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How to Make a Chenille Patch?

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The monogrammed jackets representing a university or sports team look cool and trendy, and partially thanks to the chenille patches. Chenille weaving is done by a special machine using cotton, acrylic, or even silk yarn. The uniqueness of this fabric is its fuzzy softness, much like a caterpillar’s fur. Interestingly, this fabric borrows its name from the French word for caterpillar.

 

Various Uses of Chenille Patches

Sports patches seen on the lettering or emblems of jackets are often made of chenille. The piece of chenille fabric is layered over a felt base, usually in a contrasting color to help the patch stand out even more. The use of chenille patches, however, is not limited to sports apparel. You can also fix these patches on other garments as well, and even to blankets or backpacks.

 

Making a Chenille Lettering Patch

Materials Needed:

  • Lettering stencil
  • Chenille fabric
  • Felt fabric (preferably in contrasting color to the chenille)
  • Pencil
  • Cutter
  • Cutting mat
  • Sewing and embroidery machine
  • Double-sided fusible
  • Iron

 

Steps to Follow

  1. First decide on which garment you want to affix the chenille patch and pick a lettering stencil of a suitable size.
  2. Trace the desired letter on the reverse of the chenille fabric. Use the cutter and cutting mat to cut out your pattern.
  3. Use a size larger stencil to trace the same letter on the felt fabric, but do not cut this out yet.
  4. Place the chenille patch over the felt patch, making sure to align the edges perfectly. Use an adhesive to secure the two pieces of fabric in place.
  5. Use an embroidery machine to create a border for the chenille piece. A thread in a contrasting color will give a striking effect. Repeat the same to outline the felt piece with thread in another color.
  6. Now carefully cut the felt patch from the bottom fabric, ensuring that the embroidery thread remains intact.
  7. Trace the outline of your patch onto a double-sided fusible and cut it out.
  8. Peel off one side of the fusible and iron it onto the back of your letter patch.
  9. Peel off the other side of the fusible and place it over the garment on which you want to fix the patch.
  10. Place a Teflon sheet over the chenille embroidered patch as protection and run a hot iron over it for a few seconds until it firmly adheres to the bottom surface.

 

DIY Chenille Patches

Your handmade chenille applique garment is now ready to wear. The soft feel of the patch combined with the contrasting colors you selected are sure to bring out the uniqueness of your garment.

 

Tip: If you want to go in for an even more interesting combination, pick a printed piece of chenille fabric, or even go a step further in your DIY endeavor and embroider a chosen design over the completed patch. There is no limit to your creativity while making your own chenille patch.

 

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What Is a Variable Displacement Hydraulic Pump?

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A variable displacement hydraulic pump is a type of mechanical-electrical motor placed in a fluid channel. Built either to generate electrical power from the natural flow of fluid past it or to apply mechanical force to make stationary fluid flow in a pipe gives the variable displacement hydraulic pump a dual use — adjustable capability. Such pumps have versatile applications because they can be set to capture the maximum amount of hydraulic fluid energy as the velocity of fluid flow in a channel dynamically changes, or they can be switched to applying mechanical energy powered by electricity to increase fluid flow.

 

Hydraulic motors designed on the variable displacement hydraulic pump axial principle have three common features regardless of their size or the complexity of their controls. These include a central axis, a cylinder of pistons surrounding it, and a circular plate to which the ends of all of the pistons are attached. They are usually built on the axis piston pump or bent axis pump design, which allows the vertical angle at which the pistons are positioned to be adjusted either by angling the axle itself, or the plate that is attached to the ends of the pistons.

 

The circular array of pistons in a variable displacement hydraulic pump moves in unison, but they displace different amounts of fluid depending on their horizontal positions in the piston shafts in which they move. As the internal retainer plate, or external swash plate, rotates at an off-center vertical angle of 25° to 40° in the pipe, the pistons alternate between pushing fluid through an exhaust pipe, and pulling it into an intake pipe. These outlet and inlet pipes are known as kidney slots and the piston chambers are referred to as cylinder barrel bores.

 

Another key feature of variable displacement hydraulic pumps is what’s known as the compensator. This is a collection of controls often attached to the external housing of the pump, which adjusts the angle of the swash plate or retainer plate. If the swash plate is set to a perfect vertical angle on the pump as it rotates, the displacement will be zero and fluid flow will stop. Compensators can be simple or complex controls, but their purpose is to change the variable settings on the pump for maximum efficiency.

 

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