patches

[bannind]

I used velcro this year, but the velcro tore up the surrounding area of the shirt while in the wash. thus I won't be using the velcro on any of next years shirts.

I have also tried double sided carpet tape from Lowe's or Home Depot and that seemed to work well.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by bannind

I used velcro this year, but the velcro tore up the surrounding area of the shirt while in the wash. thus I won't be using the velcro on any of next years shirts.

I have also tried double sided carpet tape from Lowe's or Home Depot and that seemed to work well.

I assume this is from putting the "hooked" half of the velcro on the shirt? Try putting the "fuzzy" part on the shirt and the "hooked" part on the patch.

[Mark Padgett]

I use a nail gun while I have the shirt on.

[imaref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I use a nail gun while I have the shirt on.

Ahhhh.... Indiana Jones used the same technology to keep his fedora from flying off his head....

[bannind]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

I assume this is from putting the "hooked" half of the velcro on the shirt? Try putting the "fuzzy" part on the shirt and the "hooked" part on the patch.

Yeah - I thought about that after the fact and may try it for the spring/summer tourney schedule to see how everything holds up.

[BillyMac]

Go to your local fabric or craft store, here in Connecticut we have Jo-Anne Fabric and A.C. Moore, and get some hem tape or fabric tape. You cut it to shape, and iron it between your patch and your shirt, from both sides. I use it to iron American flags on my laboratory coats in my job as an analytical chemist. Works great.

[johnSandlin]

BillyMac,

So I iron it to the outside part of my officiating shirt, and then I take my patch on and off as many times as I need to?

Or do I iron it to the inside part of my shirt and take the patch on and off as many times as I need to?

[mick]

Originally Posted by johnSandlin

BillyMac,

So I iron it to the outside part of my officiating shirt, and then I take my patch on and off as many times as I need to?

Or do I iron it to the inside part of my shirt and take the patch on and off as many times as I need to?

John,
My guess is you iron the sandwich --> shirt, tape, patch to warm the adhesive on both of its sides.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mick

John,
My guess is you iron the sandwich --> shirt, tape, patch to warm the adhesive on both of its sides.

But isn't the tape more of a "permanent" attachment? My wife has used this tape to help hem pants, so I think it's a little more than temporary. I have used the tape before on a flag patch, and it does a good job of holding for a while, but it doesn't last through too many washings. The best permanent attachment is still sewing on the patches.