Club patches and badges

Club patches are used in one way or another in almost every club: whether a sports club, fan club, music society, carnival society or whatever else. With patches (as they are often called), clubs show their members' membership on the one hand and create a sense of togetherness. At the same time they are of course good publicity and a way of presenting the club. And for that they should not only show your own design but also be of high quality – delivered free of shipping charges within Germany, of course.

Shapes, colours and sizes of club patches

Patches for clubs should of course match your own ideas as perfectly as possible. And that is entirely possible: whether rectangular or round, crest-shaped or a completely free, irregular outline – you alone decide what outline your patches should have, always a perfect fit for your club symbol.

And the size is (almost) entirely up to you too: a patch can even be more than 40 by 29 cm. That size is rarely used, though. Most patches are the usual size of 7 to 10 cm.

In terms of colour, patches are usually embroidered or woven from 8 different thread colours. These eight colours can be chosen freely from a large selection of 252 colours (for embroidered patches; for woven ones from as many as 464 thread colours) – all colours and colour combinations are possible. There are even special threads with a gold, silver and bronze look for club patches that really stand out.

Printed patches are an exception when it comes to colours: with them you can even use any number of individual colour values in the design (just as is normal when printing on paper).

And the font for the text? Also freely selectable (but please note our Tips for lettering on patches).

Club patches embroidered, woven or printed?

The usual and most widespread patches are embroidered patches, mostly with a chain stitch edge. This version is also the cheapest and these patches are the most robust.

If, however, you have a design that needs to show finer detail (or small lettering), embroidered production reaches the limits of what is feasible. Woven patches may then be a solution. They are also flatter and more flexible as patches.

Printed patches are also suitable for very fine, highly detailed or more photorealistic artwork or small lettering, even though this production method is the most expensive.

Also read our detailed comparison of embroidered, woven and printed patches.

Club logos and iron-on club patches

The alternative to sewing your patches on: have your club logo, club crest or any other design made as a patch and simply iron it on. To do that, you only need to select the “iron-on backing” option when choosing the type of fastening (this is available with all the production methods mentioned above).

The back of the patch is then coated with a special textile adhesive that bonds the patch to the base fabric when ironed. If you are interested, read more on the pros and cons of the various types of fastening of patches.

Do you have more questions about club patches? Since 1986, we at Versandhaus Neumeyer-Abzeichen have advised a huge number of clubs on patches and club badges – and we would be glad to help you personally too.