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What's included in the price of a custom patch?

Updated June 2026
Quick Answer

Everything except the patches themselves. The per-patch price already covers the AI design tool with unlimited iterations, artwork and digitizing, a free expert human review, a real stitched pre-production sample photographed for your approval, two rounds of revisions, up to 9 thread colours, a custom die-cut shape, and free worldwide shipping. Embroidery coverage up to 100% is included at no extra charge, and nothing is added at checkout.

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The single most useful thing to know when you are comparing patch quotes is that two prices often describe two different patches. A published price chart is usually quoted at the cheapest possible configuration, and the things most logos actually need are then added as percentage surcharges on top of it.

Ours is quoted the other way round. The per-patch price you see is for the finished patch, and these are already inside it:

Embroidery coverage, up to and including 100%, at no extra charge. There is no 50% / 75% / 100% tier to choose between. A half-embroidered patch leaves much of the fabric backing showing through, and most real logos need far more than that - so elsewhere the coverage a logo actually needs is a surcharge on the advertised price. Here a fully embroidered patch costs the same as a half-embroidered one: you pay for the design you made, not for how much of the patch it covers.

Your real shape. Patches with a merrowed border are limited to simple geometry - circles, ovals, squares. Anything shaped to your actual logo needs a die-cut edge. That is included, in whatever outline your design needs.

A real stitched sample. Before your full run begins we sew an actual patch on the production machines and email you photographs of it to approve. Not a digital render, and not a charge - it is part of the order. It is the step that catches a colour or a size that reads differently in thread than it did on screen, while changing it still costs nothing.

The artwork itself. Design in the AI tool with unlimited free iterations, then our team digitizes it into a production file. Every design also goes through a free expert human review for stitchability - thread colours, fine detail at your chosen size, text legibility at production scale. After you order, two rounds of revisions on the production artwork are included.

Up to 9 thread colours, and free worldwide shipping at any order size.

So when you compare, five questions make any two quotes comparable: what embroidery coverage is the price quoted at, is a custom die-cut shape included or only a stock circle and square, do you get a real stitched sample before the run and what does it cost, how many thread colours are included before a surcharge, and is shipping included and to where.

And if you still find a genuinely like-for-like quote for less - same patch type, size, quantity, backing and colour count - our Lowest Price Guarantee matches it. See the Lowest Price section of our Terms.

Already inside the per-patch price
IncludedWhat it means
Embroidery coverageUp to 100% included - no 50% / 75% / 100% tier to choose between
Custom die-cut shapeAny outline your design needs, not just circles and squares
Real stitched pre-production sampleWe sew it and send you photos to approve before the run
Artwork, digitizing and expert reviewProduction file prepared and checked for stitchability
Two rounds of revisions after orderingText, colour, sizing and layout changes on the artwork
Up to 9 thread coloursIncluded at no surcharge
Worldwide shippingFree at any order size

No artwork fee, no setup fee, no subscription. Embroidered patches start at a 6-piece minimum.

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Related Questions

How does custom patch pricing work?
Designing your patch is free, and so is shipping - you only pay for production (the cost to manufacture your patches). This page covers that production pricing, which depends on patch type, size, and quantity. Our calculator gives an instant estimate, and your production price is guaranteed to be the lowest.
Where can I order custom patches online?
You can order custom patches directly from a manufacturer, from a broker who resells production, or from a print-on-demand marketplace. Ordering from a maker who designs and reviews in-house is usually cheapest and fastest. At PatchDesign.AI you design free in the browser, get a human review within 2 business hours, and receive patches about 10 business days after approving artwork, shipping included.
How many colors can a custom embroidered patch have?
Standard embroidered patches support up to 15 thread colors; most designs work best with 5–10 well-chosen colors.
What is the minimum order quantity for custom patches?
Minimums are low and depend on the patch type: 6 for embroidered, 10 for PVC (2D or 3D), 25 for woven and printed/sublimated, and 50 for chenille. Per-piece pricing drops significantly at 50, 100, and 500+ quantities, so ordering a few extras often makes economic sense.