Custom Made Patches, Order in Bulk Online
Owl Badges has built custom patches for departments, agencies, units, and organizations since 1999. Embroidered, woven, and PVC rubber patches with five backing options, priced from $1.40 to $15.00 per piece, with a 10-piece minimum and no setup fees. Need custom patches fast? Embroidered orders ship in as little as 3 weeks. Design live in your browser with the Owl Badges TruePatch Designer™, order online for single pieces or bulk runs, or request a department quote for purchase-order work. Production runs 3 to 8 weeks from approved artwork. Every run is built to spec — custom made patches and personalized patches for your unit, department, or organization. Looking for custom patches near me? Our shop is in Simi Valley, California, and we ship nationwide.
Ordering a custom patch is straightforward
Browse styles
Start in the design gallery to see embroidered, woven, PVC rubber, and flag patches built for departments, units, and organizations like yours.
Pick your patch type
Choose construction (embroidered, woven, or PVC rubber), shape, size, and backing. Our team confirms what fits your use case.
Design online
Build your patch live in your browser with unlimited color variations and real-time preview. No signup, no design fees. Design your own patch from a blank shape, or start from a stock template and edit from there.
Try the TruePatch DesignerApprove your proof
Our design team sends a digital proof, makes free revisions, and locks the artwork before anything goes to production.
Order single or bulk
Order one piece or thousands. Departments and agencies can submit purchase orders and request volume pricing. Order custom patches for an entire department in one session, or order patches a few at a time as new hires come on.
Receive your patches
Production runs 3 to 8 weeks from approved artwork. Rush production is available on most orders.
What you don’t pay for — no minimum on every custom patch order
No charge to start a design. Iterate, save, and refine in the TruePatch Designer™ without per-design or per-session fees.
Industry standard: $80–$300 per design for embroidery digitization. Included at $0 on every embroidered patch order.
Industry standard: $150–$500 per mold for custom PVC rubber. Eliminated on every PVC patch order, regardless of design complexity.
Free in-house design team. Free production-art proof. No charge for revisions before approval.
All patch orders — stock shapes and custom shapes alike — start at 10 patches. No premium for custom shapes. Shops advertising custom patches no minimum typically recover the cost in setup and digitizing charges; our 10-piece minimum carries neither.
Direct from the U.S. manufacturer since 1999. The price shown in the TruePatch Designer™ is the price paid at checkout. Volume discounts apply automatically.
Patches from $1.40 to $15.00 per piece — volume pricing applies as quantities increase.
Three patch constructions — embroidered, woven, and PVC rubber
Three construction types cover every patch use case — from heavy-duty embroidered department patches to fine-detail woven name tapes to weatherproof PVC rubber morale patches.
Embroidered patches
Stitched on twill backing with merrowed or laser-cut edges. The traditional choice for police, fire, military, and scout patches where heritage and durability matter most.
Woven patches
Thinner profile with finer detail than embroidery. Best for name tapes, small text, intricate logos, and patches where flat detail beats raised thread.
PVC rubber patches
Soft-flex 3D molded patches that hold up to weather, mud, and washing. Standard for tactical, EMS, K9, and morale patches that live outdoors. Ordered as custom PVC patches in any shape or thickness, with no mold fee at any level of detail.
Five backing options on every patch
- Plastic (stiffener)
- Iron-on heat seal
- Velcro hook
- Adhesive (sticky)
- Sew-on (no backing)
Velcro patches ship with hook-and-loop backing for gear that changes daily, and iron on patches use a heat-seal film that bonds permanently to uniforms and bags.
Design your custom patch with the Owl Badges TruePatch Designer™ — our custom patch maker
The Owl Badges TruePatch Designer™ is the in-browser custom patch designer from Owl Badges. Departments, units, and organizations design their patches — shape, material, backing, colors, and artwork — in real time, see live volume pricing, and order directly from the US manufacturer. No software install, no account required to start, no dealer markup. It works as a patch maker or patch creator, and as your art department: design custom patches from a blank shape through to production-ready artwork, without a signup. Departments that would rather hand the work off can put a custom patch maker on the job at any point by sending artwork to our design team.
Need a custom patch? Request a quote.
Some projects need a patch the TruePatch Designer™ doesn’t cover — a fully custom shape outside the standard catalog, a multi-layer department seal, a hybrid embroidered-and-PVC build, photographic memorial elements, or a one-of-a-kind unit design. For these, the Owl Badges in-house design team builds your patch from scratch. There’s no design fee, no setup fee, and no commitment to order.
- Fully custom shapes outside the standard catalog
- Complex multi-layer seals with raised 3D elements
- Hybrid finishes — embroidered + PVC, woven + 3D
- Memorial patches with photographic elements
- One-of-a-kind unit dies for unique shapes
- Specialty K9, SWAT, tactical & departmental insignia
Custom quotes typically returned within 4 business hours, Mon–Fri 9 AM–4 PM PST.
Custom Quote Request
Tell us about your custom patch. A designer will follow up within 4 business hours.
Group orders. Live pricing. One session.
- Multi-rank and multi-unit orders in one session. Build patrol, K9, SWAT, traffic, and admin patch variants together. Each variant inherits the base design and accepts unit-specific overrides.
- Volume tier applies across the full order. Pricing tier calculated on total quantity, not per design. Order 50 patrol + 50 K9 + 50 SWAT patches and you hit the 100+ tier.
- Department POs and NET-30. Verified agencies set up with PO accounts and NET-30 terms by the Owl Badges procurement team.
- Account-saved designs. Designs persist for replacement patches, new hires, and template reuse across orders.
- Production timeline. 3–4 weeks for embroidered, 3–5 weeks for woven, 4–8 weeks for PVC rubber. Rush handling available for memorial and ceremonial orders.
Why custom patches cost less from Owl Badges
As a US patch factory that controls production in-house, we skip the reseller markup most custom patch companies add — you order factory-direct.
The custom patch industry charges setup fees, digitization fees, and mold charges before the per-patch unit price even applies. Owl Badges is a U.S. manufacturer that sells direct — every fee below is $0 on every order.
Pay only the per-patch unit price. Volume discounts applied automatically. Buying from a patch manufacturer directly removes the reseller layer that a typical custom patch company adds on top of every order.
Shop custom patches
Browse popular patch styles and customize any of them online — order a single patch or design in bulk from $1.40 per piece.
Custom patch categories
Every patch we make goes to a specific buyer — a department, unit, organization, or program. Here are the audiences that work with us most. Businesses, clubs, and crews order custom logo patches from the same catalog, using their own wordmark or crest.
Shoulder, name tape, K9, SWAT, and unit patches for municipal, state, and federal agencies.
County sheriff shoulder patches, deputy insignia, and specialized unit patches with state-seal artwork.
Department patches, engine company patches, rescue and HazMat unit patches, and Maltese cross designs.
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Space Force unit patches. VFW, American Legion, and AMVETS chapter patches.
EMT and paramedic patches, ambulance service patches, MedEvac and air rescue unit insignia.
Private security, allied security, and contract security patches for guards, supervisors, and patrol officers.
BSA troop and rank patches, Girl Scout custom event and council patches, summer-camp and jamboree patches.
Three-piece back patches, chapter rockers, and member patches for riding clubs and veteran riding groups.
Logo patches and name patches for branded workwear, service uniforms, and field staff apparel.
Letterman patches, team patches, school spirit patches, and award and achievement patches.
CERT, Search and Rescue, fire auxiliary, chaplain corps, and civil-air patrol patches.
Morale patches, hook-and-loop tactical patches, and detailed cosplay and collector patches.
What you get with every custom patch
Real craftsmanship and real service on every order — individual or department.
Free design & digital proof
Our team draws up your patch and sends a digital proof before anything goes to production — no design fee.
Any backing you need
Iron-on, sew-on, velcro (hook-and-loop), or adhesive — choose the attachment that fits how the patch gets worn.
Merrowed or hot-cut border
Classic merrowed edge or a clean hot-cut border for intricate and custom shapes.
Full-color thread matching
Match your unit, department, or brand colors exactly, with unlimited thread colors at no extra charge.
Low 10-piece minimum
Order as few as ten patches, or scale into the thousands with automatic volume pricing.
Made in the USA since 1999
A family-owned US manufacturer serving public safety and organizations for over 25 years.
Custom patch specifications
Frequently asked questions
Ready to design your custom patches?
Create your own patch in the browser, order custom patches online as a single piece, or order in bulk for an entire department — volume pricing applies automatically.