#large patch

[kellyroman]

New large iron-on statement patches are now available in my shop! All patches are hand printed and assembled by me. Shop | Website | Instagram

[tattooed-alchemist]

I’d had this large patch which I got at the Anarchist Book Fair at the end of November pinned in place on the jacket for a bit, and with day after day of heavy rain happening now, I’ve been doing some of those piled up sewing projects.

I broke the sewing down into two sessions across two days because denim is harder on the fingers even with thimbles, and ta-da! it’s all edge-stitched now.  

[tattooed-alchemist]

Here is the new patch, pinned into position on the magick jacket to check placement and size. This is on the left side of the jacket, wrapping my ribs. The fabric is lined up right at the edge of where a pocket seam is located, and the other vertical edge exactly touches the round patch over my kidney on the back. A tight fit, but I still think I can sew it on as I was planning, with a heavier sashiko stitch through a folded edge. I can’t decide if I want to stitch in black (more invisible) or white (design element).

Doing it on the torso means I won’t lose any rose framing like I would if I decided to place this as an entire forearm on a sleeve.  Knowing this size fits the side section means I can keep that in mind as I wait to see what other art comes to this project.