How to Make Iron-Ons With Material

Make your own iron-ons with adhesive and an iron.

Iron on patches use a strong adhesive to stick the cloth patch to clothing, backpacks or other fabrics. Iron-ons allow you to put add custom patches without the time-consuming process of sewing the entire patch to the cloth. If you have some material with a pattern that you like, you can create your own iron-on patch for a custom decoration. These patches can then be transferred directly to your clothes, saved or given to friends.

Things You'll Need

• Iron
• Ironing board
• Large piece of paper
• Small piece of paper
• Iron on adhesive
• Fabric material
• Fabric scissors

Instructions

1. Cut your material out in the desired design. You can make your iron-on out of more than one piece of material or patterned fabric if you wish.

2. Place the paper down on the ironing board. Place the piece or pieces of material for the patch on the ironing board, the side that you want to stick to the clothing should be facing up.

3. Place the adhesive paper on top of the material. Turn on the iron to heat it up.

4. Flip the adhesive paper and material patch over so that the paper is on the ironing board and the material is facing up. Cut the paper off around the patch. Place a piece of regular paper on top of the material. This will prevent the glue from getting on your iron.

5. Iron over the patches to transfer the glue to the material.

6. Peel the adhesive backing off when you are ready to use the iron on. Place the sticky side of the iron-on on the clothing, iron over it to stick the patch to the clothes.

References

• Cut out and Keep: Iron on Patches