Custom branding

Thirteen methods under one roof.

Which one suits the job comes down to the material, the artwork and the quantity.

Every method below is done under our own roof — embroidery, print and engraving on one site, on one order. Which one suits a job comes down to three things: what the product is made of, what the artwork looks like, and how many you need. This page is the answer the sales team gives on the phone all day.

One rule covers every method on this page

Branding is quoted with artwork. Setup is charged per colour, per position, per method, so no method here carries a fixed price.

Decoration methods

How we put your logo on it

13 methods · all quoted with artwork

Textiles

Stitched, printed or pressed onto fabric

5 methods

Embroidery

A stitched logo that outlives the garment. The default for golfers, jackets and caps, and the finish a staff kit is judged on.

Positions

Left chest · Cap front · Sleeve · Back yoke

  • Best oncotton, poly-cotton, fleece
  • Typical minimum25 units
  • Artworkflat colour, up to 9 threads

Screen print

Ink pushed through a screen, one screen per colour. Once the screens exist it is the cheapest way to decorate a large run of flat artwork.

Positions

Chest · Full back · Sleeve

  • Best oncotton, poly-cotton, paper
  • Typical minimum50 units
  • Artworkflat colour, 1–4 spot

Sublimation print

Heat turns the ink into a gas and it dyes the fibre itself. Nothing sits on top, so a full-colour, edge-to-edge print cannot crack or peel.

Positions

All-over · Full front · Panel

  • Best onwhite polyester, coated metal
  • Typical minimum25 units
  • Artworkfull colour, photographic

Digital transfer (DTF)

The artwork is printed to film and heat-pressed on. Photographs and unlimited colours with no screens to pay for, which is what makes small runs viable.

Positions

Chest · Back · Sleeve

  • Best oncotton, polyester, dark garments
  • Typical minimum10 units
  • Artworkfull colour, photographic

Vinyl

Colour cut from a sheet and heat-applied. The only sane way to do names and numbers, because every unit can be different at no extra setup.

Positions

Back number · Name · Chest

  • Best onsports kit, jackets, bags
  • Typical minimum1 unit
  • Artworkflat colour, per-unit names
Hard goods

Marked, printed or engraved on the object

5 methods

Pad print

A silicone pad lifts ink off a plate and lays it onto a curved or awkward surface. The workhorse for pens, mugs and moulded plastics.

Positions

Barrel · Clip · Lid · Side panel

  • Best onplastics, ceramic, coated metal
  • Typical minimum50 units
  • Artworksingle colour, small

Laser engraving

The laser removes the surface rather than adding to it, so the mark is the material itself. Permanent, colourless, and the premium read on drinkware.

Positions

Side · Lid · Base · Handle

  • Best onstainless, aluminium, bamboo, glass
  • Typical minimum25 units
  • Artworknone — the mark is the material

Direct-to-product (DTP)

Full-colour digital printing straight onto a hard item, no transfer in between. Gradients and photographic artwork on a bottle or a box.

Positions

Wrap · Front panel · Side

  • Best onrigid plastics, coated metal
  • Typical minimum25 units
  • Artworkfull colour, photographic

Doming

A clear resin lens poured over a printed label so the logo sits under glass. Adds weight and depth to a small item that would otherwise read cheap.

Positions

Face · Badge · Insert

  • Best onkeyrings, USBs, badges
  • Typical minimum100 units
  • Artworkfull colour under resin

Rotary screen

Screen printing around a rotating cylinder in one pass, so the artwork runs the full way round with no seam and no join to hide.

Positions

Wrap · Body · Full circumference

  • Best onbottles, tumblers, drinkware
  • Typical minimum100 units
  • Artworkflat colour, seamless wrap
Leather, paper and card

Pressed or foiled into the surface

3 methods

Debossing

A heated die presses the logo down into the surface. No ink, no colour, no wear — the quiet option on a leather notebook or a folder.

Positions

Front cover · Spine · Corner

  • Best onPU, genuine leather, heavy card
  • Typical minimum25 units
  • Artworknone — tone on tone

Embossing

The same die working the other way, raising the logo out of the surface so it catches the light. Reads richer than a deboss on pale materials.

Positions

Front cover · Corner · Band

  • Best onPU, leather, paper, card
  • Typical minimum25 units
  • Artworknone — tone on tone

Foil hot stamping

A metallic foil pressed into the surface under heat. Gold, silver and copper that a printed ink can only imitate, and the usual finish on a gift notebook.

Positions

Front cover · Spine · Corner

  • Best onPU, leather, card, paper
  • Typical minimum25 units
  • Artworkmetallic, single foil
Before you send

Artwork requirements

What we can work from

  • Vector — preferred.ai .eps .pdf .svg
  • Raster at final size.png .tif 300dpi
  • Fonts converted to outlinesrequired
  • Colours as Pantone referencespreferred
  • A screenshot or a JPG off a websitestudio redraw

If all you have is a low-resolution file, our studio redraws it to vector once and every future order runs off that. It is quoted separately and it is yours to keep.

How setup is charged

Setup is per colour, per position, per method. A two-colour print on the chest and a one-colour print on the sleeve are three setups, not one job — which is why the same logo on the same shirt can quote two ways.

  • Repeat order, artwork unchangedno new setup
  • Same logo, new positionsetup per position
  • Same logo, extra coloursetup per colour
  • Digital — DTF, DTP, sublimationno screens, no dies

Send artwork and a quantity. The quote comes back with the product price and the branding on one line.

Send the logo. We’ll come back with a number.

  • Artwork checked by the studio before anything is quoted
  • The right method recommended for the product, not the other way round
  • A proof to sign off before we press the button
  • Trade accounts see the branded line price in the cart