I think it very much depends on the items you are looking at, for
example I might iron or stencil onto the pump bags Hannorah bought for
DERT, but I wouldn't onto clothing - I think it would look quite cheap
and crack/fall off/get tatty quite quickly.

Definitely in favour of hoodies, and www.spreadshirt.com does
reasonably priced, extremely good quality, very warm hoodies - this is
what London Tap Jam uses, so dan has one, and I would totally
recommend them.  The logos would be printed on.  You also buy each one
individually, so it's very easy to order more at a later date.  I
remember at one point we were talking about blue hoodies with the TR
on the back in black - I am still in favour of this idea, but having
been ill for the last couple of weeks I have no idea if it's been
superseded or not - could somebody fill me in on the current
thinking/planning please?

Rachel

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Lindsey Kennedy
<kennedy.linds@gmail.com> wrote:
> A quick google has lead me to wanting people's opinions.
>
> My personal opinion is that is is worth getting some stick-on logos of some
> sort made, or to pay for printing, as opposed to making our own with felt or
> sharpie pens. It will not be very expensive and we will get a slicker more
> uniform look.
>
> Iron-on, we print ourselves option
> around 25-50p for each logo
> + cheap
> + can make more as and when just with a normal printer and an iron
> - need to be able to iron the fabric
> - can fade, peel, crack.
> + very flexible between logo choice, the TR one or the full name
>
> Embroidery onto items
> Cost af around £3-4
> + No stick on items. Embrodary is permanent
> - can cause some fabrics to pucker
> - Not possible on all items
> - need to be taken to the embroidary shop
> + looks very slick
> -/+ Permanent
> - items sent away to shop
>
> Embroidery badges
> Cost af around £3-5 depending on size
> + Can stick them onto anything with glue, or sew them on
> - We have to do the cutting/sewing
> - Stick out a little
> - Cause a stiff patch on thin materials
> - There will be a background colour associated, so they might look weird on
> some items
> - Mass order required
>
> Stencil
> One off cost
> +cheap over a number of logos
> - we have to get good at stenciling
> - won't work on some things - eg Hoddies
> + good for bags
> - design is only as permanent as our sharpie pens or fabric paint.
>
> Send them to the Printers
> £1-2 per logo
> +/- permanent
> + works on most fabrics
> - can peel/crack with time, but not as badly and DIY transfers
> + Would work very well with our bags
> + works well for the back of hoodies
> - items sent away to shop
>
> In the first instance - I was thinking for the pump-bags that hannorah has
> got for everyone. However, if we decide we like embroidered badges, we
> should probably be thinking of more long term, as there are minumum orders
> or around 20. The more you get however, the less they cost individually.
> (Price difference between 30 and 50 was £140 vs £180 - not very much extra
> for almost doubel the quantity)
>
> So, thoughts?
>
> Linds
>
> p.s. I just found somewhere that does glow-in-the-dark logo printing. How
> cool would that be on hoodies at festivals in the evening!
>

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