Lapel Pins

imitation enamel and Cloisonne

• Meterials: copper for cloisonne and imitation enamel use copper, bronze, iron and alloys.
• Imitation enamel is more colourful than clisonne.
• Cloisonne are colourful glas powders, imitation enamel are one of paints.
• The source of imitation enamel is more smooth than cliosonn’s
• Cloisonne has a little dome, but imitation enamel not.

imitation enamel and soft enamel

• Imitation enamel surface is smooth and flat, soft enamel pins has recessed and raised areas.
• In many cases, soft enamel will have a epoxy finish. it’s shining.

soft enamel and photo etched

• Lines would be more delicate for photo etched.
• Soft enamel pins have the recessed area with coloring.
• 1.2mm for soft enamel pins and 0.8mm for photo etched

die struck and soft enamel

• soft enamel has colors, but diestruck no, only the metal color(i.e., gold, silver).

printed pins with others

• The most significant difference is that a variety of colors or other lapel pins are the lines between the metal lines to separate the printed pins does not require any metal lines, the same directly with the printing products can be directly printed.

Badge to wear Guide: teach you how to wear a badge

Badges  is very complicated in shapes and types, how to wear can be more fit the objective needs?

• Preferred need to know the usages of badges: if it is a purely badge,  name badges, in order to wear better in the left chest
• Armbands, lapel badge to wear such a dedicated local.
• To note the size and weight of badges, if the badges are too large or too heavy, badges will be to the feeling of fall
• Rectangular badge should be equipped with safety pin  or two This can effectively prevent the wearing of the badge rotate
• To avoid the clothes broken by the back pin of the badge, can be used magnet accessories
• Badge to wear need to consider the color combinations

The history of “inlaying” colourful enamel materials onto a metal base especial copper, and securing their position with soldered wire dates back to 1800 BC, in Egypt. During the 13th century BC in ancient Greece, colourful powdered glass was used to fill cavities (aka“cells”) made by filigree soldered wire, then fired to produce colourful decorative objects.

The art of Chinese fired-enamelware dates back as far as the Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368), but was popularized during the Xuan De period (1426 to 1435). The XuanDe period coincides with the reign of Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Qiyu, who was also known as the Jingtai Emperor (1449 to 1457).

This is where Cloisonne pins are derived! and the source of current cloisonne pins.

Lapel pins has complicated types and styles, how to wear can be more in line with the needs.

• First all, you’d better to know the type of your lapel pins, ifl it’s a especial custom lapel pins:  if it is a name badges it’s best to wear in the left chest
• Armbands and lapel badges have a dedicated localfor wearing.
• The size and weight of lapel pin, if the pin is too large or too heavy, it will be to the feeling of falled.
• Rectangular pins should be equipped with safety pin or two military clutches. These attachements can effectively prevent the badge to be rotated when you wearing it.
• To avoid the clothes broken by the back post pin, you can use magnet accessories
• Consider the different color pins to suit your clothes.

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