Guide to Lapel Pins

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Kinds of Lapel Pins include the following:

Cloisonné lapel pins

• Cloisonné lapel pins were originally made by the Chinese.
• They are made from a die pressed onto bronze copper.
• The excess bronze copper is cut by a separate die.
• The canals in the pins are filled with individual colors.
  
• They are heated to prevent the colors from running.

• Epola lapel pins are made of hard enamel.
• They are also known as semi-cloisonné or cloisonné II pins.
• They can be used with up to 1,000 pantone colors.

• Soft enamel pins look like epola pins, but they have softer edges between each color.
• They are made of from die cast resembling those used in cloisonné pins. This process is used when the designs are not highly-detailed.

• Die struck lapel pins are struck from solid copper and gold.
• They are very elegant.
• They look like real jewelry.

• Photo etched lapel pins are made with designs copied from real photographs.
• The images are etched on the metal using acid.

• Screen printed lapel pins are made with silkscreened designs.
• Colored ink is squeezed through a silk mesh for transferring to the metal background.

Gift ideas: Consider having lapel pins made with the company’s name or logo as Christmas corporate giveaways. They are relatively inexpensive and can even promote office camaraderie.

Use: To get the best quality lapel pin, choose one made using the screen print method if the lapel pin design you want is composed mostly of text. If you want one with a detailed flower, landscape, or face design, look for a lapel pin made using the photo etch or lapel method.

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