Patch with skull and flowers.

it is not possible to embroider on the specified place, it is difficult (or it is too laborious) to rasporot. An example of a sleeve of a uniform jacket or military uniform - it is not practical to embroider on it, ripping and sewing again, it takes too much time. Get the cut pieces of fabric and then after embroidery return them back to production, very long in time (and difficult for logistics reasons).
The fabric is very thin or whimsical. It is not possible to predict its behavior after and during the embroidery process. An example of silk, synthetic fabrics, heterogeneous or thin fabric of a summer t-shirt.
The product is too far from the place of embroidery. Example, your customer is in another city or country. It is not realistic for the financial reasons to forward the product to the performer first, and then (after fulfilling the order) back to the customer. The shipping price will not be comparable with the price of the service.
You do not make embroidery for a particular customer. For example, for sale.
The patch plays the role of a patch that will close the hole or stain on the product.
The product is very expensive to risk spoiling it (crashing in the rate of work of an embroidered machine is also possible).

What to do and how to solve this problem?

Then help you get the opportunity to make embroidery as a patch (chevron, badge) and give it to the customer (put up for sale).
As a rule, a non-woven synthetic or natural fabric is used for the base. To embroider on such materials pleasure. In consequence of their homogeneous structure, they are not subject to deformation. A smaller volume of stabilizer is required. stitches are almost perfect. On sale there are specialized materials. And if you are making patches regularly it makes sense to purchase. When it was required for making patches, I took the usual army overcoat. Cut from it pieces, after making the embroidery, I cut off and lightly scorched (to remove small villi).
So did the author of this product (no, he did not use an overcoat, I think this is a special fabric). And as we see it all very well received. The embroidered patch is perfect. It is not difficult to sew such a patch with a hidden seam (or usual). The accessor to all. And the main thing does not require not only skills, but also the availability of the sewing machine itself.
And one more thing, a patch can always be deleted or altered to another product.

You can download here Skull with peony mask embroidery design