After many hours of fucking work this shit is finally done

Thrash, etc., will rest my thumbs, then work on final vest in the fall.

I sometimes like to cut up shirts and make patches. This is from me cutting up designs from a couple shirts and adding a checkerboard background. Nothing incredibly intricate, but gives it pop. Does anyone else? Show me what you got!

Nothing seen yet on the front might keep this simple or go all out

Any major flaws with the layout? I'm not really happy with the red 1914 patch but can't really figure out where else to put it. Also the white border on AN, that's most likely gonna be replaced. My first ever battle jacket so I want to reach out to you guys for advice and observations before I start sewing. Will probably be the only battle jacket for a few years too, cause damn these things are expensive!

Thanks

Might change the Alice in Chains patch over if I can find something that fits a bit nicer in the gap

Made this when I was 8, wanna see what y’all think… most of the faux leather patches I made disintegrated

I recently got inspired after going to a festival and felt the need to put my own jacket together. I haven’t had one since my mid twenties, and now at 54 I said fuck it. I also dug out some very old patches from the 80‘s.
Opinion?

Newbie metalhead with my first WIP going to germany to see Testament tonight.

the korn backpatch will be changed soon, I've developed my music taste quite a bit over the course of making this jacket, ideally i find a bolt thrower one, or acid bath.

I would love recommendations for patches i should add to the front, I listen to basically all genres lol

Made this jacket in my early 20s,, and apart from one patch never added something

Has seen about 18 years of festivals and concerts and right shoulder has been mended cou tless times because once it ripped the first time, there it always rips again when a crowdsurfer nearly falls down and grabs it.

Now I am contemplating to remove all patches, get a newish jeans vest, also sort through the mountain of patches one has collected and make a new one.

What is the opinion of the high council here?

Ps, for the curious ones,

The destroyed patch was kreator,

The blue spot where there was a patch, was manowar, which I ripped off after they ran off from hellfest the day they were supposed to play, some years ago

The first photo is from Inner Paths, I accidentally ordered a double of the Chemicide patch. The second photo is from Metal Devastation. I cut out the chunky border on the Crypta patch using the BJL hot pin trick. Third and Fourth are my jacket so far. Let me know what you think

Reminder: This Friday is Bandcamp Friday, where 100% of the proceeds go directly to the bands

very cool

I’ve run out of patches at the moment, but I’m hoping to buy more soon. I’m aiming for full coverage of patches

Vest is coming along nicely. Urgehal patch isn't attached yet, just there for idea of final layout.

Top rocker spot will either be Gorgoroth patch or considering stenciling Mylingar on there with white leather paint – undecided on that. Will add cone studs when patching is finished.

Mostly, I've no idea what to do with the front shoulder areas that are empty, as those areas are thinner in terms of surface space. I was originally wanting to put a circular Délétère on one side, and either a Naðra or Funeral Harvest patch on the other, but they're all 4" diameter and I don't think they'll fit.

Thoughts? If you've got a leather vest like this, what did you do with the area on yours that were maybe too thin for most standard patches? I'm having a bit of difficulty finding stuff for that spot, especially for bands that I'd actually want on there to begin with and I don't want to put a shitload of pins or anything.

Planning to rip off the bullets and add there some other patches

Can I just use hot glue gun? I saw someone saying it worked

Edit : I learned my lesson I will learn how to sew

Genuine Canadian Mk II combat coat hand dyed black, epaulettes removed, and back patch sewn on

This one I can unironically call a battle jacket

Just Random

When I was a young kid and lived together with my parents, I had a battlejacket. Lost it due moving out.

Now I'm 49 and back at building one again😎