If there is a dad in your life who has a beard, some ink, and a general air of not needing to be told how cool he is, this badge design is for him. Its a circular patch-style layout, the kind you'd see on a biker vest or a vintage concert tee. Around the outside ring it says dads across the top and are awesome curved along the bottom. Center has the word beards in massive bold slab letters, flanked by with and tattoos stacked above and below. Upper left corner has a skeleton hand throwing up the rock-on sign, upper right a jagged lightning bolt. Its all single colour, dense and bold.
4 sizes from 4.03 up to 7.04 inches wide, stitch counts from 14,876 to 29,134. Density is 590, this is a complex stitch-out with alot of lettering detail and thick satin fills. Use a medium-to-heavy cutaway stabiliser on knit fabric and a firm tearaway on denim or canvas. Keep your machine speed moderate through the denser badge-center sections. And dont rush the satin letter fills or you'll get pull-in on the heavier sections.
Stitch the 7-inch version centered on the back of a denim vest and it looks like a proper custom patch job. Pop the 4 inch face on a cap front for something more daily-wear. I get orders for this one from women making gifts for their husbands and from the dads ordering for themselves, which I always find pretty funny.
Last year a customer bought 3 of these for 3 brothers with beards and said all 3 immediately wanted to know where to get the shirt mounted on a vest properly. Thats the kind of gift that starts a conversation. Dont underestimate it.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Father's Day t-shirts and tank tops for bearded dadsThe 7-inch version centered on a t-shirt back is a real statement for a dad who earns it.
- Denim vest or jacket back panel as a custom patch effectStitch onto denim at 6 inches for a back-panel patch effect that looks almost professional.
- Baseball caps for edgy dad styleCap front at 4 inches is the most wearable daily version, clean and bold.
- Canvas tote bags as a gag giftCanvas tote at full size is a funny practical gift that actually gets used.
- Sweatshirt chest for a casual everyday wear giftBlack thread on a charcoal sweatshirt gives this the darkest, most rock-and-roll result.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 4.03 × 4.01 in | 14,876 |
| 5.03 × 5.01 in | 18,904 |
| 6.04 × 6.01 in | 23,927 |
| 7.04 × 7.01 in | 29,134 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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