Last year, I expanded my library of pride patch patterns to encompass non-aromantic identities. This year, I thought to continue this adventure in queered cross-stitch! Alas, this still isn’t a fully-inclusive collection … but I’ve now expanded my range of gender-related identities plus a few more variants for many-flag identities like “gay” and “lesbian”.
Additional ace, agender, aplatonic, bi, butch, pride, queer and trans text patch patterns are available at my patch pattern gallery. Folks wishing custom text patches for flags with three, four, five, six, ten or twelve horizontal stripes can use my five/ten-stripe block letter, five/ten-stripe pixel letter and three/four/six-stripe pixel letter alphabets to create their own patterns. I also have a wide range of aromantic spectrum text patterns which may be combined and adapted for many more a-spectrum flags.
Folks who need help with materials, stitching, finishing or attaching patches should check out my pride text tutorial and my tutorial master page.
Notes on Pattern Structure
Full coloured blocks indicate a full cross stitch.
Letter outlines indicate backstitch.
Blocks divided on the diagonal by a line of backstitch, each half a different colour, indicate quarter stitches. Please see my first text tutorial and my pride text tutorial for more information on backstitching outlines and placing quarter/fractional stitches.
Space for edging your patch is not shown in the patterns below. You’ll need to allow additional blocks for this when cutting your swatch, depending on how narrow or thick you like your edges.
Asexual Patch Pattern – Twelve Block, Lower Case
The lower-case four-stripe “asexual” pattern fits a rectangle 86 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 89 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Bigender Patch Pattern – Fourteen Block, Upper Case
The upper-case seven-stripe “bigender” pattern fits a rectangle 84 stitches wide and 18 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 87 x 21 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Bisexual Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case five-stripe “bisexual” pattern fits a rectangle 62 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 65 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Femme Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case five-stripe “femme” pattern fits a rectangle 46 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 49 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Gay Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case five-stripe “gay” pattern fits a rectangle 26 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 29 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Gay Patch Pattern – Fourteen Block, Upper Case
The upper-case seven-stripe “gay” pattern fits a rectangle 35 stitches wide and 18 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 38 x 21 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Genderfluid Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case five-stripe “genderfluid” pattern fits a rectangle 86 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 89 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Genderqueer Patch Pattern – Twelve Block, Upper Case (Single Line)
The upper-case three-stripe “genderqueer” pattern fits a rectangle 123 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 126 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Genderqueer Patch Pattern – Twelve Block, Upper Case (Split Text)
The upper-case three-stripe “genderqueer” pattern fits a rectangle 68 stitches wide and 30 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 71 x 33 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Intersex Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case “intersex” pattern fits a rectangle 62 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 65 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Lesbian Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case five-stripe “lesbian” pattern fits a rectangle 54 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 57 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Neutrois Patch Pattern – Twelve Block, Lower Case
The lower-case three-stripe “neutrois” pattern fits a rectangle 92 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 95 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Non-Binary Patch Pattern – Twelve Block, Lower Case
The lower-case four-stripe “nonbinary” pattern fits a rectangle 105 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 108 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Omnisexual Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case five-stripe “omnisexual” pattern fits a rectangle 80 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 83 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Pan Patch Pattern – Twelve Block, Lower Case
The lower-case three-stripe “pan” pattern fits a rectangle 38 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 41 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Pride Patch Patterns – Twelve Block, Lower Case
The lower-case three, four and six-stripe “pride” patterns fit a rectangle 56 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 59 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Queer Patch Patterns – Twelve Block, Lower Case
The lower-case three, four and six-stripe “queer” patterns fit a rectangle 62 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 65 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Trans Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The upper-case five-stripe “trans” pattern fits a rectangle 42 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 45 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Customising Tips
Folks seeking to express more queerness can make longer patches encompassing two or more identities. Trans lesbians might like to combine the ten block “trans” and “lesbian” patterns; bisexual aros can combine the “bisexual” pattern with my ten block “aro” pattern. Best results will be had if you combine patterns of the same size (ten or twelve block) and type (pixel or block text). If combining patterns like “pan” (twelve block) and “trans” (ten) in the one patch, you’ll need to fill additional lines of background stitches above and below the smaller text.
You can also make the full or extended name of some identities by combining patterns: the “genderfluid” and “trans” patterns, for instance, can together make “transgender”, while the “pan” and “asexual” patterns can make “pansexual”.
For more tips on stitching multi-word or long text patterns, please see my third aro alphabet tutorial. Long, multi-word and combo patterns may be best suited for wide sections of material, like satchels, tote bags and across the back of coats/jackets, due to length. My “no police at pride” and “non-sam aro” patterns can serve as a guide in arranging and spacing multi-word patches.
Alternatively, you may need to split some of the longer single-word patches (like “nonbinary” or “genderfluid”) into two stacked words, as shown above with my second genderqueer pattern, to fit narrower spaces on your chosen garment.
After my forthcoming felt patch tutorial, I’ll be working on the missing letters from my twelve and fourteen block upper case sets. By next Pride, I hope to have further expanded my pattern range to encompass even more of my fellow queers!
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