Our story

Embroidery & Patches is founded on hope
2020
FOUNDED

A hand embroidery hobby turned business

2021
FIRST MACHINE

First wholesale order & first machine purchased

2022
SCALING UP

Scaled to three machines & started making concert patches

Early 2023
GOING VIRAL

Bought a commercial machine to keep up with orders & shipped out our patches to 21 countries

2023
EVERYTHING CUSTOM

Launched embroideryandpatches.com & became a trusted partner to businesses of all kinds & sizes

Today
FULL CIRCLE

Still made by us in Arizona, trusted by businesses & people worldwide

The Origin story

Embroidery and Patches didn’t start out as a business plan. It started as a way for Carissa to stay sane during a tough season. She was sick with a mysterious illness and taught herself hand embroidery to keep her mind off the unknown. She took a chance and put it on Etsy, not thinking anything would happen. A few best-seller listings shortly after happily proved her wrong.

After her first wholesale order came in, she sprained both wrists from hand-embroidering 12 hours a day. Her husband said, “You’re buying an embroidery machine.” One hobby machine quickly became three. Two years later, those three hobby machines turned into multi-head commercial machines. We continue to add more machines to meet the ever-growing demand.

What started as hand-embroidered wall art grew into a custom embroidery business that’s gone viral more than once. Most memorably, she created thousands of patches worn by thousands of customers who created outfits for Eras Tour concert shows across 21 different countries.

Whether you need 5 patches or 5,000, you get the same high-quality result and attention to detail. No order is too small or too big for us. Every quote is straightforward, with clear pricing built around your budget. We won’t surprise you with an outrageous quote or a long timeline. From the first quote to the final product, we bring you along every step of the way.

See Our work For Yourself

Take a look through our past custom orders. This is just a glimpse of the actual work we’ve made for our customers. You won’t find stock photos or mockups here! No two projects look the same, and it’s why we love what we do. One order might be colorful and complex. The next might be simple and clean. What stays consistent is that we work directly with you from start to finish to get it exactly how you want it.

Get creative

From custom patches to direct embroidery and custom hats, everything's made by us right here in Phoenix. Watch it happen in real time on Instagram and TikTok, or check out our work to see what past customers have created.

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