Backings

Choose the right backing for the garment

Attachment is the decision most often regretted — a patch that peels, snags or won't wash. Four options, chosen by fabric and use, each explained with its real limits.

• Iron-On Patches

  The fastest route from patch to garment. A heat-activated adhesive layer bonds under a household iron in a couple of minutes — no needle required.

• Sew-On Patches

  The professional standard. A plain fabric backing stitched to the garment is the most permanent, most launderable attachment there is — and the one uniform buyers should choose by default.

• Velcro (Hook & Loop) Patches

  Morale patches live and die by removability. Hook on the patch, loop panel on the garment — swap call-signs, blood types and joke patches in seconds, and strip the whole kit before washing.

• Adhesive Peel-&-Stick Patches

  For surfaces that never see a needle — equipment cases, helmets, laptops, vehicle panels. A strong pressure-sensitive adhesive with a peel-away liner.