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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Sep 9

Our new blog post sees the badge experts explain all when it comes to ironing on badges. Never again suffer from a peeling patch or a heat damaged hoodie!

Top Tips for Ironing on Badges - Best Badges

At Best Badges, our badge experts have put together a list of tips to help improve the longevity of your iron on badges and how to protect the garment you are applying it to. Here are some helpful ti...

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Jul 22

It can be tricky to visualise exactly how big each of our button badge sizes will be in real life. To help we have created this handy guide!

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Button Badge Sizes: A Visual Guide

There are many different sizes of button badges at Best Badges, ranging from 25mm all the way up to 77mm. But how do you know which size you’ll need? In this blog post we’ll take you through the main ...

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · May 29

Our team have been working hard to ensure that as an Official Licensee for Rotary products we keep our badge range up to date with products that are of the highest quality and also 100% compliant with current branding requirements.

We hope that you like them!

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#Rotary

A new range of Rotary merchandise, including cufflinks, tie-pins and brooches.

Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · May 29

We love these speedo badges ❤️

Thank you for trusting us with with the printing of your designs ‪@stefzinemaker.bsky.social 🙏

#illustration #speedos #badgeaddicts

Stef Zinemaker @stefzinemaker.bsky.social · May 29

Got my #speedo #badges ordered and they turn out very good

Thanks @bestbadges.co.uk

#speedos #speedoart #speedobadges #zineart #art #bestbadges #illustration

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · May 23

Very happy to help @songsotpeople.bsky.social 😊

#songsofthepeople #ECHR75

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · May 23

We are celebrating the protections of the European Convention on Human Rights in its 75th year. Thank you
@bestbadges.co.uk for helping us to spread the message for this important anniversary. #songsofthepeople #ECHR75

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katie @hopeboos.bsky.social · May 18

sooo happy my smtown london freebies were brought to life even better than i expected by @bestbadges.co.uk and so excited to give them out next month!

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · May 20

Thank you so much! We loved helping with your badges 😊

Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · May 2

A huge Thank You to the Suffolk FA for hosting the Best Badges Sunday Cup Finals last weekend!

Also Thank You to Needham Market FC who hosted the finals, as well as the players, officials, and of course the fans who enjoyed some great entertainment.

#athrivinglocalgame

The photo shows Richard Maydell (left) of Best Badges Interim is pictured being presented with his ball by Suffolk FA Interim CEO Phil Lawler (right) at the 'Suffolk Super Sunday' when three of the finals were held at Needham Market FC last Sunday. An amateurly applied Photoshop effect shows the ball flying towards the camera.

Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Apr 16

Fun with Flags!

We have just launched a range of fully embroidered flag patches. These are durable and machine washable, perfect for martial arts uniforms, bags or jackets.

No signs of flagging here 🫡

#badgeaddicts

Flag Stock Badges

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Mar 25

New product! Just £2 for a sample pack of each of the different enamel badge types that are possible!

Enamel Badge Sample Pack

Purchase this Sample Pack of our Enamel Badges and receive a package of samples showing you the different variations of enamel badges Best Badges can supply.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Mar 21

Badge of the Day today is a woven badge for book-lovers and badge-lovers alike!

#badgeoftheday
#books
#badgeaddicts

A woven badge featuring a stack of books with the sentence "Reading is dreaming with your eyes wide open" around the circumference.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Mar 20

Long live the embroidered badge!

The detail is not as precise as a woven badge, but the feel is tactile and traditional.

#girlguiding
#badgeaddicts

Embroidered Badges - Custom Patches

Embroidered badges are made by stitching a design onto a base cloth and have a textured feel. An overlocked border is added, or a heat cut border to allow for complex shapes. The badges are ready to ...

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Mar 18

A beloved childhood badge collection!

Proof that your badges can carry their messages for years to come.

#badgememories
#badgecollecting
#spiceupyourlife

Photograph of a childhood badge collection, prominently featuring the Spice Girls, Thunderbirds, Train safety, and Rollerskating.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Mar 12

The advantages and disadvantages of seven popular types of keyring -

(we all know that keyrings are really badges with a split ring added, right?)

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Seven keyring types to help spread your message

The features of seven types of keyring listed and explained

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Mar 3

Badge of the day: Cat on Books!

#badgeoftheday
#cats
#books

A badge with a lovely watercolour style illustration of a cat laying on top of two books.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 26

Lovely to be visited by St Elizbeth Hospice as part of the immense Thank-a-Thon yesterday!

70% of funds for the Hospice are raised by fundraising every year, reflecting amazing efforts from thousands of people.

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Chloe Lock, Community Fundraiser for St Elizabeth Hospice, visits Best Badges as part of the immense Thank-a-thon in February 2025.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 25

A wonderful thing to receive! Thank you 🦜

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 25

We loved your handwritten postcard! It made everyone smile and feel so appreciated, a joy to receive and open ❤️

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 25

The complete joy of receiving a hand written letter is unmatched!

Thank you so much @letterappsoc.bsky.social ❤️❤️

A hand written letter received from The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society! Beautiful envelope and postcard with a personal message.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 19

Animals always make the cutest pin badges!

#enamelpins

A selection of soft enamel pin badges of cartoon animals, showcasing the fun and creativity of enamel pins.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 14

Reward, recognise, or celebrate!

We all need a bit of appreciation sometimes 😊

A selection of recognition pin badges, from a 100% Attendance badge in the foreground to Tropy and Rosette badges in the background. All are stamped metal badges, in bronze, silver or gold variants.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 13

Badge of the Day is a bespoke soft enamel pin badge!

Any shape is possible with enamel badges, the only limit is your imagination 💭💭

#badgeoftheday

A soft enamel pin badge in the shape of a stack of three books. The letters CRA are on the front cover of the top badge.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 12

Badge of the Day today is a friendly looking orca whale rendered in flexible soft PVC.

The perfect material for fun designs and tactile badges.

#badgeoftheday
#badgeaddicts

A soft PVC badge in the shape of a cartoon orca whale, using black, white, pink and pale blue PVC colours.

Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 10

What is the difference between woven and embroidered badges?

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What are the differences between woven and embroidered badges?

Learn the advantages and disadvantages of woven and embroidered badges.

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Best Badges @bestbadges.co.uk · Feb 6

We have recently updated an article which over the last decade has been one of the most read explanations of the different types of enamel badges!

Hopefully the article retains its clarity, and can be helpful for another ten years.

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Best Badges - explaining the differences between hard and soft enamel

The advantages and disadvantages of hard and soft enamel.

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