What material and style do you want your lanyards to be?
The first step to making custom lanyards is choosing the right material and style. You can choose from a variety of sizes and styles of neck straps. The most popular and affordable type of lanyard is the imprinted polyester material. Custom imprinted lanyards (also called silk screen lanyards) allow for great detail and multiple colors. We use a high quality durable silk screen process that will not rub off or smudge. We also offer embroidered lanyards, these custom woven lanyards start with a strong polyester material dyed to your specified color choice. Then your design is stitched directly into the fabric of the lanyard making a high quality, long lasting lanyard that you’ll be proud to share. For the most detail choose Dye Sublimation Lanyards, the high quality silk lanyards with a full color dye sublimation printing. This is the highest quality, softest, smoothest lanyard you can buy. The printing technique allows for unlimited colors, making them perfect for complex multi-logo designs. Our custom imprinted shoelace tube lanyards use our high quality printing process, but on the polyester shoelace tube lanyard material instead of the usual flat ribbon material. These shoelace tube lanyards are usually half of an inch wide, making for a thinner but still substantial lanyard. Our imprinted nylon lanyards use our same high quality imprinting process, but the lanyards are made from nylon instead of polyester. The fabric is a bit stiffer, but is very shiny and smooth. The nylon lanyards feel a little more hefty and substantial than the polyester lanyards. Or eco-friendly lanyards use our same high quality imprinting process, but the lanyards are made of recycled polyester material. The material is nearly indistinguishable from our regular polyester material, and is just as durable. This means you can have “green” lanyards without compromising quality.
What colors do you want to use for the lanyard and text?
We can match colors if you send us a logo or premade artwork. Choose colors that will complement each other and not blend in to each other. Our Products use Pantone® colors for the highest quality and best durability. There are nearly 1000 colors to choose from. We understand that it can be overwhelming to pick your own colors, so we usually offer to choose the colors for our customers. We choose ones we work with often and ones we know turn out to be the most vibrant. View our color chart.
What kind of attachment do you want to use?
There are many custom lanyard attachments to choose from. Take a look at the options we offer. Choose what fits your needs best. This is where function comes in to play. Do you need them to break off? Need them to swivel? Talk to one of our team members to help choose the right lanyard attachment for you. We also have badge reels and badge holders if you need to use your lanyard to hold an ID card or event pass.
Do you have a logo or artwork you want printed on the lanyards?
Upload your design on our free quote form. It can be a finished logo or it can just be a rough sketch of an idea. Most lanyards will just have text so you can enter that in the form as well. You could also email us with your idea at info@qualitylapelpins.com. Speak with one of our trained artists at 1-800-952-0305 and they will be happy to assist you. If you do have a logo or artwork you will probably want to go with a Dye Sublimation lanyard. We hope this helps with any questions you have and we look forward to working with you! Request a free quote to get pricing info and a digital proof of what your lanyards will look like. There is no obligation to buy to get started today!