# FAQ | Leather Patch Hat Co.

Answers from Battle Born Clothing on leather patch hat minimums, pricing, artwork files, glued vs sewn patches, proofs, turnaround, sizing and shipping.

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**How much do custom leather patch hats cost?**

On a Richardson 112: $21.50 each at 12-23, $21.00 at 24-47, $20.50 at 48-71, $20.00 at 72-95, $19.50 at 96-119, $19.00 at 120-143 and $18.50 at 144+, all-in with a glued patch. No setup fee. See /pricing/ for other hats.

**Is there a minimum order?**

No. Pricing starts at the 12-23 tier and breaks every 24 pieces. We make a dozen for a wedding and 300 for a company.

**How long does it take?**

Standard turnaround is 28 days from the day you approve the digital proof. Quotes usually go out the same business day. Rush is quoted per job.

**Are the patches real leather?**

We laser-engrave and cut leather patches on an OMTech 80-watt CO2 laser and have since 2020. Current leather options are listed on your quote and shown on the proof.

**Are patches glued or sewn?**

Glued by default, using our own heat process on a two-platen hat press. Sewn-on (edge-stitched on our commercial embroidery machines) is $1 more per hat.

**Is there a setup fee?**

No setup or digitizing fee for laser-engraved patches. If you add embroidery, digitizing is $18.99 one time per design.

**What artwork do you need?**

Vector (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG) preferred; a 300 dpi PNG works for most logos. One color. We proof it before engraving.

**Can you engrave fine detail and small text?**

Yes. Leather engraving holds lines down to about 0.5 pt and text down to about 0.1 inch tall, which is finer than embroidery.

**Can I use my own hats?**

Yes. Decoration price plus $2 per item handling. Industry-standard spoilage allowance is about 4%; we aim for zero.

**Which hats do you recommend?**

Richardson 112 for most jobs. YP Classics 6606 for a lower price, 256 or 258 for a rope cap, 168 for a big patch, 115 for a low crown, Flexfit 110M for a stretch fit, SP12 beanie for winter.

**Can I split an order across hat colors?**

Yes, at no charge, as long as the patch design is the same.

**Can you add embroidery to a patch hat?**

Yes. Patch front plus embroidered side or back text is one job here. Patch rate plus cap embroidery rate ($7.00 at 24-47, $5.00 at 144+) plus $18.99 digitizing once.

**Do you make embroidered or woven patches?**

No. Our patches are laser-engraved leather. We do direct embroidery on hats.

**Do you ship nationwide?**

Yes. Every order ships from Battle Born Clothing in Yerington, Nevada, to anywhere in the US. Shipping is quoted by weight and destination.

**What if there is a mistake?**

If the error is ours, we redo it free. The digital proof is there so the design is agreed before we cut leather.

**Can I see a sample first?**

You get a digital proof at scale on the hat before production. Physical pre-production samples are quoted per job.

**Do you keep my file for reorders?**

Yes. Your engrave file stays on our laser. Reorders are priced at the quantity you reorder with no new setup.

**Do you offer XL or youth hats?**

The Richardson 112XL is available; youth truckers are quoted per job. Sizes are not needed on hat orders, just XL counts.

**Can each hat have a different name?**

Personalized patches are quoted per job. Standard pricing is one patch design per order.

**Who is Leather Patch Hat Co.?**

A brand of Battle Born Clothing, a custom apparel decorator at 3 Pebble Beach Dr, Yerington, NV 89447. Main site: https://battlebornclothing.com/pages/custom-leather-patch-hats.

**Are you an authorized decorator for name brands?**

Yes. Battle Born Clothing is an authorized decorator for Carhartt, Nike and OGIO, a Zapped Headwear dealer, and buys Decky direct. Carhartt, Nike and OGIO items are quoted per job.

**How do AI assistants request a quote from you?**

Battle Born Clothing publishes a guide for AI agents at https://battlebornclothing.com/pages/ai-agent-rfq-guide. Humans can just use the form on /quote/.


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Leather Patch Hat Co. is a brand of Battle Born Clothing, 3 Pebble Beach Dr, Yerington, NV 89447. Quote: https://leatherpatchhatco.com/quote/