# Lady Hale spider brooch t-shirt raises thousands for Shelter

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/09/25/lady-hale-spider-brooch-t-shirt-raises-thousands-for-shelter/
- Published: 2019-09-25T09:35:05+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Uxbridge firm Balcony Shirts has raised over £15,000 for Shelter so far through
eBay sales of a t-shirt designed in honour of Supreme Court Judge Lady Hale.**

Lady Hale wore a spider brooch when she delivered the judgment that Boris Johnson’s
advice to the Queen to suspend Parliament was unlawful. Many took her choice to 
be a veiled message on the Prime Minister.

In response to the popularity of Lady Hale’s choice, garment printers and embroiderers
[Balcony Shirts](https://www.balconyshirts.co.uk/), which coincidentally is based
in Johnson’s constituency, created a black t-shirt bearing an embroidered silver
spider. The response was such that it put the t-shirt on eBay for £10, pledging 
to give 30% of this to [Shelter](https://www.shelter.org.uk).

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In a day, it saw sales take off, and has now sold over 6,500, and raised over £15,000
so far for the charity.

> Due to the unprecedented response. We've put this on ebay. It's £10. 30% goes 
> to Shelter. Made with love in Uxbridge. [https://t.co/Vll69ZU8kB](https://t.co/Vll69ZU8kB)
> [https://t.co/RawuCoF3DO](https://t.co/RawuCoF3DO)
> — Balcony Shirts (@balconyshirts) [September 24, 2019](https://twitter.com/balconyshirts/status/1176452500129554433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I would like to thank you all, sincerely, for an extraordinary day. We've raised
> over FIFTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS for [@Shelter](https://twitter.com/Shelter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> We've been in the New York Times, The Daily Mirror called us geniuses, and I chatted
> to a big name from Corrie over DM. Wallop! Thank you. X
> — Balcony Shirts (@balconyshirts) [September 24, 2019](https://twitter.com/balconyshirts/status/1176632508470976512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Thank you so much to the kind [@balconyshirts](https://twitter.com/balconyshirts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> They're raising money for Shelter to fight homelessness with their very topical
> t-shirt!🕷️[https://t.co/8ylxcpghr7](https://t.co/8ylxcpghr7)
> — Shelter (@Shelter) [September 24, 2019](https://twitter.com/Shelter/status/1176552452323184642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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