Custom Hat Pins

What Custom Hat Pins Are and Why People Wear Them

A hat is the one piece of clothing people put on in the same spot every day, and everyone they meet can see it. A pin there shows the people you run with and the places you keep returning to. Give it a few seasons, and the hat tells that story to anyone standing nearby. On a ball cap, baseball hat pins usually sit beside the logo or on a side panel, clear of the seam where the brim is sewn down, while a cowboy hat or a fedora places one on the band. A bucket hat has room for pins around the brim, and a beanie gets one where the cuff folds up.

An embroidered logo belongs to that one hat for good, and a patch needs sewing or an iron before it will go on. A custom hat pin comes off when that hat wears out, so you can place it on the next one, and the extras are there for a trade with someone who wants it. People who keep a work hat and a weekend hat can pass a pin between them when one cloth is done.

Custom Hat Clips and Blips

A hat clip, which collectors also call a blip, slides onto the edge of a brim on a spring. The spring grips the cloth, and the weave holds up. You can pull a clip off and move it to another hat in a second. A flat brim can show a neat row of them. Collectors often use that row for a set from festivals and from shows.

Bands, golf courses, breweries, and outdoor brands sell hat clips as small merch people actually put on. Someone can buy one and wear it on the hat they walked in with. We make those clips alongside the pins that use a post.

Clip on a Brim

Pin on a Cap

Magnetic Back Pin

Styles for Hats

Each style changes the touch of the piece and how the face looks after a long stretch of wear, and we cut the metal to any custom shape you need.

Soft Enamel Hat Pins

We set the color inside raised metal lines for soft enamel, so the surface has a textured feel when a finger runs across it. It is the most popular style we make, and the best value for hats. Beside the stitching on a cap, those raised lines catch a little light, and the color reads clearly in ordinary daylight. Cap orders that need color with a metal feel tend to land on soft enamel.

Size	100	200	300	500	750	1,000	2,000	3,000	5,000	10,000
0.75"	$3.09	$2.44	$1.78	$1.50	$1.36	$1.30	$1.18	$0.97	$0.87	$0.70
1"	$3.15	$2.52	$1.87	$1.54	$1.41	$1.34	$1.20	$1.02	$0.90	$0.76
1.25"	$3.24	$2.68	$2.00	$1.61	$1.47	$1.37	$1.26	$1.07	$0.95	$0.79
1.5"	$3.44	$2.92	$2.35	$1.74	$1.59	$1.51	$1.35	$1.16	$1.06	$0.88
1.75"	$3.82	$3.22	$2.65	$2.06	$1.90	$1.82	$1.69	$1.49	$1.35	$1.23
2"	$4.06	$3.46	$2.89	$2.29	$2.14	$2.04	$1.92	$1.71	$1.57	$1.46

Cloisonné Hat Pins

We fill cloisonné, then polish it flat until the face is glassy. It is the most durable enamel we offer, and it keeps its color and its shine through sun and rain for years. People who wear one hat hard usually ask for it, because the smooth face is what they want on a hat that works for a living.

Size	100	200	300	500	750	1,000	2,000	3,000	5,000	10,000
0.75"	$3.20	$2.55	$1.87	$1.55	$1.45	$1.36	$1.26	$1.15	$0.96	$0.87
1"	$3.24	$2.61	$1.99	$1.65	$1.50	$1.45	$1.38	$1.22	$1.09	$0.97
1.25"	$3.37	$2.73	$2.11	$1.72	$1.57	$1.50	$1.45	$1.26	$1.15	$1.09
1.5"	$3.67	$3.04	$2.42	$1.84	$1.72	$1.67	$1.59	$1.37	$1.20	$1.15
1.75"	$3.97	$3.28	$2.81	$2.21	$2.10	$1.99	$1.91	$1.66	$1.50	$1.45
2"	$4.30	$3.70	$3.11	$2.51	$2.40	$2.29	$2.22	$1.97	$1.80	$1.74

Die Struck Hat Pins

Die struck hat pins are all metal, and the face has no color fill. An antique finish pulls contrast out of the raised lines, giving a classic look on a leather band or a felt hat, where the metal meets a darker surface. People pick this style for those hats when they are after a quieter mark than a colored enamel piece.

Sizing and Backs for Hats

A hat pin should read from across a room without crowding the front panel. Choose a size that fits the panel and leaves the hat's own logo room.

A magnetic back secures the pin with no opening, which suits a good felt or leather hat. A hat clip is the brim option and skips these backs.

Who Orders Custom Hat Pins

A construction outfit, a ranch, a fire crew, or a sales team will put a pin on the company cap. Bands, breweries, ball teams, and collectors order them too.

Bands and festivals sell cap pins at the merch table, and fans collect one from each show they make it to. The artist turns in the art, and the fan has the new pin on their hat on the way out. After a run of those shows, the hat becomes a list of nights out.

Breweries, distilleries, coffee roasters, and outdoor shops sell pins for hats beside the hats they stock. A buyer can take the pin with a new hat, or add it to one they have worn a long while.

Baseball and softball teams, from youth travel teams to adult leagues, give every player a team pin for the cap. The cap is part of the uniform, so the pin can mark a season or a tournament on a hat the player was going to wear. When that season ends, the player still has the pin, and they can put a different pin on the next cap.

Collectors and small shops order a design of their own to trade and to sell. When they trade, the extras change hands, and a shop can keep a design at the counter for people who know the place. The collector's growing hat puts that set in front of other people.

How Ordering Works

Send a sketch, a logo, a photo, or a few notes with your quote request.

Orders open at 100 pins. Production usually takes 3½-4 weeks after you approve the proof, then a few days in transit, and shipping is free to all 50 states. There is no rush fee. If an event is on your calendar, tell your rep the date up front. We keep the mold for 3 years and the artwork forever, so a reorder of that design is easy.