Shooting the Breeze

Trying to go green with your purchases to invest in the future of the earth?  Well many textile companies are trying to do theirpart and are begining to offer eco-friendly products.  Gone are the days of a choice between only 100% Cotton or 50/50 blends.  There are some new fabric options in town including Organic Cotton, Bamboo, Recycled Polyester and Modal. Organic Cotton is the same as regular cotton only it is grown without the use of chemicals. Some benefits to it are that its hypoallergenic and machine washable and cotton is also biodegradable. Bamboo is breathable and resists UV rays.  Its a great renewable plant that can grow up to a foot a day. Recycled Polyester is made from post-consumer waste and fabric remnants and reduces the need for oil and the production of it produces less pollution.  This material is wind and rain resistant. Modal is colorfast and fade resistant and made from beech trees.

Do you need to brand your sales staff when they’re out on the road, your customer service staff for when clients come into your office? When you are looking to have embroidery done, the first thing you need is a clean image of your logo. It can be either an electronic file or a print out we can scan. Logos that will be embroidered on the chest of a shirt or jacket will generally not be any larger than 3″ square. If there is any small text (less than 1/4″ in height) it will not embroider cleanly and is best left out of the design. Hats and Fleece Headbands have a smaller embroidery field which will also limit what you can put on them. On a hat, the field is generally about 2″ high by 3″ wide and on a fleece headband it is less than 1″ high by 2″ wide. You can still brand these items, but you may need to make adjustments to what is being included from your logo on them.