Bfloresf1 0 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) Can anyone get the colors we need to sew on merit badges and rank patches? I have been looking everywhere to find the color code so we can order the thread but haven’t found anything yet. Edited October 1, 2018 by RememberSchiff Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3627 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 welcome @Bfloresf1 to scouter.com Link to post Share on other sites
ItsBrian 284 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Honestly, you don’t need to be exact! My family & everyone else I know uses the closest one they can find. If you sew it correctly, you can barely notice a difference. Link to post Share on other sites
Treflienne 270 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 29 minutes ago, ItsBrian said: Honestly, you don’t need to be exact! My family & everyone else I know uses the closest one they can find. If you sew it correctly, you can barely notice a difference. I agree with ItsBrian. It doesn't need to be a perfect match. But if you really don't have anything close enough, then take the item with you, go to JoAnnFabrics or whatever your local sewing-notion store is. (Walmart?) You'll be able to hold the spools of thread right up to the patch to find something quite close. And if you need to pick between slightly-too-dark and slighty-too-light, pick the darker color thread. It will show less. Link to post Share on other sites
Bfloresf1 0 Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thank you, I will take the patches to JoAnn's. I will also try try the clear thread too. Link to post Share on other sites
MikeS72 436 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 10 hours ago, Bfloresf1 said: Thank you, I will take the patches to JoAnn's. I will also try try the clear thread too. I have been using the clear thread for about a year, and matching as close as possible to the patch with the thread in the bobbin. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris1 60 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 When sewing by machine I get as close as I can in color. If I am hand sewing I usually stitch though the murrowed edge of the patch, so the thread does not show, and therefore I will use whatever color I have handy. Link to post Share on other sites
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