Skull on Maltese cross patch in embossed leather, metal inserts, large size

Large size (24.4 cm) of the skull on Maltese cross patch, also available in 20.7 cm.

The skull on the Maltese cross
A mean-looking skull set at the heart of a Maltese cross. At the end of each arm, a riveted metal insert topped with a small skull in relief. The whole design is embossed. A bold piece for the back of a vest.

Three versions
White or red: the outline and the skull’s glare stand out in white or red on the black leather. Python: the skull is all black, with the eyes and nose in python leather.

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 Maltese cross
• Width: 244.4 mm (9.62 in)
• Height: 245.2 mm (9.65 in)
• Versions: white, red or python (eyes and nose in python leather)
• Trim: 4 riveted metal inserts, each with a skull
• Material: embossed full-grain leather
• Attachment: sew-on (pre-punching option)
• Made: in our workshop in France