Patches...yes you need some stinking patches!

Any of the various Stargate uniforms you put together will need patches. The ONLY place to get your patches is Patchgeeks.com.

Don't waste time trying to go cheap. You might think you will feel good about saving money, but you will feel awful about the patches you get looking wrong. I bought a lot of useless patches from eBay before I reailzed I was wasting money started going exclusively with Patchgeeks.

The patch at the top is the SG team member patch. Patchgeeks has every SG team designation there is, so if you want to be a member of another team besides SG-1, feel free, the important thing is that you get the team desgination patch in the 4" size.

You can find a list of which teams do what at Wolfpack Sci-Fi and Costuming's Stargate page.

The top patch pictured on the left is the Stargate "SG-1" SG-1 Team Screen-Accurate 4" Patch for $9.00.

The center patch is the Stargate "SG-1" Earth Patch 3-5/8" Screen-Accurate Patch for $8.50.

The patch at the bottom is the Stargate USAF Black/Gray Service 3" Patch for $8.50. Only team members who are actually Air Force personel wear this patch.

On the series, the SG teams wore these patches with every version of their uniforms, and so these are the patches which are considered canon. However, in the real world, the military often does alternate color versions of their patches to suit specific uniforms and conditions. I went the extra step and bought these variations from Patchgeeks.

These are the Olive Drab patches, as you can see they match the other patches, but are all in green hues. The 4" SGC patch is the Stargate Command patch which would be worn by base personel who are not members of a specific SG team.

There are a wide variety of other alternate patches for the Team Patch. Take your time and browse the entire Patchgeek collection. You might find some interesting things. They also have a huge collection of other patches from other shows, such as Stargate Atlantis, Wormhole Extreme, Battlestar Galactica, and so on. I can't say enough good things about the high quality, wide selection, and excellent service this company provides.

I also got the entire Desert Tan set of alternate patches. I keep the OD and the Desert Tan patches in the pocket of my WEP jackets of those colors, just in case I need to switch them out.

It is extremely important to note that ALL of the patches worn by characters on the show are attached with velcro and NOT sewn directly onto the uniforms. The ONLY place to get your velcro is Williams & Williams. This company is really great and their customer service people are fantastic. On the page the link sends you to you can order die cut circles of both the hook and the loop sides of the velcro in the correct diameter and in the correct colors.

For the black and gray patches, order the 4", the 3.5" and the 3" hook circles in black.

For the Olive Drab, order the 4", the 3.5" and the 3" hook circles in OD.

For the Desert Tan, order the 4", the 3.5" and the 3" hook circles in Tan.

For each, you will want to also order the loop circles in the same sizes and colors. The black loop circles go on the black WEP jacket. The OD circles go on the OD WEP, and the Tan circles go on the 3-color Desert Camo.

For the 2 pocket BDUs you will want to order the 4" and 3.5" circles in OD and Navy. No one wears the 3" Air Force patch on the 2 pocket BDUs.

For the WEP jacket you will also want to order VelcroLoop 2x4 inches for nametags which goes on the WEP jackets. You will need OD, Tan, and Black for the three main WEPs. Might as well order them now to have them on hand.

I'll talk more about placement, sewing, etc. later, when we get to specific uniform pieces.