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Originally Posted by Phill Lockett
All of the above patches are British made. US made embroidered are done via the schiffli embroidery process and are all rayon based threads and have a different weave look mainly even verticle or horizontal stitch.
British embroidery used silk thread.
The one pointed out as hand guided at the very least is machine guided with possible added hand (or machine guided) embroidered thread stitching.
Hand embroidered were time consuming for Tailors. Americans, mainly officers used a lot of bullion embroidered patches where hand made was used.
Below are several British made IX TTC both paste backed.
Doug the first Airborne cap badge,officer,with khaki twill showing is WWII, the enlisted is post WWII, note it is embroidered on red twill,which started to be used frequently from the early 50's onwards.
Yes they are all US made.
Phill
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Thank you Phill, very much appreciated! I guess I will need to keep an eye open for a wartime para-glider Airborne cap badge.