550th bomb squadron patch with hedgehog :)

[Yardstick]

Got to love a canvas patch.

Completely by chance I have just figured out how many of the US made, silk screened on canvas patches were edged. A cut edge on canvas can fray but these patches were finished with khaki coloured cotton tape. It's been puzzling me for a while what is was but it's blindingly obvious now that I've worked it out.

 

[Tattoo A2]

Nice work everyone. and interesting post, I always wondered why they did away with the hedgehog emblem and went to the wolf head with the fangs holding the bomb in its mouth, I think its a wolf head, really cant say for certain. I might have to paint my own hedgehog patch now after seeing all of these today.

 

[B-Man2]

Nice work everyone. and interesting post, I always wondered why they did away with the hedgehog emblem and went to the wolf head with the fangs holding the bomb in its mouth, I think its a wolf head, really cant say for certain. I might have to paint my own hedgehog patch now after seeing all of these today.

I wouldn’t know where to begin.

 

[ausreenactor]

Got to love a canvas patch.

Completely by chance I have just figured out how many of the US made, silk screened on canvas patches were edged. A cut edge on canvas can fray but these patches were finished with khaki coloured cotton tape. It's been puzzling me for a while what is was but it's blindingly obvious now that I've worked it out.

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Makes for a neat edge and prevents fraying. Stamped or punched 'rings'? Or strips of hide?

 

[ausreenactor]

Masterpiece! I love the hedgehog and you’ve done an excellent job. Agreed, it looks best on the b15.

Oh... Hedgehogs... I thought you said... never mind!

 

[Flightengineer]

Got to love a canvas patch.

Completely by chance I have just figured out how many of the US made, silk screened on canvas patches were edged. A cut edge on canvas can fray but these patches were finished with khaki coloured cotton tape. It's been puzzling me for a while what is was but it's blindingly obvious now that I've worked it out.

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Thanks Nick, that's an interesting method, but I read that they also usually simply treated the edge with any glue for canvas painted patches and this did not allow the fabric to fray.I did just that and the edge is strong.

 

[Yardstick]

Yes, there are lots of techniques you can use. On most of my previous canvas patches I've glued on a calico backing - stiffens the patch up bit and helps with fraying.

 

[Tattoo A2]

Had to give it a shot, heres the hedgehog once again, tried enamel paint this time....hedgehog fever ...

 

[Flightengineer]

Good job, looks like WW2 period patch.If you age it a little, will be very similar.

 

[B-Man2]

Another guy who’s got skills .
Somehow ….. I was standing in the wrong line when they were being handed out
Well done Tattoo !

 

[ausreenactor]

Had to give it a shot, heres the hedgehog once again, tried enamel paint this time....hedgehog fever ...View attachment 73591View attachment 73592

That's a vivid patch!

 

[Flightengineer]

Hedgehogmania continues. Made second canvas version on a darker background closer to the background color of the original.
However, probably the first hedgehog on a lighter background after some aging exactly will go on my jacket.

 

[Flightengineer]

Aged and sewn on

 

[B-Man2]

Aged and sewn on

That’s great work Dmitry .
How do you get started doing this ?
Do you trace the outline of the figure to go on the patch or do you do the art work free hand ? I’ve never tried this before and I’m just wondering how it’s done .

 

[Flightengineer]

That’s great work Dmitry .
How do you get started doing this ?
Do you trace the outline of the figure to go on the patch or do you do the art work free hand ? I’ve never tried this before and I’m just wondering how it’s done .

Thanks Burt.
Well, in short, first need to understand the size and cut out a circle of the desired diameter from a piece of leather or canvas, then prime or apply a background, then I look at the original drawing and draw its outline on the patch and then colorize it, correcting here and there in the process, then aging if needed.

 

[ausreenactor]

Aged and sewn on

Well done Sir!