What your design looks like embroidered
Thread is the most common way a patch gets made, and the most different from the preview. Colours become a fixed palette, gradients become blocks, and anything thinner than a stitch disappears.
Design a patch free
Drag the handle to compare. Rendered for illustration — every real order is proofed and approved before production.
What comes through
- The composition, the silhouette and the layout survive intact
- Bold shapes, thick outlines and block lettering read exactly as designed
- Solid brand colours are matched to the closest thread and stay consistent across the run
What changes
- The gradient sky becomes two or three flat bands of thread instead of a smooth blend
- Individual feathers merge into shaded groups — thread cannot be finer than the stitch
- Edges gain a slight thread halo; nothing lands as crisp as a screen pixel
- Colour count is capped, so near-identical shades get merged into one
Embroidered 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 embroidered patch look exactly like the AI design?
Thread is the most common way a patch gets made, and the most different from the preview. Colours become a fixed palette, gradients become blocks, and anything thinner than a stitch disappears. Our team redraws every design for production and you approve that artwork before anything is manufactured.
How many colours can a embroidered patch have?
Up to 10. Extra shades are merged into the nearest thread.
What is the smallest text that works on a embroidered patch?
About 0.25". Roughly 1/4 inch cap height; smaller fills in.
Can a embroidered patch reproduce a gradient?
Approximated. Blended into stepped bands of thread.
