Ordering Custom Patches for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

You can order custom patches for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales from The Customized Patches through our quote-and-delivery service. We make patches to order from your artwork and provide free shipping across the United Kingdom, with a 5-piece minimum per design.

Send your crest or logo, quantity, finished dimensions, garment details and delivery postcode. Quotes start from £60, and a free digital mockup is usually provided within 12 hours; we produce only after approval.

How do you order custom patches for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?

This is a UK-wide service ordered by quote and delivered, rather than a local shop or collection service. The key regional details are the wording on your patch and its delivery destination, not a different patch specification for each country.

A club crest, bilingual team badge or business uniform patch needs a clear brief. Give the exact organisation name, approved colours and intended placement; a polo chest and a canvas cap offer different usable areas, even with the same logo.

Will your crest and language characters stay readable?

Crests often combine shield divisions, small symbols, dates and a narrow motto ribbon. Reducing the whole design can make fine embroidered text fill in and close the gaps between symbols. Identify what must remain unchanged before considering a larger patch or simplifying secondary detail.

Supply the clearest artwork available, preferably a vector file if you have one. Include a separate typed copy of every word as well as the visual design: that gives you a reference for proofreading if a font is substituted or an accent disappears.

Check Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh text separately

• For Irish wording, check fada marks, including á, é, í, ó and ú.
• For Scottish Gaelic, check grave accents such as à, è, ì, ò and ù.
• For Welsh, check characters such as ŵ and ŷ, including their capital forms where used.
• For bilingual layouts, confirm line order, relative text size and punctuation with someone who can proofread both languages.

Leave space above accented letters and between the wording and border. Outlining lettering can preserve its shape in vector artwork, but it cannot make tiny text physically readable. Assess a printout at finished size rather than relying on an enlarged screen preview.

Which patch type suits a detailed regional crest?

Embroidered patches suit bold crests with distinct colour areas and a textured finish. Woven patches generally accommodate finer lettering with a flatter surface, while printed patches suit gradients and intricate artwork without reproducing it as stitches.

Measure the actual placement area before choosing dimensions. A hypothetical 75 mm (2.95 in) crest may fit a jacket chest but crowd a cap panel. State width and height, not just 'standard size', and ask how the edge finish affects usable artwork space.

If you are comparing thread with moulded material, read The Difference Between PVC patches and embroidered patches, Explained. Choose by detail, feel and garment use rather than assuming one material suits every outdoor uniform.

Which backing works on your actual garment?

Backing should follow the fabric, care label and intended use. A patch that looks right on screen can still be unsuitable for a heat-sensitive nylon shell or awkward to attach across the centre seam of a canvas cap.

• Sew-on: a practical option for many polos, wool jackets and canvas garments. Check access behind the placement area and avoid stitching pockets shut.
• Iron-on: consider only where the garment tolerates the required heat and pressure. Heat can damage coated fabrics, and repeated hot washing can contribute to adhesive lifting.
• Hook-and-loop: useful for removable badges, but the garment needs a compatible receiving panel. Specify which side or sides are required.
• Waterproof shells: neither adhesive compatibility nor waterproofness should be assumed. Sewing punctures the fabric, so check garment-maker guidance before attaching a patch.

Give the fabric composition and washing requirements on the quote, not simply 'sports top'. For measurements and attachment questions relevant to detailed printed artwork, see Printed patches Sizing and Backing Options Explained.

What should you confirm about price, approval and delivery?

Quotes start from £60, but that is not a fixed price for every crest or quantity. Request a quote for your exact specification, remembering that the 5-piece minimum applies per design; different wording versions should be identified separately.

1. Send the artwork, exact wording, patch type, width, height, quantity and backing through our quote form.
2. Include the full delivery address and postcode, plus any required arrival date. State the deadline as an arrival requirement, not a dispatch date.
3. Review the free digital mockup, usually provided within 12 hours. Check accents, spelling, colours, proportions and border clearance against your brief.
4. Confirm the written specification, total quote and expected production and delivery timing before approving. We produce only after approval.

Free UK shipping includes Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For islands, rural addresses or any time-sensitive delivery, ask for timing against the actual postcode; UK-wide coverage does not mean identical transit times everywhere.

The mockup turnaround is not the production or delivery time. A digital proof also cannot demonstrate fabric feel or exact physical colour, so flag colour-critical artwork before approval and ask how it will be assessed.