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black - I am still in favour of this idea, but having been ill for the last couple of weeks I have no idea if it's been superseded or not - could somebody fill me in on the current thinking/planning please?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! > > _______________________________________________ > Tower Raven's mailing list > team(a)towerravens.org.uk