even for those intimidated by the whole DIY scene. To start, customers can go to her website, where they can look through the pages upon pages of patches and begin to cull their favorites.

We too were once on a similar journey, so we tracked down whole bunch of cool patches—and a handful of jackets to go along with 'em—to help make our collective DIY dreams a beautiful reality.

This past weekend’s Punk in the Park music festival saw an array of do-it-yourself and customized clothing expression, most notably the classic, patched-up "battle vest," touting fest-goers ...