Swirled and Segmented Silicone Wristbands: How Its Done!

How are swirled and segmented wristbands produced? Well, here it is!

As you know we begin our entire silicone wristband bracelets with 100% latex free silicone material. To make the swirl effect, we begin with raw silicone material. Raw silicone for wristband manufacturing is pliable; it is similar to a taffy consistency. Color is added based on the order’s specifications. Once this is complete, then we roll out the colors in strands. We twist or intertwine the colors together like a candy cane. We twist and fold over the strand several times. Once we have achieved the swirl wristband effect, the silicone is rolled out into a sheet, heated to 200C degrees and pressed into the mold. Up to 4 colors may be swirled together. You may choose from our stock colors or contact us for a variation custom to you and your wristbands!

A mold is the steel die we have created for your custom message. The swirled silicone sheet is then placed onto it. Using 10,000psi, the message is stamped or imprinted into the wristband. Molds may be single units or made in larger trays to manufacture large quantities. Once you have purchased a mold from Wristbands.net with your custom logo or message in a debossed or embossed order, it is yours to keep. Molds may manufacture over 1,000,000 wristbands before they deteriorate and must be recast.

Segmented wristbands are manufactured with the same base process. Rather than twisting the colors together, the silicone colors are placed side by side. The silicone roll is then heated, rolled into a sheet and placed into the mold. You may select 2 segmented wristbands from our stock colors as well as segment up to 6 colors of your choice creating your own, unique look. For more colors, please contact us directly.

Did you know wristbands.net is the only company that provides a virtual proof for every order large or small? While you can preview the wristband on our website, we also send you a virtual rendering with each order to ensure accuracy. Little details are often overlooked and we simply want you to be satisfied with your purchase. It’s an extra step we take to make your order is exactly as you want it!

For more information on silicone wristbands or any of our wristband products, please feel free to give us a call at 1-800-433-1758!

Choosing the Right Font for Wristbands

Your message and reason for the custom silicone wristband your wear is unique to you. It may serve as a reminder for thanks, a memory of a love lost or simply to raise awareness. The font chosen to write your message is almost as import as the color choice.


Fonts offered by wristbands.net are numerous. Some look better than others on certain wristband styles and choosing a font for your message can be overwhelming. You may select a bold font or something less traditional and fun. Either way, the selection is important as your cause, message and reason is significant.

Wristbands.net would like to take the time to help with font selection. Often we are asked “What looks best”? Here are some simple suggestions for some of our different styles.

For traditional, solid, debossed wristbands, any font on our selection page is appropriate. However, when swirled bands are ordered, font selection is more important. Swirled wristbands are 2 color of silicone mixed or swirled together. Segmented wristbands are two silicone colors, adjacent or side by side each other.

Because of the nature of the swirl wristbands, a bold font selection is necessary so the message is legible. Such fonts include but are not limited to, IMPACT, Arial Black, Andy Bold, or Verdana. The fonts are bold and appear well against the swirled wristbands.

By contrast, fonts such as Papyrus, beach type or Script are not good selections because they are very ornate and thin. Given the 2 color swirl, these fonts do not appear well on the wristbands in a debossed or laser made style. The solution to this is to color fill the message text on the wristbands.

We offer many fonts on our website for you to choose from however, if you do not see the “perfect” one, let us know and we will add it for you! In addition, if you have a custom logo or typescript, we are able to print that as well.

If you are still uncertain of the perfect font selection for your unique message, please contact us! We are happy to guide you through the process!

Screen Printed Silicone Wristbands

What is the difference between Screen Printed, Color Coated and Color Filled wristbands? We are often asked this and will clarify it for you today!
Screen printed wristbands or ink jet bracelets are silicone wristbands with the message printed on top of the bracelet. Similar to a screen printed t-shirt, the message is printed onto the wristband in a similar technique to a printer printing on a sheet of paper. The bracelets are loaded on to a form and printed on using a silicone based ink. Screen printing provides a greater thickness in ink.

Color coated wristbands are 2 layers of color one on top of the other. The top layer is silicone paint and the bottom is the silicone wristband. When the message is engraved or debossed using a laser, the top layer is removed where your text or images is, revealing the bottom layer or color.

Color coated bracelets allows you a cost effective option to the color filled style however it has its draw backs. While color coated wristbands are easy to read and make a big impression, this type band was created for promotional use and occasional wear. Over time, the outer layer will wear or fade; this process occurs quicker with daily wear.

Color filled wristbands however are very different. Debossed, color filled wristbands are manufactured with a molding technique. A steel mold is cast with your custom message or logo. Once this process is complete, silicone is simply pressed into the mold and using 10,000lbs of pressure the message is stamped or imprinted into the silicone. Color filling adds an alternate color to the message text. The wristbands are manufactured by either mold or laser, and then re-stretched. Each portion of text or logo is individually filled with an alternate color and baked. This is very tedious and a unique art form. The baking process sets the silicone ink used to fill the custom message bonding it to the silicone wristband. Color filling is a unique feature and will not fade or chip and will withstand the test of time.

If you are still uncertain of the difference, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-433-1758. We will be glad to further explain it to you!

Wristbands for Graduation and Party Gifts

Graduations are upon us and what better to commemorate, appreciate and celebrate your student’s achievements than with wristbands from wristbands.net!


USB bands are being ordered just in time to see seniors off to college. Upload priceless prom, graduation and digital memories right to the flash drive to distribute to your students! USB jump drive silicone wristbands are available in 1G – 8G with pricing starting at $10 per unit. These may be debossed or screen printed. Our 1G unit is available on our website, however, larger drive units must be ordered by phone at 1-800-433-1758.

Traditional debossed silicone wristbands bearing graduation years, mascots and thoughtful messages are leaving our warehouse by the hundreds also! Not only are they being used for event admissions, but they provide a keepsake too. School colors may be segmented or swirled as well. If your colors are not available on our website, no problem! Just contact us and we will create your school’s colors.

Don’t forget we carry an extensive line of Tyvek, vinyl and plastics wristbands perfect for event admissions. These too are fully customizable with messages, logos and several colors to choose from.

Wristbands.net congratulates the 2010 graduates! For more information on our products, please feel free to contact us or visit Wristbands.net

Breast Cancer Silicone Awareness Rings

Silicone wristbands are a popular item and the chief silicone style offer by wristbands.net but did you know we stock breast cancer awareness rings?

A well know morning television hostess popularized this ring on her morning show 3 years ago after her diagnosis and survival. Since then, the request for these in single units boomed with calls inquiring where they could be purchased. As a result, wristbands.net decided to help meet the demand and offer them in single or bulk units. We are proud to say the sale of each ring benefits the Susan G. Komen Foundation. We use eBay's Giving Works program with MissionFish to make our donations.

These silicone rings are individually packaged for ease of distribution. They are pink with a simple, color filled pink ribbon in the center as you see in our blog’s image. These custom silicone rings are available in a woman’s size 7. These do stretch as silicone is pliable. As all of our custom silicone wristbands, they are 100% latex free.

These are available through eBay or by calling us at 1-800-433-1758 at this time. You may choose to order custom rings for your awareness campaigns by contacting us directly as these rings are not yet available for ordering online.

Glow in the Dark Silicone Wristbands

Glow in the dark wristbands are HERE! It has taken us some time to bring these back out to you but here they are!

Wristbands.net has always carried these types of bracelets, but since they did not meet our standards, we removed them from our inventory until we were certain they would be good enough for our clients. Our chief issue was the glow factor. We seemed to have had a problem with the longevity and intensity of the wristband glow and were simply not happy with the product. As you know, we quality control all of our items to ensure you are nothing but happy with your product and provide only the best!

Our glow in the dark wristbands is offered in 3 colors. Glow blue, glow green and white. Glow blue is the image you see in this blog. Glow green glows a lime green color while white glow will the traditional glow in the dark color. If you are familiar with the pantone color chart, the color number associated with these is as follows:

Glow Blue 638C
Glow Green 376C
Traditional white* 331C

We know you are wondering how we came across the resolution to our little problem. It was simple. We added more glow powder to our wristbands to intensify the glow and longevity. The wristbands begin with 100% latex free silicone. The glow powder used to achieve the glow in the dark effect is derived from a natural mineral called Sphalerite. This mineral is crushed into a powder form and mixed into the silicone prior to customizing. Wristbands.net uses only natural minerals in all of our products.

To get the “glow” effect, these bracelets must be “charged” with light. Similar to our ultraviolet sensitive wristbands, you must expose these wristbands to a light source. These can be any of the following:

White LED Light
Incandescent Light (your standard light bulb)
Black Light
Sunlight

Glow in the dark wristbands may be debossed, embossed, color filled and screen printed and are PEFRECT for spooky Halloween evenst and celebrations! For more information, please contact us! We’re here to help!
*Traditional white glow bands appear opaque. The color indicated above is the glow color.

Rubber Bracelets and Wristbands for Celebrating Events

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo is just one event custom silicone wristbands from wristbands.net can be ordered to celebrate with!


Each month has an awareness campaign assigned to it. May of course is Skin Cancer Prevention month, but wristbands are becoming more and more popular as use for parties as favors, events and holidays! Our clip art selection offers hundreds of stock graphics to choose from. Flags for July 4th celebrations, pumpkins for Halloween, snowflakes for the holiday seasons and so many more! We’ve got a partial list of the most recognized holiday, celebrations and awareness campaigns by month; wristbands.net knows there are several we are leaving out, so please add to it!

January – National Blood Donor Month, New Years

February – Black History Month, Valentine’s Day

March – American Red Cross Month, St. Patrick’s Day

April – Autism Awareness Month, Easter

May – National Bike Month, Memorial Day

June – National Safety Month, Cancer from the Sun Month

July – UV Safety Month, 4th of July

August – National Parks Month, National Night Out

September – National Skin Care Awareness Month, Labor Day

October – Breast Cancer Awareness, Halloween

November – National Diabetes Month, Thanksgiving

December – AIDS Awareness Month, Christmas

Wristbands are being ordered as party favors. A recent client and bar owner needed to be able to distinguish her bar patrons from a wedding rehearsal dinner party guest. She ordered custom silicone wristbands with the Bride and Groom’s names on them distribute to the wedding party guests. Her wait staff was easily able to distinguish which guests were “cash paying” patrons and which belonged to the party group! A simple, cost effect way to keep her business organized! The wristbands then became a party gift to the guests and the talk of the restaurant!

Our entire selection of wristband styles may be customized to add a graphic! Contact us today for more information!

Custom Artwork and Flair for Custom Wristbands

Custom artwork or flair adds that extra touch to your custom silicone wristbands from wristbands.net. The ability to set your bracelets above another by adding art or even your own logo makes your creation really stand out!


Graphic additions to wristbands are an additional .10 per unit. You have hundreds to choose from too! We have included the commemorative ribbon as well as some fun graphics you can add to the beginning, middle or end of your message! Our graphics include the Greek alphabet as well*.

In addition to graphics, wristbands.net offers custom packaging. Our mosquito repellent wristbands already come individually bagged; however you have the option to add an insert of your very own! This makes a perfect resell item for camping and dive specialty shops!

Did you know we have a graphic designer on staff here for your use? Our graphic designer is the best! OK, we are a bit partial, but he is known all over the country for his unique designs working with large, well recognized corporations! As you know we only work with the best in the industry! Whether you need a logo from scratch or a redesign on an existing one, we can render something you will be proud to wear and distribute. Please contact our designer at graphics@wristbands.net for more information!



*If you require your message to read in the Greek alphabet only, please contact us directly to place your order at 1-800-433-1758.