Celtic cross patch in embossed leather, metal inserts

The Celtic cross
A large Celtic cross woven all over with knotwork in relief. In its four quarters, metal inserts engraved with a triquetra; in the centre, our GRV63 “Celtic cross” rivet-on motif, set on a black leather washer. A centrepiece for the back of a vest.

Three colours
Antique brown, red or white: the knotwork keeps its black outline, the inserts and the centre motif stay in metal.

Pre-punching option (+€5)
Sewing your patch on yourself, by hand, is the personal touch that makes all the difference on a vest. On a leather vest, you also need to punch the vest leather to pass the needle. With the pre-punching option, we punch holes around the patch in advance, one every 2 mm (0.08 in). The patch then becomes your template: glue it onto the vest with leather glue so it stays in place, punch the vest leather through its holes, and both line up perfectly. All that’s left is to sew with a saddle stitch, using two needles and waxed thread: it’s the strongest stitch for leather, and you’ll easily find a tutorial by searching “saddle stitch leather” on YouTube. For machine sewing, the unpunched patch is better.

Made in our workshop
In our family workshop, since 1989, our patches are cut from full-grain leather made especially for Traveller Shop by a French tanner, then embossed. The relief doesn’t really show in the photo: in real life, the design clearly stands out, and the patch looks even better.

Technical details:

• Shape: large patch cut in the shape of a Celtic cross
• Width: 263.4 mm (10.37 in)
• Height: 263.4 mm (10.37 in)
• Colours: antique brown, red or white
• Trim: 4 metal inserts, GRV63 rivet-on motif on a black washer in the centre
• Material: embossed full-grain leather
• Attachment: sew-on (pre-punching option)
• Made: in our workshop in France