How To Attach A Patch To Leather Jacket
Jan 25, 2013 It's supposed to attach patches with no sewing. I had the same problem with my BPRD leather patch. I gorilla glued a big patch on the sleeve of my jacket.
Using Fabric Glue To Attach A Patch
APPLYING A PATCH TO A LEATHER JACKETOn a leather jacket with a polyesther lining, you have to first remove the lining in the area where you are going to stitch on the patch. Otherwise when you stitch on the patch you would stitch through the lining as well. You need a special thicker leather needle that only a shoe maker or shoe repair person would have using a foot-pedal Singer Sewing Machine.
Here is another, easier way: Measure where you want the patch on the sleeve with the jacket on. Mark this with a white taylor's chalk, or blue on a white jacket,so it's visible.
Open the lining at the bottom back hem just enough to get your hand in. Slip your hand up between the lining and the leather in the area where you will put the patch. Then with a 'small' sharp upholestry needle using a mylon thread in a clear color (light weight fishing line works well for this) and a thimble to push this through the leather, starting with the first stitch through the underside of the patch so the knot in the end of the thread is hidden under the patch but will hole the thread securely push the needle down through the leather to the hand between the leather and the lining and back up through the edge of the patch. Continue working the needle back and forth through the patch and the leather using the thimble to push the needle straight and making a satin stitch though it really doesn't need to be that close together on the stitches. One every 16th of and inch should be sufficient. When you get all the way around the patch and back to your starting point, slip the needle around the first stitch in a half-hitch (first part of a knot) and then back around in the 2nd half-hitch to complete the knot. Then slide the needle all the way under the patch between it and the leather pulling the thread through to the other side of the patch, pull the thread up with a bit of a pucker, so when you cut the thread it slips back under the patch with a long end.
I know this looks a bit complicated but it really isn't. Just make sure you don't catch the lining with the thread or the jacket or it won't hang right and will wear uncomfortably. When you've finished with the patch don't forget to restitch the jacket lining hem back where it belongs. APPLYING A PATCH TO A LEATHER JACKETOn a leather jacket with a polyesther lining, you have to first remove the lining in the area where you are going to stitch on the patch. Otherwise when you stitch on the patch you would stitch through the lining as well. You need a special thicker leather needle that only a shoe maker or shoe repair person would have using a foot-pedal Singer Sewing Machine.Here is another, easier way: Measure where you want the patch on the sleeve with the jacket on.
Mark this with a white taylor's chalk, or blue on a white jacket,so it's visible. Open the lining at the bottom back hem just enough to get your hand in. Slip your hand up between the lining and the leather in the area where you will put the patch. Then with a 'small' sharp upholestry needle using a mylon thread in a clear color (light weight fishing line works well for this) and a thimble to push this through the leather, starting with the first stitch through the underside of the patch so the knot in the end of the thread is hidden under the patch but will hole the thread securely push the needle down through the leather to the hand between the leather and the lining and back up through the edge of the patch. Continue working the needle back and forth through the patch and the leather using the thimble to push the needle straight and making a satin stitch though it really doesn't need to be that close together on the stitches. One every 16th of and inch should be sufficient. When you get all the way around the patch and back to your starting point, slip the needle around the first stitch in a half-hitch (first part of a knot) and then back around in the 2nd half-hitch to complete the knot.
Then slide the needle all the way under the patch between it and the leather pulling the thread through to the other side of the patch, pull the thread up with a bit of a pucker, so when you cut the thread it slips back under the patch with a long end.I know this looks a bit complicated but it really isn't. Just make sure you don't catch the lining with the thread or the jacket or it won't hang right and will wear uncomfortably.
When you've finished with the patch don't forget to restitch the jacket lining hem back where it belongs. You first need to get yourself a seam ripper. It has a needlepoint end that slips underneath the thread and a sharp section in the middle that cuts the thread as you go al ong. Slowly and patiently pop the stitches without yanking on the threads so that you do not damage the leather.
When you've removed all of the outer stitching, the excess thread will pull right out and the patch should slip right off. Of course if the patch was ironed on or glued you will need a professional leather product to remove any debris. Most people only stitch them but I prefer to glue them down first so the don't shift as I'm trying to sew them. If you plan to recover the area with a new patch then you don't need to worry about any glue or debris so you can use a sharp exacto-knife and slice through the glue as you lift the patch edges being careful not to cut the leather.
You might consider going to a shoe repair or leather patch place to have this done. Answer First, make sure that the jacket is clean and dry.
Heat up your iron-better to not use steam-to a cotton setting (the patch label may say otherwise, so follo w that). Place the area of the jacket you want to patch so that it is flat on the ironing board. Make sure it will stay in position so you can leave it to cool after you put the patch on.
Heat up the area by placing the iron on it for a few moments-make sure the area has no wrinkles. Place the patch on the warm area of the jacket, hold the iron still to melt the glue, and then gently press along all of the edges. If this is a repair patch rather than being a decorative patch, then cut the patch into a circular shape before ironing it on. This will help prevent peeling.
Leave the patch in place to cool for a few hours. omg this is like so easy make a quilt then just put them together first you turn the clothing in side out, then you put the patch on. You need to get thread that matches the clothing so it blends in.
How To Attach A Patch To A Leather Jacket
Just use a sewing machine. Leather patches on sport coats is not limited to only teachers. If you look at some vintage tv ( leave it to beaver)you will find that fathers in those days wore that t ype of jacket. The patch was not limited to leather as other materials were also used.
The reason for the patch was so the jacket did not fray or wear out because we humans have a tendancy to use our elbows for resting our heads on our hands and many other things. Look at an older person's elbows and many will have what is called elephant skin on our elbows and also on the back of our heels. So these patches help the jacket last many years more than a jacket without a patch.