Friday 18 January 2013

Why is bunting displayed?

Being such a versatile display item, bunting has many uses for many events and for indoors or outdoors. It won’t look out of place draped around a lamppost for a street party or in a large exhibition hall to display a company logo and message.
As far as display items go, you won’t find another advertising medium which spans the distance that printed bunting does for the same price! Available in a range of different materials to suit different uses it is most popular at large events such as national days, sporting days, events and exhibitions.

Custom colour bunting for the Olympic Torch Relay 2012

What is bunting?

Bunting is a term which can be used to reference many things. For example, Bunting is a species of bird or it can be a term used when a bunt is played in baseball, bunting. What we’re here to talk about is bunting of the textile or fabric variety (although textile and fabric can be replaced by other materials).
Bunting can be dated back to the 17th century where it was known as tammy, a specific type of lightweight wool fabric. First uses include making ribbons and flags, which include signal flags for the Royal Navy.
These days, when the term “Bunting” is used it is usually to refer to a decoration of some sort by which a number of flag are sewn to a rope webbing. Common guises of Bunting include multi colours and National flags manufactured into either triangle or rectangle pennants
A form of bunting which is becoming more and more popular is custom bunting or bespoke bunting. Having your own design or corporate logo printed onto bunting pennants mean that bunting can be used at almost any occasion for decoration or as an advertising tool.
Particularly useful at large outdoor events to add a splash of colour they are perfect for rounding off a display.