How to sew an emblem on a school uniform and vest?

Currently, in our country there are no uniform rules regarding the type of school uniform. The need for a uniform is determined by each educational institution independently. An increasing number of schools are switching to compulsory school uniforms, and each school has its own uniform. One of the most common items of uniform is a school uniform called a vest.

A distinctive feature that emphasizes the students’ belonging to a particular educational institution, along with the color of the uniform, is a patch with the symbols of the school. The emblem can be made by embroidery in a specialized workshop or in the form of an applied chevron.

Rules for the placement of chevrons on a school vest

Strict rules and regulations regarding the location of the emblem on the vest are not written down anywhere. The chevron is usually located on the chest on the left side of the vest. In some educational institutions, it is customary to place stripes on the right side.If the vest has chest pockets, the chevron should be placed strictly in the center of the pocket.

According to the method of attaching the emblem to the school uniform, the following types of chevrons are mainly used:

• sewn;
• on a hot-melt adhesive basis;
• with Velcro fastener.

You can attach the emblem to the vest yourself, following our advice, or by contacting a specialized studio and entrusting this matter to the hands of professionals.

How to properly and easily sew on a patch with your own hands?

The sewing method is the most common, as it eliminates any type of processing of the emblem itself. However, this type of fixation will require dexterity and accuracy on your part, as well as some sewing experience.

What does that require?

To cope with this task yourself, you should prepare in advance:

• chevron;
• thread and needle;
• pins;
• scissors;
• soap.

When everything you need is at hand, feel free to begin. The first and most important stage of work is to correctly position the emblem on the vest uniform. It is important to take into account the particular figure of the owner of the vest, so experts recommend determining the location for attaching the emblem when the vest is worn by the child. Position it correctly and carefully mark the selected location with soap. Remove the vest from the child, place the patch strictly along the marks, secure with pins and baste with thread.

It is important to securely fasten the patch so that it does not move during the sewing process. Then the result of the work will be smooth and neat.

Once again, ask your child to put on a vest with a badge attached to it and check that the emblem is located in the right place, evenly and without flaws.

What threads should I take?

It is extremely important to find the thread the same color and shade as the chevron, since the seams should not be noticeable.There are also multi-colored chevrons. Then the easiest way is to choose a thread for the chevron edging: for a light one, choose threads in light shades, for a dark one, choose dark shades. You should definitely take a double thread - for strength (constant washing and ironing inevitably leads to its thinning). But don’t overdo it: a very thick thread will only emphasize the roughness of the seam and make it more noticeable.

How to sew with small stitches?

It is optimal to sew the emblem fixed with basting using small hidden stitches, about a millimeter long. Keeping the distance between two adjacent stitches from eight to ten millimeters. Small stitches allow the patch to be secured most firmly.

To avoid long stitches on the inside of the vest, make a “slip” between the stitches under the emblem or right in its edging, and sewing stitches on things are no more than one or two millimeters. This will make them less noticeable and reduce the risk of damaging the seam during use or washing.

How to secure a job?

Upon completion of the work, be sure to firmly fasten the free end of the thread. This operation is called bartacking. The best way to secure the fastener is on the edge of the emblem.. After the finishing stitch, make a small stitch in the opposite direction and leave a small loop. Make another stitch in the same place and pull the needle through the loop of the starting stitch. Pull tight and cut off excess thread.

All that remains is to lightly moisten the emblem with water, steam it with an iron through gauze and enjoy the result of the work done. The process of sewing on a chevron may seem laborious for the first time. The main thing is a little patience and faith in yourself.Next time you will already have some experience and the work will take much less time and effort.

There are several alternative methods to attach the emblem to the vest uniform. The most common and affordable is to use emblems with a hot-melt adhesive base or use Velcro.

How to glue a chevron to a vest?

To glue the emblem to the vest, you must either acquire a special emblem with a hot-melt adhesive layer in advance, or use a standard emblem and thermal tape. In such cases, factories use special industrial heat presses. At home, with a slight loss of quality, you can make do with a household iron. To attach the hot-melt adhesive patch you need to:

• peel off the protective layer:
• attach the product to a predetermined place on the vest;
• cover with gauze and iron;
• Check the quality of the work done, iron it again if necessary.

You cannot set the iron temperature higher than that recommended on the vest label.

How to attach with Velcro?

Another method of attaching chevrons that is quickly gaining popularity is Velcro. One part of the fastener is sewn to the emblem, the other to the vest. When choosing this fastening method, you only need to sew on two small pieces of Velcro. The quality and beauty of the seams do not play a role at all, since they will be hidden from the eyes of others by the emblem itself. This is an ideal option for those who do not like and do not know how to sew.

This method, however, is less reliable than the previous two, but it has its obvious and very tempting advantages.This badge can be easily unfastened when washing, which preserves its appearance and extends its service life, since the threads do not fray and there is no danger that the vest itself may stain the emblem when washed.

Today, Velcro tape is widely used, which can be attached with an adhesive layer to any smooth surface. These Velcro strips on school vests are extremely unreliable.

Here are the basic methods of how exactly you can attach the emblem to a school uniform-vest with your own hands. We hope that our advice will be useful to you and you will easily cope with the task.