Custom Embroidered Badges
Order Embroidered Badge Patches
Embroidered badges give officers and teams the look of a shield in a sew-on, iron-on, or velcro patch, stitched with your department name, rank, and badge number. They are worn on soft uniforms, outer carriers, and jackets where a pin-back badge cannot go, with every thread matched to your agency colors. Order yours from $3 per badge in volume with a 10-piece minimum and no digitizing fees.
- ✓ Rush production in 7–10 days
- ✓ Send your deadline and we plan the order around it
- ✓ Quote requests answered 24/7
HOW IT WORKS
Creating a custom embroidered badge is easy with Owl Badges
Pick a badge-patch style, customize every thread color and text line in your browser, then order instantly or request department pricing.
Discover personalized embroidered badge styles
Browse shield, star, eagle-top, and oval badge-patch shapes stitched for police, fire, security, and EMS teams in sizes from 3 to 4.25 inches.
Browse Badge Patch Styles
Customize your embroidered badge in real time
Build your badge in the Owl Badges TruePatch Designer with a live stitch preview: thread colors, border, backing, and every text line.
Try the TruePatch Designer
Order instantly or request a quote
Order your embroidered badges straight from the designer, or request department pricing for unit-wide orders. Purchase orders accepted.
Get Department PricingWhat You Get With Every Embroidered Badge
Badge detail in thread, built for the uniforms metal cannot go on.
Design your custom embroidered badge with the Owl Badges TruePatch Designer™
The Owl Badges TruePatch Designer is the in-browser designer for your custom embroidered badge. Set the shape, thread colors, lettering, seal and backing in real time, see live volume pricing, and order online or send the design for a free quote. No software to install and no account needed to start.
Buy custom embroidered badges or get a free quote in 4 hours
Send your department seal, shield or star design. We stitch it as a badge-shaped patch and reply with a free quote and digital mockup within 4 hours.
- ✓Free digital mockup
- ✓AI-generated designs welcome
- ✓10-piece minimum
- ✓Purchase orders accepted
- ✓Shield, star and seal shapes
- ✓Rush orders in 7–10 days
We reply to every quote request within 4 hours, 24/7.
How to design your embroidered badge
Building your embroidered badge in the Owl Badges TruePatch Designer takes three steps — choose your badge-patch style, add your department, rank, and badge number, then review and order. Here is what you choose at each step.
Choose your badge style and shape
Start with our badge-patch styles — shields, five-, six-, and seven-point stars, eagle-tops, and ovals in sizes from 3 to 4.25 inches. Embroidered badges typically carry your rank on the top panel, your department or seal in the center, and your badge number below. Pick the shape that matches your uniform pattern, or send a photo of an existing badge to translate into thread.
Add your rank, name, and seal
Enter your details: rank, name or badge number, and department. Upload your department or city seal and we digitize it for embroidery free. Choose thread colors — metallic gold for command, silver for line officers, or full subdued — and pick sew-on, iron-on, or velcro backing. Every change previews in real time in the TruePatch Designer.
Review your proof and order
Approve your free production proof showing the finished stitch work, then order from the 10-piece minimum or request department pricing with purchase orders accepted. Your stitch file is kept on record at no charge, so reorders and replacement runs come back identical with no new fees.
Shop Custom Embroidered Badges
Browse our most-ordered embroidered badge styles. Fully customizable with your name, rank, badge number, and department seal — from $3 per badge in bulk.
Custom Embroidered Badge Pricing
Embroidered badges start at $20 each at the 10-piece minimum and fall to $3 per badge at volume. No setup fees, no digitizing fees. Full tier detail at the price calculator.
Hook-and-loop backing adds $2.00 per patch under 1,000 pieces and $1.00 at 1,000 or more. Orders of 500 badges and up are quoted individually. Pricing reviewed October 2026.
How many embroidered badges should you order?
Every order starts at the 10-piece minimum, your stitch file stays free on record, and production runs 3–4 weeks — so most teams size the first run to the uniforms on hand plus spares. Here is what buyers most often order:
| Use case | Typical order | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Squad or shift set | 10–24 badges | One per uniform plus spares — the 10-piece tier at $20 falling to $14 at 20. |
| Department sew-on + velcro pair | 20–49 badges | The same design in two backings so badges move between duty shirts and carriers. |
| Agency-wide rollout | 100–249 badges | Full-force sets at $5.50 per badge, quoted with purchase orders accepted. |
| Program or fleet standard | 250+ badges | Rental and multi-site programs at $3 per badge; 500 and up quoted individually, reordered from file. |
Embroidered Badges at a Glance
What we recommend for an embroidered badge
For duty uniforms we recommend a merrowed-border shield with metallic gold thread and sew-on backing — the wrapped edge survives wash cycles and the metallic thread reads as a badge finish at a glance. Teams moving to outer carriers order the same design a second time with velcro backing from one stitch file, so both placements match thread for thread. These are starting points — every shape, thread color, and backing is fully customizable in the TruePatch Designer.
Price Calculator
How much do custom embroidered badges cost?
Custom embroidered badges cost $20 each at the 10-piece minimum and as low as $3 per badge at volume, stitched with your rank, name, badge number and department seal. There are no setup or digitizing fees at any quantity, and production runs 3 to 4 weeks after you approve your free proof. Enter your quantity below to see your price.
Pricing on this page is for embroidered badge patches in catalog shapes — shields, stars, eagle-tops and ovals from 3″ to 4.25″, personalized in thread. Hook-and-loop backing adds $2.00 per patch under 1,000 pieces and $1.00 at 1,000 or more.
10-piece minimum · no setup or digitizing fees · production 3–4 weeks · 500 badges and up quoted individually · shipping quoted separately.
Embroidered badge price ladder
| Quantity | Price per badge | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 10–19 badges | $20.00 | — |
| 20–29 badges | $14.00 | Save $6 / badge |
| 30–49 badges | $11.00 | Save $9 / badge |
| 50–74 badges | $6.50 | Save $13.50 / badge |
| 75–99 badges | $6.00 | Save $14 / badge |
| 100–249 badges | $5.50 | Save $14.50 / badge |
| 250–499 badges | $3.00 | Save $17 / badge |
Does ordering more badges cost less overall?
Nineteen embroidered badges cost $380. Twenty cost $280. Because the price drops to $14 per badge at twenty, the twentieth badge does not just cost less — it makes the whole order cheaper. A team of seventeen ordering three spares pays $280 rather than $380, so the extra badges effectively pay for themselves.
The same crossover repeats up the ladder: 29 badges cost $406 while 30 cost $330; 49 cost $539 while 50 cost $325; 74 cost $481 while 75 cost $450; and 249 cost $1,369.50 while 250 cost $750. For 500 badges and up, request a written quote. Because your stitch file is retained free, teams that expect turnover order spares in the same run rather than paying small-run pricing later.
Outfitting a whole department across patches and insignia beyond badge shapes? Start from the full custom patch catalog. To price metal badges or other product lines at your exact quantity, use our manufacturing price calculator.
Badges by Service
Which services wear embroidered badges?
Embroidered badges are worn wherever a metal badge cannot go: soft uniforms, outer carriers, jackets and specialty gear. Police and sheriff teams stitch shields and stars in metallic gold or silver thread; fire services frame theirs in Maltese patterns; security and EMS teams run ovals. Every service below is customizable in any catalog shape — order yours to your own uniform pattern.
| Service | Typical thread | Typical shape | Who wears it | Ordered when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police & patrol | Metallic gold or silver | Shield, 6/7-point star | Officers on soft uniforms and carriers | Carrier rollout or soft-uniform policy |
| Sheriff & deputy | Metallic gold | 6-point star | County personnel on outer vests | New issue or county seal update |
| Fire & rescue | Gold on red or black | Maltese-framed shield | Career and volunteer companies | Station rebadge or worn sets |
| Security companies | Silver or gold | Oval, shield | Guards across posts and contracts | Contract start or new-hire waves |
| EMS & EMT | Silver on navy | Oval with Star of Life | Medics on duty shirts and jackets | Certification level or uniform change |
| Corrections | Gold, subdued option | Shield | Facility officers | Facility standardization |
| Tactical & subdued units | Black or olive subdued | Any shape, low-vis | Night and field details | Adding subdued identification |
| Honor guard | Metallic gold | Eagle-top, shield | Ceremonial details | Dress uniform programs |
Thread convention is set by your agency, not by us — some run gold for every rank, others reserve it for command. If you are matching a badge your team already wears, send a photo with your order and we translate the pattern into thread exactly, including finish, shape and panel layout, from the 10-piece minimum with no setup fee.
Replacements
How do I replace worn or lost embroidered badges?
Replacement embroidered badges reorder from the stitch file we keep on record at no charge, so the new run comes back identical to the originals — same thread colors, same layout — with no setup or digitizing fee. Replacement runs ship from the 10-piece minimum, and production runs 3 to 4 weeks. Credential verification applies to law-enforcement badge designs before production.
If we made your originals
Your stitch file and thread spec are already on record. We run the replacement batch from the same file, so every badge matches the first run thread for thread, with no re-digitizing and no setup charge.
If another producer made them
Send clear photos of the front and back plus your department name and panel text. Our design team digitizes the pattern to match your existing issue — shape, thread colors and layout — with no digitizing fee, and the new file stays on record for every future reorder.
When badges are worn rather than lost
Wash-faded thread, frayed borders, or a rank line that no longer matches the wearer are reorder triggers. Because stitching cannot be partially repaired, order the replacement run from your file and it returns identical to the original issue.
Rank changes and partial runs
Promoted personnel need only the rank line changed: we edit that line of your existing file and stitch a fresh set, while the rest of the team keeps ordering the original. Both versions stay on record so mixed reorders stay consistent.
Design Gallery
Embroidered Badge Design Gallery
Every badge below is a style you can rebuild as your own — swap the department name, rank, badge number, and seal in the TruePatch Designer, our live in-browser patch builder. Embroidered badges run from the 10-piece minimum at $20 each, falling to $3 per badge at volume, with no setup or digitizing fees. Pick a shape below, then customize it or request department pricing.
Specs, Wear & Care
Embroidered Badge Specs, Wear and Care
Every specification below is a choice you make when you order — shape, thread, border, and backing are all selected in the TruePatch Designer or at quote time. Embroidered badges start at the 10-piece minimum with no setup or digitizing fees.
Embroidered badge specifications
Where to wear your embroidered badge, and which backing to order
The backing determines where the badge goes. Match it to the garment it lives on — then select it per line when you order.
How to wash and care for an embroidered badge
Stitched thread outlasts the garment when it is washed right. These are our instructions as the producer.
How to store embroidered badges
Every choice above is set per order with no setup fee, and your stitch file stays on record so replacement runs and new-hire sets come back identical. Order from the 10-piece minimum, or request department pricing across backings in one quote.
Custom Embroidered Badges, Order for Your Department
Owl Badges stitches embroidered badges from $3 per badge at volume on a 10-piece minimum, with free digitizing and a 3–4 week production window. A badge-shaped patch sits between two worlds — uniform insignia and metal badges — so where you go next depends on what else the order covers. Compare options for our full custom patch lineup when the order spans emblems and insignia beyond badge shapes, the police patch collection when shoulder flashes ship in the same run, and the fire department patch range for stations pairing badges with company emblems. Every link above keeps the 10-piece minimum and free digitizing, and one quote covers the whole set.
Shop Embroidered Badges by Category
Badge-patch styles for every service and uniform.
Law enforcement
Shields and stars for police, sheriff, and corrections teams.
Fire service
Maltese-framed badge patches for departments and districts.
Security
Oval and shield badges for guard companies and posts.
EMS and EMT
Star-of-Life designs with certification levels stitched in.
Subdued and tactical
Low-visibility thread for carriers and field gear.
Honor guard
Metallic-thread badges for formal dress uniforms.
Unlimited Customization Options
Every thread color, border, and text line is yours to change in the TruePatch Designer, our real-time patch builder with the finished stitch work previewed before you commit.
- 100+ thread colors incl. metallic gold and silver
- Merrowed or hot-cut borders
- Five backing options per order
- Agency seals redrawn free
- Unlimited previews, zero design fees
Reasons teams order embroidered badges
These are the moments departments and companies order embroidered badges: real buying triggers, each one an order we have produced before.
Every trigger above ends the same way: a short run from the 10-piece minimum, stitched from the file we keep for your team, with no setup or digitizing fees on the reorder. Start your order below, or request department pricing and we will quote the full set in one pass.
Start Your OrderHOW TO
How do I order custom embroidered badges with Owl Badges?
Four steps: browse a style, customize it online, approve your free proof, and order from $3 per badge in volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Owl Badges TruePatch Designer work?
What is an embroidered badge?
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Can you match our department colors exactly?
Can you stitch our agency seal?
Are embroidered badges machine washable?
Do you make subdued or tactical versions?
Can we order velcro badges for outer carriers?
Do you accept purchase orders?
What is the difference between an embroidered badge and a metal badge?
Can we reorder later without new fees?
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Beyond badge shapes?
Outfitting the whole uniform — shoulder patches, rockers, and unit insignia?
This page covers embroidered badge-shaped patches. For shoulder emblems, name strips, rockers, and every other construction and backing we produce, start from the full custom patch catalog — same 10-piece minimum, same free digitizing, one quote across the set.
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