Embroidered Emblems and Badges: Backing

Embroidered emblems with different backings can serve many different purposes.

1. Plastic: A clear film applied to the back of the emblem to make it stiffer.
2. Pellon: An opaque non-woven material. It could be used as a backing to cover the mess of the bobbin threads and also make the emblems slightly stiffer.
3. Heat seal: Emblems with heat seal backing can be ironed onto the garments.
4. Self-adhesive backing (stick-on): Embroidered emblems with self-adhesive backing can be stuck to many different surfaces, such as business cards, portfolios, and mailing pieces, or can be temporarily attached to a garment. That makes them a very useful advertising tool.
5. Velcro: Emblems with Velcro backing can be easily applied and detached from the garment or display board.
6. Magnet: Regular-shape embroidery emblems with soft magnet backing can be attached to any surfaces that contain metal for decoration or advertising purposes.