Dragon_a Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I now have some suede (real suede) which I can turn into riding patches and a mud flap. However I've never sewn like this before and I'm not sure my little sewing machine will cope. So I was wondering: is glueing the patches on an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasz Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 There's nothing against it from an approval standpoint as far as I know, but I highly doubt it would hold up after a few troops, honestly. I initially used a product called Ultra Bond on mine (essentially makes it an iron on) for the same reason, but was advised against using solely that. So I ended up sewing my patches on by hand, and the Ultra Bond definitely helped keep everything in place during that process. I know there's mention of certain needles that work well if your machine has the "horsepower", but doing it by hand wasn't terrible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 You can use a regular home sewing machine. Buy a #16 HD pack of needles & just sew very slowly. Since its yiur 1st time you may break 2-3 needs. Also do you know if your suede thickness is 3 or thinner? Anything thicker & it will be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon_a Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Thanks for the replies. I was initially asking as much from an approval perspective as whether it'll work. But you got me thinking, so I'll cut off a small scrap and have a try at sewing it with the machine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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