Patches

[SeanMac]

I need some help understanding bicycle patches.  I've never really been into them before, but with the recent threads regarding the Biketinkerers Union and the Association of Caffeinated Wheelmen (I bought one of each) and my recent backing of the Yehuda Moon Kickstarter (got a Yehuda Moon patch as part of the think you package) I find myself as a bit of a collector.

Please help the newbie!

As I placed my orders, I was thinking that I could attach these patches (and the others that I will certainly purchase in the future) to the side(s) of my green Ostrich handlebar bag.  Has anyone else done something similar with their patches?  If not, what do you do with them?

Thanks for sharing.

Sean
EA, NY

[Joe Bernard]

I think you're supposed to sew them on, but I don't know how to do that so my Just Ride patch lies resolutely in a drawer.

[Steve Palincsar]

On 01/17/2016 09:33 PM, SeanMac wrote:

As I placed my orders, I was thinking that I could attach these patches (and the others that I will certainly purchase in the future) to the side(s) of my green Ostrich handlebar bag.  Has anyone else done something similar with their patches?  If not, what do you do with them?

Bags with patches sewn on them like this were a very common sight when I started riding back in the early 1970s.  (Not my bag, by the way.)



We also used to sew them onto windbreaker jackets, like this (not my jacket, either):

[Deacon Patrick]

Sean, mine go on my bike tinkering apron.

With abandon,

Patrick

[Bill Lindsay]

It's like the jeans jackets you see at concerts.  It makes me want to get a sweet AC/DC patch for my rando bag.  That would be epic metal

[Ely Ruth Rodriguez]

You sew them on. Sometimes you can heat transfer them, if they are a heat transfer patch.

[Philip Williamson]

Hi Sean, 

Here's a fine set of patches on Puck's Ostrich bag: https://flic.kr/p/fBK7tv, https://flic.kr/p/fBZpVW, https://flic.kr/p/fBK8DM.

The patches I've got are iron-on, and then I baste in some stitches with a matching thread. 

This one (trigger warning - POLITICAL CONTENT) is ironed on, and then I put in stitches to tie down each corner. It's on a pretty soft jacket, and has gone through several washes with no hint of failure. 

Front side: https://www.instagram.com/p/9zzG4VA5rN/?taken-by=biketinker

Back, showing the stitches:https://www.instagram.com/p/9zzM8Og5rZ/?taken-by=biketinker

I have an advantage, in that my wife is a trained seamstress with needles and dozens of thread colors for the borrowing, but any light or dark thread would work okay.

A round patch might take six stitches in addition to the ironing. I have done it the "perfect" way, stitching the whole patch, and I've also quit halfway through. An all-stitch patch is a lot of work, especially on a heavy canvas bag.  

Welcome to the order of the patch hoarder!

Philip

www.biketinker.com

On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 6:33:01 PM UTC-8, SeanMac wrote:

[Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado]

Here's a great inexpensive tool for attaching your patches and to have on hand for repairing canvas bags,shoes, tents, etc. Available at REI and other outdoor retailers. Made in the USA since 1909.

Jon

http://www.speedystitcher.com/speedy-stitcher-products/

[Paul Clifton]

Do y'all's bags leak at all where the patch stitches go through? I've been warned about that, so I've been hesitant to poke anything through my bags.

Paul in ATL

[Marc Irwin]

I use shoe goo or some other silicone adhesive. Also put a couple stitches in a couple places, it's easier than trying to stitch it all the way around.

Marc

[Jeff Lesperance]

I use a hot glue gun to glue 'em on, no follow-up stitching. Probably won't last forever but I haven't lost a patch to the outside world yet.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Marc Irwin <irwi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I use shoe goo or some other silicone adhesive.  Also put a couple stitches in a couple places, it's easier than trying to stitch it all the way around.

Marc

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[SeanMac]

Thanks for all of the great ideas and photos.  I really do like the look of the patches on the bike bags - makes me think that my Ostrich bag will look pretty sharp with a few patches attached to it. 

Neither my wife or I is very good with a thread and needle.  Perhaps the speedy stitcher tool is worth a look.  More likely, however, is the hot glue gun idea.  Jeff, I'm curious, how long as the glue held up for you so far?  Do you recommend a few globs of hot glue or is the goal to have the entire back surface covered with a thin layer?  Another benefit of the glue, in addition to being easier than sewing on the patches, is that it would not create any holes in the bag that might leak in the future.

Joe - Thanks for reminding me about the Just Ride patches.  How could I forget about those?  Perhaps I need to order one or three of those today - and the new Reader, of course.

Sean

[peec...@yahoo.com]

I applied the caffeinated wheelmen patch to a canvas bag with fabric glue.  This has held tight, was easy to apply, and didn't disrupt the integrity of the bag.  

[Sean McAtee]

Fabric glue sounds like the perfect solution.  A quick search at Amazon provided quite a variety of options.  I assume that any "permanent" fabric glue should do the trick.

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[Clayton]

This patch is available through Etsy....One of my faves...

Clayton (Bend)