Embroidered X Marks Clan Crest

[mddock58]

I'm in line as well!

They look great!

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Steve, verra nice! Hopefully there are not licensing issues that prevent the sale of these, although I think that people are free to request or use the Xmarksthescott term for personal use. So I suppose we could all just individually ask you to make us one. ;-)

[clancelt]

Put me down for one if they go live. I think it looks great!

[Moosehead]

Steve, looks very nice.

Can I make a suggestion though(I've designed many patches for mil folk)? Either do it on blue backing and don't embroider the blue, or do it on background the same colour as the belt and not embroider that part(which would also make the text stand out more).

Regardless, I like it.

[mbhandy]

Steve that looks great. Put me Down for one .


MrBill

[Livingston]

Rude comment: I don't have one yet..no, that's already been said. Hmmm, guess there isn't one to make then.

Great looking patch. Please, please put me on the list too.

[The Wizard of BC]

guys,

I've got a PM into Hank for approval of my design.

Yes, I know I could do whatever I want with this patch, but this forum is Hank's baby and I like it here. (that's why I give him my money each month to be a sponsor of this site.) So I think it only polite to ask him for his approval.

As soon as we have it, I'll let everyone know and I'll start a run of them for sale. My machine (I named her Minerva for you Heinlein fans) is not one of those fancy ones with all the different thread colors pre-loaded. I have to change colors manually. I think I could turn out three or four a day by jumping up and changing colors in between kilt making.

Thanks for all the good comments. This is just a first run of the patch. Keep the comments coming and I'll incorporate what I can.

I have done a few other Clan Crests for customers. The basis of all Clan Crests is a circled belt. The gold thread is to denote the belt buckle and the metal thingy on the loose end of the belt.

The normal size for Crests used for cap badges and stuff, is about 2 inches so that is why I made it small. I could of course, make them any size. The lettering would look really good if the whole thing were about 3" in Dia.

The colors are just the thread I had on hand and it could really could be almost any colors. It was a kind of mental exersize to see if I could do it. Thanks for the tip about using a blue cloth background.

I just wanted to see what everyone thought. I'll keep working on it.

[Moosehead]

Thanks for the tip about using a blue cloth background.

Hey Steve, no sweat. I know how hard it is, even going from 3" to 2.5" can royally screw up the way text looks. So, anything that makes the "main" design stand out, is important. A combination of embroidered and non-embroidered areas also gives a design more texture.

Steve on the Right Coast

PS, if you want, I can do up a graphic that may enhance the text. On a 2" crest though, its pretty tough.

[furrycelt]

I definitely want one too, regardless of the final version. I like the way it looks now, but I also agree with the suggestions so far.

Thanks for working on this.

-ian

[Wompet]

Pending Hank's approval, put me down for two.

Steve, looks very nice.

Can I make a suggestion though(I've designed many patches for mil folk)? Either do it on blue backing and don't embroider the blue, or do it on background the same colour as the belt and not embroider that part(which would also make the text stand out more).

Regardless, I like it.

I'll second this. Having just looked through my old and current uniform patches, I recommend brown/belt background, with everything else embroidered - the text will definitely stand out better.