Embroidered patches are an excellent addition to just about any piece of clothing. Whether you use patches to identify a specific group, recognize someone for a specific achievement, or simply make a statement about who you're or what you believe, they give any piece of clothes an added measure of style and flair. Yet they can present problems when it is time to throw that apparel in the washing machine. You must remember consider both the instructions on the garment tag and the care of the embroidered patches.

There are numerous cleaning products that really should not be used with embroidered patches and in all probability the most damaging of all would be chlorine bleach. Chlorine can beginning of eat away at the threads and fibers of the fabric because it is such a caustic substance. If you've ever used chlorine bleach to wash your white socks, then you'll almost certainly have seen that the white socks often get holes much faster than the dark colored socks that are not washed with chlorine bleach. When it comes to embroidered patches, the same thing tends to happen.

Faded Colors and Broken Threads

If you use chlorine bleach to wash your embroidered patches, then the life of them can be reduced substantially. Chlorine bleach may cause the colours on your patch to fade and after a while, individual threads can start to break. The patch will perhaps be beyond saving at this stage. You may then have to replace the patch with a new one.

It's best to choose a non-chlorine based product if you must use bleach when washing your clothing. The good thing about choosing non-chlorine bleach is that you get the same benefits but the threads and fabrics on your embroidered patch are not going to be damaged. A few individuals can say that non-chlorine bleach does not give the same brightness that chlorine bleach does but the reality is that it will still provide better results than if you just chose not to use bleach at all. Just be sure to follow the directions on your bleach packaging to ensure you are using the product correctly. You ought not see any adverse affect on your embroidered patches when you use non-chlorine bleach.

One Good Use for Chlorine Bleach

There is one good use for chlorine bleach in relation to embroidered patches. It is something that can change the color of our patches if we want to do this. For example, assume you ordered custom company patches with the expectation that gold borders would be perfectly suited to your beige-colored shirts. On the other hand , when the patches arrive, you discover that the gold trim is far too bright and does not look well at all. Chlorine bleach would allow you to tone down this bright gold border before you added the patches to the uniforms.

This can be achieved using a small craft paint brush. By using this small brush, you could apply the chlorine around the border while making sure that it did not come into contact with any other parts of the patch. Once the color is as you want it, you should run the patch under cold water so that you could neutralize the bleaching action and wash away any excess bleach. When the patch is dry, you can attach it to the item of garments in question.