dwyl Caps

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Idea from: #24 (comment)

• Find supplier

• Create designs

• Order minimum quantity

[iteles]

Turnaround on caps and t-shirts is usually about a month so p2 is a good shout here 👍

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@iteles what merchandise suppliers have you used previously for tshirts and other dwyl merch etc?

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https://www.banana-moon-clothing.co.uk/caps-hats-and-beanies?utm_expid=113261986-16.1TSKtqaXSb2SbdhBA_-rsw.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.banana-moon-clothing.co.uk%2Fcaps-hats-and-beanies%2Fproduct%2Fflexfit-fitted-baseball-cap-yp004

https://www.clothes2order.com/Caps+%26+Hats?gclid=CjwKEAjw1a3KBRCY9cfsmdmWgQ0SJAATUZ8bwNNcviTjcvyIWEI46X4v1d6v6UsbY8ExgdumU2oV2xoCXzrw_wcB

http://kustom-clothing.co.uk/embroidered-clothing/?gclid=CjwKEAjw1a3KBRCY9cfsmdmWgQ0SJAATUZ8bNMX8KDzj2TkQWpaMOoFm3LOlI_4XSvoUw_OnLMlFXhoC3Ffw_wcB

https://www.krowmark.com/workwear/caps?gclid=CjwKEAjw1a3KBRCY9cfsmdmWgQ0SJAATUZ8b45ZQO3chJC7Jh1lHWiA6eATpHJe__sAyDgEY53t9SxoC8QTw_wcB

http://www.thecapfactory.co.uk/

https://www.tshirtstudio.com/personalised-accessories/custom-embroidered-baseball-caps

http://www.whittakersembroidery.co.uk/caps-hats.htm

https://www.myprintedclothing.co.uk/hats/caps

http://www.superlogo.co.uk/acatalog/Accessories.html

[iteles]

@markwilliamfirth
We've used Firelabel as they're the only ones who carried the Bella + Canvas tees and I've also used A&M Clothing as they also carry lots of eco-friendly ranges.

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There is a universal colour chart for embroidery http://www.amannusa.com/isacord_chart.html

5210 appears to be the closest to dwyl turquoise

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Looking at the threads 5220 / 5230 appear to be closer

[iteles]

@markwilliamfirth Currently our t-shirts have white logos because we felt they stood out better on the t-shirts than the blue would (and the idea being brand recognition anyway, it seemed sensible).
If we find it's better to do this for caps, that will also work 👍

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Early design ideas:

Things up for discussion:

• Do we want snapbacks or baseball caps or uni baseball caps or panel sandwich caps?
• Do we want the logo on the front or back?
• Do we want turquoise caps with white logos or grey/black/navy caps with turquoise logos?

[iteles]

Do we want snapbacks or baseball caps or uni baseball caps or panel sandwich caps?

I have no idea what any of this means...

A lot of this is personal preference... I feel turquoise caps might be a bit too garrish so I'd have to see them... I think I've always envisioned these as navy (or dark colours people would wear) with a white heart on the front and dwyl.com on the back. But open to people's preferences as I don't wear caps that much.

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I didn't realise there were so many different types of cap until getting quotes for this stuff.

The main consideration with regards to cap design is flat brims vs curved brims.

With regards to the dwyl.com on the back, firstly this would require two passes through the machine, so would likely significantly increase the price of the caps. Secondly do we need the .com? when people search dwyl we're already top of google

[iteles]

Just a reflex, happy with dwyl

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Merch spreadsheet

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306532.pdf
306598.pdf

More mockups:

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dwyl cap.pdf

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More visuals

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We should order these around April '18 time for next dwyl summer since we missed the boat this year