The Umbrella Workshop Blog

Design and ideas we want to share with you

Umbrella with shadow show through print
Mar
2019

Custom design umbrellas and special effects

We build many of our umbrellas from scratch we are able to combine materials and effects to create truly unique design led umbrellas. We can combine canopies to allow special effects, such as an under print to show through. We can also combine materials such as printed PVC canopies and textile to amazing effect. Tone […]

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Umbrella with 4-colour print
Mar
2019

4 Colour Print Process On Umbrella

Or Fine Art Printing on Umbrella For fine art printing we have the ability of printing to a extremely high quality using a 4 colour print process used, specifically for reproduction of artwork and gallery pieces where dramatic colour and shading is required. Fine art printing requires detailed reproduction of subtle colour differences and depth. […]

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Umbrella with embroidery
Mar
2019

Embroidery & Sewing Effects for Umbrellas

Embroidery on umbrellas for a premium effect.

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Design an umbrella
Oct
2018

Design a Promotional Umbrella

When it comes to creating a promotional umbrella that stands out from the crowd, our expert team excels at delivering fully customized solutions tailored to your exact specifications. With years of experience in the industry, we possess the knowledge and expertise to advise you on the best umbrella models and printing options that align with […]

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Custom design umbrella with special effects
Aug
2018

Screen printing on umbrellas

This traditional method of screen printing on umbrellas is highly effective and long lasting. An image is transferred to the umbrella surface by ink, which is pressed through a stencilled “silk” screen and treated with a light-sensitive emulsion. A screen is required for each colour to be printed. The benefits of screen printing are as […]

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Umbrella with metallic print
Feb
2018

Metallic Printing on Umbrellas

Metallic printing on umbrellas is absolutely possible. We use a variety of inks and print effects for the reproduction of metallic logos and detailed metallic print on our umbrellas. We don’t use gold coloured ink we use real gold! Our gold and silver inks contain tiny quantities of the base material, making the print iridescent. […]

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Aphex Twin digital print on umbrella
Oct
2017

Digital printing and dye sublimation on umbrella

Digital Printed Umbrellas and Dye sublimation Umbrellas. This is a method of printing umbrellas digitally and allows full panel print. Also called edge-to-edge print for artwork using vibrant colour, pattern or photos. As technology has progressed, this method of printing has been made more accessible. This means it is available on shorter production runs and […]

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All Over Print Umbrella
Sep
2017

Direct To Film Printing on Umbrellas

This low energy technology dramatically reduces the use of solvents in the printing process.  It delivers a range of quality benefits including: Excellent print colour matches especially on dark fabric Remarkable level of detail for small text and intricate designs No limit to print colours possible Superb registration between print colours Striking reproduction of 4 […]

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Gordon Ramsay Maze Printed Umbrella
Oct
2016

How to supply artwork for umbrellas

Here at The Umbrella Workshop, we pride ourselves on having made brollies for some really BIG brands: Bollinger, Bentley and Mandarin Oriental Hotels to name but a few! Companies like these often employ agencies to take care of promotional products like their logo umbrellas, but we’re just as happy working with more boutique brands looking for premium products with their logos on. So if you’re one of them and in need of a little extra assistance when ordering branded umbrellas, our friendly team at The Umbrella Workshop are here to help!

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Venda brolly
Sep
2016

The vending machine for emergency umbrella moments!

You have to admit, in the UK especially, that a brolly (or two) will always come in handy. So handy that some bright spark has started selling folding umbrellas from vending machines! It was only ever a matter of time. We spotted this one at a train station in the South West and would’ve given it a go – had we been caught without our old faithful Umbrella Workshop branded brolly.

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