT Vertical Bikers Tags Motorcycle Badges 5" US $15.00
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 6 Embroidered Name Patches Custom FELT Vertical Bikers Tags Motorcycle Badges 5" US $43.50
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patches FELT OCTAGON Biker Tags Motorcycle Biker 3.5" US $10.00
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 1 Custom Embroidered Name Patches 1/2 Pentagon Tags Badges Motorcycle Biker Iron US $4.99
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 Custom Embroidered FLAME FELT MC Square Name Patch 4.5" Motorcycle Tag Biker US $8.99
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 2 Custom Embroidered Name Patch Biker Motorcycle Tags US $9.99
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Custom Embroidered Patches Motorcycle Biker
Making patches using a Singer Futura SES-2000 embroidery machine
Patches Are A Universal Symbol of Group Identity
There's plenty of evidence that people like to wear custom embroidered patches. You see them on bikers, military personnel, public safety officials, race car drivers, even astronauts. The question is, why do people like to wear patches?
Patches can be defined as nothing more than small emblems of cloth sewn to jackets, shirts, caps, or other articles of clothing. But that simplistic definition doesn't begin to cover the reality of what a patch means to the person wearing it. It is a symbol, an avatar if you will, of a sense of belonging, a group identity. Virtually everyone on the planet wants to be accepted as part of some kind of group, as recognition that they are not alone in a cold, indifferent world. Patches address that desire by indicating that a person belongs.
In a way, embroidered patches also serve to create groups, by bringing like-minded members together and contributing to a shared sense of mission.
Military patches were among the first embroidered patch designs, created as a way for members of specific military units to recognize each other. The designs have evolved over the years to the point that every U.S. military branch, unit and division now has individual patches to denote specific organizations and purposes.
Because they are a quick, visual way to determine rank, embroidered patches also are part of the standard uniform of police, firefighters and other emergency workers. They function as a means to help fellow officers or civilians identify them quickly if needed.
Even NASA space missions have had their own custom-designed patches, designed by the astronauts themselves. The first such mission was Gemini Five in 1965, which flew with a patch designed by astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad. The patches were created as a means to personalize each mission, and serve once again to confirm group identity among the elite corps of astronauts.
For businesses, custom embroidered patches are a common way to identify employees. They are a regular part of the uniforms that employees wear, and become a visual link to the employer. The patches also help promote the business to customers.
Embroidered patches are also part of the group identification for virtually all motorcycle clubs. These clubs depend on them as a major identifier, most commonly worn on the back of leather jackets or vests. Generally speaking, achieving status as a "full-patch" member of such clubs is difficult and time-consuming. As a result, members are likely to keep the patches (and the membership) for a lifetime.
Embroidery is an ancient technique that has existed for thousands of years. In years past, embroidery has been reserved for the few members of society who could afford the hand-crafted artwork. But modern computer-controlled embroidery machines have effectively democratized embroidered patches, making them available to virtually anyone. High-speed machines allow for the creation of custom, uniform designs for patches that can be repeated for a virtually infinite number.
Modern embroidered patches are cost-effective, attractive identifiers, used by many aspects of society to indicate membership and belonging. A reputable supplier of patches can demonstrate their suitability for just about any group or organization.
About the Author
Patches4Less is the industry leader in the design and production of custom embroidered patches. The company produces embroidered patches in a variety of sizes, colors and styles to suit any occasion.
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