8th April 2022
Activity Centre badge
A recent repeat order of embroidered badges for Robin Hood Activity Centre - an adventure-packed activity centre for Scouts, Guides, and young people - located in the heart of Sherwood Forest.
Woven and Embroidered Badges
We supply woven badges and embroidered badges to Schools and Academies, Scout and Girlguiding Groups. We also provide badges for Football Teams, and other organisations. In addition to woven and embroidered badges, we supply wire-embroidered bullion blazer badges and insignia for formal dress wear.
Our ordering process is simple and straightforward. Whatever badges you need, we are here to help you. Supply your own artwork, or, as part of our all-inclusive customer service, we can produce production-ready artwork from your ideas or rough sketches. Our prices include artwork, set‑up and UK delivery
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Woven badges
Woven badges are ideal for designs with small lettering and detailed artwork. The design is woven into the cloth, a backing is applied, and the badge is finished with an over-locked edge. For intricate shapes, the badge is hot-knife cut to shape. This prevents threads from fraying and results in a flatter border.
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Embroidered badges
Your artwork is embroidered onto a backing material, creating a raised look and tactile feel. The embroidered badge is then laser-cut to shape and finished with an over-locked edge. Alternatively, the badge can be hot-knife cut, leaving a border around the badge. A heat-applied backing is also available for embroidered badges.
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Wire-embroidered badges and insignia
These blazer badges and insignia for formal dress wear are embroidered using gold- and silver-plated wire in addition to coloured threads. These top-quality badges and insignia are worn mainly by clubs and servicemen's associations.
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Badges for Schools and Academies
Some recent badges
We supply badges to a number of Schools and Academies. In addition to blazer badges, both woven and embroidered, we provide house patches and other badges for sewing on to students' uniforms.
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Badges for Scouts and GirlGuides
At Nottingham badges, we specialize in producing badges from your own design ideas, but we are happy to work with your own camera-ready artwork. In addition, we are happy to adapt or customize badges to meet your requirements.
badges for Girlguiding Sussex Central's 40th anniversary
Badges for Football Teams and Clubs
We have provided badges for many football teams and clubs—usually to their own desings and artwork. These badges can have up to 8 colour threads, and are usually finished with an overlock stitched border.
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5th April 2022
Air Soft patches
On receiving these velcro-backed woven patches from us, our customer wrote: "Your patches are amazing; thank you so much. I’ve posted them on social media where everyone is asking where I had them done."
23rd March 2022
Gymnastics award badges
A collage of woven award badges which we have recently supplied to Andover Gymnastics Club from their own artwork design
Comments from customers
I have received the badges, and think they are great. Thank you again for your service and excellent turn-around time. I will not hesitate to contact you for any future orders that we may require.
District Youth Commissioner - Leicester South East : 12th October 2020
The badges arrived this morning. They’re amazing; thank you so much! We'll definitely recommend your services and be back again in the future. Again, thank you so much.
1st Oakham Guides : 23rd May 2020
With being busy and the recent happenings I don’t think I let you know that the star wars badges were amazing. The cubs and leaders absolutely loved them. Thank you once again.
1st Weston - 10th Widnes - 1st Weston Scouts : 4th April 2020
The badges have arrived and they are fab. I’m really pleased with them. Thanks so very much for all your help.
Clogher District Scouts, Northern Ireland : 20th February 2020
Many thanks for an excellent job and for your patience and help in finally getting this long-drawn-out project achieved.
9th Worcester Scout Group : 4th May 2019
The badges are wonderful! We’ll be recommending your company to anyone who is thinking of making badges. You have been great and we’ll certainly be using your services again. Many thanks.
Girlguiding Hersham District : 22nd April 2019
We have received all the badges and are sure our Beavers and Cubs will love them. We are really pleased with the result. Many thanks.
20th Durham Scout Group : 20th March 2019
The badges have arrived safely and they look stunning—I'm really pleased with them. Many thanks for the support you gave me in finding the most appropriate colour combination; I certainly could not have achieved this without your help.
Woburn Trefoil Guild Handbell Ringers : 25th February 2019
The blanket badges are great and I'm sure the children will love them. Thanks again for your help and for updates on the progress of our order. I look forward to you making future badges for our group.
1st Northwood Scout Group : 4th September 2018
About Nottingham Badges
Nottingham Badges began trading over 40 years ago in the historic Lace Market in Nottingham, supplying screen-printed tee-shirts and sweatshirts. As the company grew, sales of garments and badges were formed into separate businesses; today, screen-printing is provided by our sister company, Nottingham Screen Prints, while Nottingham Badges continues to supply bespoke woven and embroidered badges to a wide customer base.
As a small, family-run business, we provide prompt and personal service and aim to supply quality products at competitive prices. Our design studio produces the final badge design for your approval but, with recent advances in computer technology, we now out-source production to an overseas supplier whose state-of-the-art equipment enables us to supply badges at very keen prices.
Our ordering process is simple and straightforward. Supply your own artwork, or we can produce artwork from your ideas or rough sketches. With our decades of experience in the badges industry, you can count on a first-rate personal service from Nottingham Badges.
We are confident that our prices are competitive when compared with quotes from other suppliers of top quality cloth badges, and we are proud to continue to offer our customers a friendly and personal service.
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Thanks for your help with the ScoutFest badges. Hundreds of children went home over the weekend, absolutely buzzing with a badge in hand, making them happy.
I will definitely recommend you to fellow Scouters in our District.
District Commissioner, City of Newcastle Scouts : 14th June 2021