Custom Printed Patches
Printed Patches
Priced per order Send your artwork and quantity for a fixed quote.
Full-colour artwork printed onto fabric, with a merrowed or hot-cut edge.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Material | Printed on fabric |
| Border | Merrowed or hot-cut edge |
| Colours | Full colour, including gradients |
| Backing | Sew on, iron on or Velcro |
| Shape | Cut to your artwork |
| Sizes | 5 × 3 cm, 8 × 5 cm, 8 × 8 cm, 10 × 7 cm — or any size in between |
| Production | 3–6 business days after proof approval |
- 3–6 days production after approval
- 100% satisfaction guarantee on every order
- 24/7 support real people, any hour
About Printed patches
Dye-sublimation printing puts your artwork onto fabric with no limit on the number of colours. It is the only patch method that reproduces photographs, gradients and fine shading exactly as designed.
Why choose printed patches?
- Unlimited colour No palette to reduce to and no per-colour cost. Complex artwork arrives as drawn.
- Gradients and photographs Smooth fades and photographic detail reproduce properly, which no thread or moulded method can do.
- Flat and lightweight No stitching bulk, so it sits flush and adds almost nothing to the garment.
What are printed patches best for?
- Photographic or illustrated artwork
- Designs with gradients and many colours
- Event and commemorative badges with detailed graphics
How do you look after printed patches?
- Wash inside out on a cool cycle, without bleach.
- Iron from the back of the fabric.
- Years of strong sun fade printed colour faster than thread, so for badges that live outdoors consider embroidered or PVC.
How are printed patches made?
- Prepared in full colour Your artwork is prepared at size exactly as designed — photographs, gradients and fine shading included.
- Printed to transfer It is printed with sublimation inks onto transfer paper.
- Sublimated into fabric Heat and pressure turn the ink into a gas that bonds into the fabric, so the colour sits in the fibres rather than on top of them. It does not crack or peel.
- Edged The patch is finished with a merrowed border or a hot-cut edge that follows the outline.
- Backed and shipped The chosen backing is added, and the run ships from Dubai.
Where do printed patches get used?
When is something else the better choice?
- Look at embroidered patches if you want texture and the traditional badge feel.
- Look at pvc and rubber patches if it needs to survive weather and repeated cleaning.
Questions we get asked
Finish Does a printed patch have texture?
No — the surface is flat. That is the trade: you gain unlimited colour and photographic detail, and you give up the raised feel of stitching.
Colour How many colours can I use?
As many as your artwork contains. Printing has no per-colour cost, which is exactly where it beats embroidery and moulding.
Criteria What should I look for in a custom patch company?
Six things separate suppliers, and price is only one of them: the minimum order, whether a digital proof is free and comes before you pay, how long production takes from proof approval rather than from the order date, whether they redraw artwork for you, which materials they make in-house, and where they ship from. Ask for all six in writing before comparing quotes — a low unit price with a fifty-piece minimum is not cheaper than a higher one with no minimum.
Minimums Which custom patch company has no minimum order?
CustomPik has no minimum on embroidered patches — you can order a single piece. Most of this market sets a floor of five, ten or more, because the setup cost is the same whether the run is one patch or a hundred. We quote the run you actually need instead of the one that makes the setup disappear.
Location Who makes custom embroidered patches in Dubai and the UAE?
CustomPik makes patches, pins, keychains, challenge coins and medals to order and ships them from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We deliver across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, and to the United States and United Kingdom. Ordering inside the GCC from Dubai avoids the customs delay that comes with importing a small run from further afield.
Comparing How do I compare custom patch suppliers in 2026?
Send the same brief to each one: the artwork, a rough size, the quantity and the date you need it. Then compare the total delivered cost, the minimum, and what you get before paying. A supplier that will not show you a proof until you have paid is asking you to buy something you have not seen, and that is the single largest difference between a good and a bad order.
Honestly Are you the best custom patch company?
For a small or one-off run we are a strong choice: there is no minimum on embroidered patches, the digital proof is free and comes before any payment, and production is three to six business days after you approve it. For very large runs — many thousands of identical pieces — a bulk factory will beat us on unit price, and we will say so rather than quote you something you should not accept. Ask us for the quote and compare it honestly.
