I found a comic that I drew and forgot to post in October.
I know I make a lot of comics about vests; that’s because people ask me a lot of questions about vests.
The reason I say no iron-on patches is because they’re difficult to sew into place (very thick, require a lot of force to move the needle through) but also because just ironing them on doesn’t work - they’ll peel pretty quickly unless you sew them in place.
Dental floss is a cheap, very strong material that you can sew with, but if you can make it to a fabric store I actually really, really recommend getting upholstery thread, which is heavy-duty thread used to make furniture. It’s fairly inexpensive and very strong and unlike dental floss it comes in multiple colors.
If you’re new to sewing and/or you’re sewing with dental floss you should use a needle that has a large eye to make it easier to thread. I’d recommend picking up a pack of embroidery needles because they’re meant to be used with multi-strand embroidery floss so they have wider eyes than a lot of smaller hand-sewing needles.
Good luck, buds.