Patchery: Sun & Moon

When I first got into the whole idea of slapping a patch on a bag or a cap, one of the first ones I got was from a bag of various patches I found at a Michael’s Craft Store. A sun and moon design. It was all yellow, so I painted the moon with a gun metal grey acrylic paint and sewed Velcro on the back..

Over 15 years it got pretty beat up, so I decided a new one was in order. Redrew it, and made it two separate pieces and sewed them together. 12 colours in total.

Owl’mups

Got a Schrade Credit Card Knife. Decent sheath for a production knife, but I decided to have some fun and make a new sheath. 

And what emerged was the Owl’mups, the world’s first embroidered Great Horned Owl neck knife sheath.

First came a leather sheath for the knife to sit in. It’s not pretty, but it won’t be seen.

The head was made up of four separate pieces. The edges were merrowed by hand to hide them.

The leather sheath was attached to the back.

The head was sewn to the back piece. The front chest was sewn to the back. Then the wings were sewn to both. The wings form a pocket on the back.

The head is held in place, and it in turn holds the knife in place by a snap that sits in the center of the finger ring.