26 Mar
2013
26 Mar
'13
11:33 a.m.
OK, thanks for filling me in! It all makes more sense with a bit of context. :)
Yes, I am feeling better, thanks. I spent all of last week carefully
trying not to get ill (I could tell it was coming), so had early
nights every night trying to fight it off. Then overdid it at the
weekend and woke up yesterday all hot and cold and shivery. :( But
having taken the day off work and slept all day, I am doing much
better today! Hurrah!
Rachel
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Lindsey Kennedy
<kennedy.linds(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Currently there is no talk of hoodies - but I was
going to suggest we sort
it out ready for the summer festivals. I was going to ask where the tap-jam
hoodies came from as I know you love yours/dans.
With hoodies - I would go with printed logos on the back, and then a small
embroidered logo on the front. It's not worth trying to do it ourselves.
Primarily this dicussion is for the bags.
P.s. Are you feeling any better yet?
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Rachel Chadwick
<rachel.chadwick(a)cantab.net> wrote:
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superseded or not - could somebody fill me in on the current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(a)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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