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I know, I know, it is Labor Day Weekend and the last thing on your mind is winter coats.
But Ash City’s new offering for outwear this fall may set your thoughts down a path that is strewn with brightly colored leaves that crunch merrily underfoot…Or may be not: hot dogs on the grill may be the only thing on your mind this weekend.
Either way check out the video and if you see something you like let us know!
You may have seen some pictures over on our Facebook Page of some work we were doing for our local chapter that helps support research for Batten Disease. The Allendale Country Club sponsored a golf tournament yesterday to help raise awareness of this fatal childhood disease.
The tournament was a great success and we are proud to be able to support a great cause. The tee’s and polo shirts looked great and everyone loved the goodie bags.
And now the golf clubs are put away and the banquet hall is cleaned up this for this year. That doesn’t mean however that this devastating disease is done playing.
We hope after watching you will find out how you can help Batten Disease by clicking this link: Batten Disease Support and Research Association.
While looking through our Bloglovin’ feed this picture, in a post by TLVBirdie, caught my eye. The post talks about how most people think of black or white as the go to colors to create a wardrobe around. But TLVBiride says if you want to create a relaxed, laid back bohemian look start with a basic gray tee.
Photo courtesy of TLVBirdie
This works well in your own personal wardrobe but how does it translate into the workplace? And if you are in charge of your businesses corporate gear you know how hard it can be to try and find items that represent your business ideas and the “vibe” you want it to generate.
Our take on bohemian looks is District Made. They make some great tees with different cuts, textures, styles, and weights.
These tees would be perfect for setting a warm, relaxed, friendly atmosphere for your clients. All of these styles can be embroidered or screened or left to layer under a jacket or sweater. The different styles work well together and keep your employees in the same color palette without making everyone look too matched.
Photo courtesy of TLVBirdie
Who said embroidery was for little old ladies without anything better to do? Check this out…The heavy metal band Throne just released the first every frame by frame music video done with nothing but embroidery.
Our friends at Wilcom said in their blog post on this endeavor “With over 3000 individually stitched frames and an estimate of around 45 million individual stitches, the project was completed on an extremely tight schedule with an allocated time period of six months and an ironclad screening deadline of May 12th.”
Even if you are not a fan of heavy metal the results are amazing.
Get the full story on this project here. It is worth the read through.
The classic white button down: a closet staple.
Dress them up….
add a tie….
or go casual.
You can’t go wrong with several in your closet.
Looking for a way to use a white button down for your next event? Try this style tip. Add a small logo or detail that represents the event and place it on the cuff or the back just below the collar. Layer the white shirt over a base layer to create a cohesive look. Take it a step further and make it so the base layer can be whatever suits each person and will let their individuality shine through.Either way the white shirt will bring it all together and make everyone look great.
Images courtesy of Pinterest.
Just in time for warm weather and to help jump start that fading New Years Resolution to get fit and stay active we are introducing the New Balance tanks for men and women.
100% polyester birdseye piqué knit flatback mesh
These tanks can be embellished to suit your needs and start at a very reasonable $13.62. You can afford to outfit your whole team or just buy a lot for yourself.
Baseball Shirts = Spring + Warm Weather + Sunny Days
How would you style your baseball shirt?
Go Red Sox!
Not everyone in the work force today can dress casually. There are still plenty of companies that require their employees to step it up a notch.
If you work for one of those companies and are in charge of trying to find that perfect dress shirt for corporate events, tradeshows, or executive travel look no futher than RedHouse.
Redhouse provides 100% cotton no iron shirts for both men and women in a varitey of styles, colors, and patterns. All pieces can be embroidered with your company logo and best of all the price won’t break the bank.
Click on RedHouse to see all the options.
One of the great things about this business is getting to see all the great (and at times not so great) graphic designs that people are using to promote their business or event. The varitity of logos with their different sizes, shapes, and colors is what keeps interesting.
Because of the varitity however, pricing out those logos can get complicated. This is why when you give us a call or stop into the shop to inquire about pricing we always ask you to provide a sample of the logo.
The two main things that will determine the price of your logo will be the final out put size and the detail within the logo itself.
In other words, the larger the logo you need the more stitches are required which results in a higer price. The same holds true for the detail within the logo. In order to preserve the detail more thread might needed to provide the right “fill” to give the design the correct look resulting in a higher stitch count.
Here are two examples to help make things a bit clearer. 
The curl27 Fitness logo on the left is a medium size logo but with a low thread count because of its simple design.
The Humphrey’s logo on the right although smaller is a more complicated logo because of the detail in the fill and the fact that it has 4 different colors within that logo.
Both are great logos but pricing will vary between the two based on those factors.
Remeber the more information you can provide us about the applications and design of the logo the better we will be able to quote you a price for your job.
2014 is a only a few weeks away so why not bust out of that boring hoodie rut.
Check out our Style Me! board on Pinterest to link to Alternative Apparels great line of hoodies that are anything but boring.
Finish the look off with a personalization, logo, or quote and get your 2014 off to a warm, cozy, non-boring start.