I have had several biker clubs approach me about embroidering designs on their leather vest. Has any one done this? How are you stablizing the vest without damaging the leather? Also several of the clubs wear bulletproof vest instead of the usual leather ones. Does anyone have any experience with those. Any help is greatly appreciated, i don't want to damage anyone's expensive clothing.
Look up Fast Frames - you use a sticky backing to hold the garment in place. You really can't use a hoop on leather without leaving a burn mark from the hoop.
I used the fast frames to hold a piece of vinyl I embroidered that I then made into a covering for my dashboard in my kit-car
The spray will not work, as the vest has a liner. You're not a biker I'm guessing. We have a big patch made and that is what you see on the back of the vest. It's a club patch, their colors. You would have to make the pacth first and then sew it on the vest. I was a biker up until March. And that's what I sell. Anyway, you'll need to be able to make the patch first.
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WOW i had no idea there were so many people out there with cluber knowledge......i date one and yes it is just an emboidered patch that is sewn onto the vest....so who am i chatting with outlaws pistons angels mongols h.o.h. fugowis brothers??? just to name a few in my area
The only bike I have ever riden had pedals and some playing cards on the forks popping the spokes for a motor. I'm thinking about buying a bike but it would still be the kind with pedals.LOL I'm not a biker but it is very popular here in NC. So I need to do the complete design on an applique and then sew it on with a sewing machine? What about the bullet proof vest? I am assuming that it would have an opening somewhere so it could be laundered, that may give me a way to get it done. I haven't seen them yet so this is speculation. thanks for the replies.
Deric.....My husband is a police officer and wears a bullet proof vest every day. His vest does have a lining that the body armour can be removed from so that the lining can be washed. Good luck! Deb
Deric.....My husband is a police officer and wears a bullet proof vest every day. His vest does have a lining that the body armour can be removed from so that the lining can be washed. Good luck! Deb
It's not this kind of vest, it just looks like one. It's really just another leather vest. It also has a liner. If you are good with the sewing, you can take the liner out, sew on patch and re-sew the liner.
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I do alot of embroidered leather jackets I use hoops all the time. Put stablizer on the bottom and a round the top hoop that way you don't leave any marks on the leather. The lady that showed me this trick wraped her top hoop. I just lay it down were the hoop will be.
I have done a lot of those leather bulletproof vest look a-likes. They have a lot of velcro on them. I hate embroidering directly on them. Thread & needle break bonanza! I always try & persuade the customers into doing patches.
Some of my customers aren't persuaded.
So I charge 20% more & baby sit 100,000 stitch designs fixing breaks every 10-20 minutes.
sorry i have to interject here.....while laughingabout the whole washing thing(like that's gonna happen).......as long as it is embroidered on a seperate piece of fabric and sewn onto the vest they are going to be happy.....although i am really impressed with the hooping techniques i have been reading about sounds like there are some manageable ways to get this job done
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