Tackle Twill patches

Still not sure about what type of customization is right for your team? Have you thought about Tackle Twill?

Tackle Twill, or applique, involves sewing down a number or letter made by cutting pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another material usually with a nylon twill.

Tackle Twill is the most popular for both professional sports teams and school athletic organizations. Look closely at your favorite football, baseball, or hockey player's jersey. Also look at many of the jerseys fans wear when watching the game. These jerseys have most likely been decorated with tackle twill names and numbers.

Advantages of Tackle Twill: This type of applique offers a bold look to your uniform or jersey, but the stitching count is lower than embroidery, thus is more affordable while creating a three-dimensional work of art.

Tackle Twill – Most Popular with Professional Sports Teams and School Athletic Departments

Tackle Twill has great visual appeal and visibility from a distance. Ideal for sports teams where players names and numbers need to be quickly read on jerseys. Tackle Twill is also more economical than Embroidery as the legibility is of greater importance than the quality detailing offered in embroidery.

That’s not to say that Tackle Twill patches lack quality, as the same attentive quality control is employed with the Image Mart Tackle Twill letters, numbers, names and logos, Tackle Twill just offers a simpler production process, cutting one material and stitching it to a twill substrate.

Tackle Twill is extremely durable and long-lasting, and the primary choice of sports teams where its strength is needed. Tackle Twill is either a Nylon or polyester fabric woven into twill pattern.

Nylon and polyester are both lightweight and durable synthetic fabrics that share many of the same properties, such as easy care, wrinkle resistance, stretch resistance and shrink resistance. Nylon is softer than polyester but also stronger, while polyester is faster drying, easier to dye and abrasion resistant.

Together, we’ll help the team or club stand out with high quality Tackle Twill patches

Tackle Twill begins with a “patch” of sorts that is applied to the jersey, shirt, hat or other garment that is then sewn to the material for a more rugged finish. Tackle Twill is the most popular for both professional sports teams and school athletic organizations. Twill is a style of weaving with a diagonal rib pattern.