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!