Enter the “Caption the Patch” Contest to Win 100 Stadri Dollars

At Stadri, we know how creative our customers can be. The sheer volume of awesome designs they send us to make into patches speaks for itself. Some of these designs simply blow us away. Since you’re all so creative with images and design, we decided we’d like to see how creative you are with words. Hence, our first ever caption-the-patch contest.

Yes, it’s a simple as it sounds. Below is a real patch we’ve done for Warren Wilson College. The text is blurred out; we need you to fill it back in with something clever and witty—in other words, caption the patch!

Cation this Patch and Win!

What are the blue unicorn and the purple seal saying to each other?


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How Custom Embroidered Biker Patches Enrich the Riding Experience

There are few finer ways to see the world than on a motorcycle; a combination of exotic locations and an exhilarating mode of transportation offers an experience that is as memorable as it is unique. Even with this in mind, however, there are still steps you can take to maximize your enjoyment and provide yourself with special mementos of your trips and the clubs that you have ridden with. Custom embroidered biker patches offer this in abundance, and allow you to build an entire collection that reflects your riding history.

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 How Do Patches Improve the Rider’s Experience?

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An Accepting, Yet Highly-Organized Motorcycle Ministry

PNC Thunder is just one of the many ministries of the Puyallup Nazarene Church in Washington, which is usually the starting point of most rides. The ministry started as merely a group of riders who would meet together throughout the summer months to ride. These individuals were realizing the great opportunity they had to get in touch with other motorcycle enthusiasts. So, in the early spring of 2004, they were officially organized.  They refer to themselves as a ministry for their motorcycle enthusiasts, providing the opportunity to participate in organized rides, with one of the many benefits being fellowship with people of varied interests.

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Choosing the Right Design For Your Promotional Products: A Case Study

Instantly recognizable to all who see it, designers have been creating emblems and logos for years and even those with a limited fashion knowledge can differentiate between the main brands. Establishing a logo is a key part of a business’ development but not all brands are able to project the prestige which they desire from something as simple as a Scottie Dog–so what is the secret?

emblem on handbagFor a UK-based luxury bag company called Radley—the brand behind the iconic canine—the secret lies in the simplicity. A brand developed from the creative designs of a native Londoner, the Scottie dog first began appearing on the bags when Ms. Lowell Harder–the woman responsible for their creation–was still making them for the Camden Market.
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A Different Spin On Self Defense and a Standard Use For Custom Patches

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United Martial Arts Self Defense Academy, located in South Salinas, CA, is a school for learning methods of Self Defense. According to their website, it has a “mission of providing uncompromisingly high quality training with the exclusive focus on Self Defense applications.”

WHAT THEIR NAME REPRESENTS:
United Martial Arts: Their coursework originating from several mother systems of training
Self Defense: Their training focus
Academy: A place of learning

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10 Impressive Embroidered Dragon Patches

Here at Stadri, we thought our customers would get a kick out of seeing some of our most impressive embroidered patches, categorized by theme. Hence, we’re beginning a new series entitled “Top 10 Countdown.” This will feature our favorite patches from the last five years, organized by theme. Like most countdowns, it will go in reverse order, with number one being our favorite.

The first theme in this new blog series is Dragons. Dragons have major spiritual significance in various religions and cultures, sometimes revered as representative of the primal forces of nature, religion, and the universe. They have thus been the inspiration for many designs.

So, without further ado, let the countdown of embroidered dragon patches commence!

 

#10: Greens Family Karate

Dragon Patch 10

Patch number 10 is a Karate patch for Greens Family Karate. Six inches in size, the yin yang background consists of white thread on black twill.


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Use Woven Labels To Brand Your Handbags and Purses

woven label on handbagARTacles is a line of hand-made totes, purses, and clutches. Alisha R. Tillman, the artisan behind ARTacles, observed an unbalanced ratio between young and fashionable people seeking functional yet attractive handbags and totes and the number of such handbags available. Hence, ARTacles was born, providing bags that were designed with the intent of creating a multi-sensory experience for the owner—to be both seen and touched. She says handbags are the perfect way to offer people an opportunity to interact with her art.

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Why Choosing Embroidered Patches Over Direct Embroidery Means You’re Smart

soccer jerseyWhen it comes to sports jerseys and uniforms, many organizations opt to have their logo or insignia embroidered directly onto their garments in an attempt to avoid affixing dozens of embroidered patches themselves. But could buying embroidered patches separately be more cost effective?

The coach of the WYSA Youth Soccer team, who ordered 50 embroidered patches from us for his team, explains.

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Custom Embroidered Patches For Native American Firefighter’s Association

“They made many promises but only kept one . . . they took our land.”

The beautiful embroidered patch you see here was designed and inspired by Rick “Spider” Kramer of Spider Tattooz. Rick—who prefers to be called Spider—became a custom tattoo artist in 1986. He was originally a painting and airbrushing artist but decided to start Spider Tattooz as a hobby extension of this and had a small studio put together in a back bedroom of his house; this has now become a full-blown tattoo studio in Sycamore, Illinois. Spider has many other interests—one in particular is highlighted in this article.

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Customer Highlight—Carters Martial Arts Patches

Carters Martial Arts, located in Hamlin, West Virginia, started up about three years ago. They have trained many students primarily in the field Chun Kuk Do.

Carters Martial Arts

Chun Kuk Do was actually founded by Chuck Norris; it is a Korean-based, American hybrid martial art style. It combines elements from several different fighting styles that were created by Chuck Norris

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