Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 12, 2013 19:43:36 GMT 12
We discussed this many years ago but at the time there were not really enough members here to warrant it. Now we are nearing the 3000 member mark so it's time to relook at this.
I went to see a place that does corporate and club embroidery and printing for shirts, hats, jackets, etc today here in Cambridge and discussed a few options.
I now need to see what sort of interest is out there. At this stage I would be looking at possibly producing forum T-Shirts and froum caps. They will be made to order in a batch and pre-paid orders would be necessary.
The following are mock ups but the cap is the actual cap we'd go for. The caps are easy-fit with an elasticised rear so one size fits all, so I'm told. The colour looks great in real life and would go well with any outfit. All I have done is added the logo as it would appear, embroidered at 55mm in height on the front. We may also embroider The Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum on the back of the cap so people know what they are looking at.
This T-shirt is not the actual shirt but most black T-shirts are alike and so i figure this will serve to give you an idea. It simply will be a black shirt with the logo screen printed onto the front of the shirt, as seen in this 'artist's impression'. You too could look this damn cool as the bloke I nicked off the internet and stuck in front of my Spitfire photo!
I am awaiting exact pricing quotes from the embroidery shop which will come in a few days, but they won't be an extortionate price I assure you. I am thinking probably at this stage no more than $30 per item, but wait for the final quote to confirm this.
To get the T-shirts done we need orders of at least 50 items, otherwise it's a no-go. So at this stage I really need to simply guage interest and see what people are thinking here.
Would you buy a shirt (or three)? Would you buy a cap?
Please give your opinion, do you like the look? Are you keen to own these? How many would you like?
I don't want ideas for other clothing apparel, that will come later if these two items are a success.
Post away....
I went to see a place that does corporate and club embroidery and printing for shirts, hats, jackets, etc today here in Cambridge and discussed a few options.
I now need to see what sort of interest is out there. At this stage I would be looking at possibly producing forum T-Shirts and froum caps. They will be made to order in a batch and pre-paid orders would be necessary.
The following are mock ups but the cap is the actual cap we'd go for. The caps are easy-fit with an elasticised rear so one size fits all, so I'm told. The colour looks great in real life and would go well with any outfit. All I have done is added the logo as it would appear, embroidered at 55mm in height on the front. We may also embroider The Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum on the back of the cap so people know what they are looking at.
This T-shirt is not the actual shirt but most black T-shirts are alike and so i figure this will serve to give you an idea. It simply will be a black shirt with the logo screen printed onto the front of the shirt, as seen in this 'artist's impression'. You too could look this damn cool as the bloke I nicked off the internet and stuck in front of my Spitfire photo!
I am awaiting exact pricing quotes from the embroidery shop which will come in a few days, but they won't be an extortionate price I assure you. I am thinking probably at this stage no more than $30 per item, but wait for the final quote to confirm this.
To get the T-shirts done we need orders of at least 50 items, otherwise it's a no-go. So at this stage I really need to simply guage interest and see what people are thinking here.
Would you buy a shirt (or three)? Would you buy a cap?
Please give your opinion, do you like the look? Are you keen to own these? How many would you like?
I don't want ideas for other clothing apparel, that will come later if these two items are a success.
Post away....
