1910s Eureka waist overall -- leather patch
The patch on this pair is cowhide leather stamped with oil-based black ink using a metal stamp.
This pair has only been soaked once, so the leather patch hasn't shrunk at all, but it has aged quite nicely simply by virtue of being almost 20 years old.
Depending on the material of the patch, I use a metal stamp (as on this pair), silk screen printing (especially on paper patches but also on leather), iron branding (particularly on thicker leather), and ink-jet printing (on cotton/linen patches).

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The leather patch has finally given up.

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Iron-branded leather label, after five months of wear and several washes.
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111-Z Western jeans. The back sides are done.

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Finally found some time to start sewing new western-style jeans. Two identical pairs this time featuring non-selvedge broken twill denim, an iron-branded label, Talon zipper, and double lapped inseams and outseams.

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New iron-branded leather labels.

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Back pocket and leather label on another Wrangler-based storebrand-type of jeans I made many years ago. This time I'll be using a new iron branded label.

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The parts and materials I plan to use this time. This pair will feature non-selvedge broken twill denim, a Talon zipper, and an iron-branded label on the back pocket.

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Beef jerky! If you stare at it long enough you can still make out the "EUREKA" logo.
The woven label on the back side is made of rayon.

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The leather label on a recently made WWII-era inspired pair of Eureka s-111 jeans.

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