What your design looks like in chenille
Chenille is the varsity-jacket look: thick, fluffy yarn on a felt base. It is the biggest jump from preview to patch on this list, and the one where the design has to be simplified the most.
Design a patch free
Drag the handle to compare. Rendered for illustration — every real order is proofed and approved before production.
What comes through
- Big, bold shapes and single letters — what chenille was made for
- A plush, dimensional surface you can see from across a room
- Strong colour blocking between the yarn and the felt base
What changes
- Fine detail is gone; the yarn pile is physically thicker than the detail in the preview
- Small text is not reproducible in yarn and gets embroidered on top instead
- Edges are soft and slightly irregular — that texture is the point, not a defect
- Gradients do not exist; every area becomes one flat yarn colour
Chenille limits, in numbers
These are the physical floors of the process. Anything in a design below them is thickened, merged or dropped — which is the single biggest reason a produced patch differs from a preview.
Common questions
Will my chenille patch look exactly like the AI design?
Chenille is the varsity-jacket look: thick, fluffy yarn on a felt base. It is the biggest jump from preview to patch on this list, and the one where the design has to be simplified the most. Our team redraws every design for production and you approve that artwork before anything is manufactured.
How many colours can a chenille patch have?
Typically 2-4. Yarn colours plus the felt base.
What is the smallest text that works on a chenille patch?
About 1". Below that, letters are embroidered rather than tufted.
Can a chenille patch reproduce a gradient?
Not available. Every region is one solid yarn colour.
