dimanche 5 juin 2016

Information About Efficient Clothing Labels

By Donald Johnson


Labeling is used for almost every product in the market. To some companies, it acts as a marketing tool to show the quality of the item so as, to gain more profits by increasing sales. To label textiles and garments, Clothing Labels are the best option. They can be used by the garment industry and designers who work at home. Sticking on the labels is fairly easy and can be done at home.

The labeling act as a spot for the designer to place their name and signature on the program. It is also used to show the size of materials, fabric and how to wash the cloth. It could either be through dry cleaning or hand washing. Some companies and schools also use the tag to place the name of the school or company on the cloth.

Different functioning labels are placed on different positions of clothes. On the inside part of the side of clothes is the wash care instructions label, the back inside part of clothes has the label showing size while for marketing purposes the brand name and signature by the designer or manufacturer are placed on the outside part of the cloth.

Different types of labels are available depending on the function of the label. They are of four main types, brand labels to show the designer or manufacturer, size labels showing a large, small or medium size of the garment, content tags showing the material used in making the garment and lastly the care label to show the owner how to handle cleaning the garment.

They are further classified according to the display used for the information that is in two types printed and woven tags. In printed tags, the information is printed using a permanent ink and often made from cotton or synthetic material example polyester, nylon or satin. However, the printed types do not last as long as the woven types as the ink easily fades on washing.

The information on woven tags are woven On the clothes. Thus, they have a longer durability as compared to the printed tags which, the ink printed fades on every wash. The main disadvantage of these tags is their expensive nature due to using materials that are very costly which are silk and damask. This tag is thus mainly used for high-quality clothing.

The last category of a label is according to the attachment of the label onto the clothes. There are three main ways of attaching on the tags. The stick on method is the fastest and cannot be removed when washing. Sew-on types use heat activated adhesive to stick onto the cloth while the last category sew-on types are easily sewed onto the cloth.

Home designers find the tags very convenient for them as brand tags will help market your products after selling them to any client. Schools and companies can also apply to get the tags to label the garments belonging to the institution. Custom designs are also available for clients who want to have designs that are unique.




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