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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Jul 11 2011 : 09:41:43 AM
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Are there any Farmgirls out there who make or know of a good source for professionally made custom sew-in labels? Woven or embroidered would be my first choice, but nice printed ones are also an option. I've seen a few on Etsy, but thought I'd check in with the Sisters first.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
A Beehive is the ultimate Home Sweet Home
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3857 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2011 : 09:55:02 AM
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I'll share a tip with you on how I'm doing mine that will save you money in the long run.
I ordered custom labels from a shop on Etsy. You can put your avitar as logo and website url etc.....Then, I take the labels and copy them onto iron on transfer paper and cut them out...then I have labels for my packages and labels for my handmade items.
I put them on my crochet work and my fabric. Works great and saves money!!!
Email me and I'll give you the two shops I've used that have good prices for labels.
Farmgirl sister #308
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Pasthyme
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Gail
Mountain View
AR
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Posted - Jul 13 2011 : 7:19:18 PM
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I have a shop in the craft village at the Ozark Folk Center--I sew old time style clothing. I had been making labels using iron on transfer sheets, but would sometimes iron over them and melt the plastic. I now make labels by printing directly onto the fabric. I use cotton muslin fabric. I cut a piece of freezer paper the size of a sheet of notebook paper. I cut the fabric the same size or a tad smaller. Next, iron the fabric to the shiny side of the freezer paper. Design your labels on the computer. Print directly to the fabric which is held stiff on the freezer paper. Be very careful, and only put one sheet at a time through your printer (don't stack them). I use this technique in some of my crafts as well.
www.pasthymesfashions.webs.com
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2011 : 06:21:26 AM
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Hi Gail,
I am going to give that a try! It might be fun to use some printed photos on my handbags too. Thank you so much for the tip.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
A Beehive is the ultimate Home Sweet Home
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2011 : 06:25:56 AM
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Great tip Gail. I bet that tip will be used for lot's of things!
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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bobbinrobin
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Newman Lake
WA
USA
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MelodyRose
Farmgirl in Training
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Melody
Hallsville
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2011 : 9:50:23 PM
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I use iron-on transfer paper, print my shop name in a single text line, then iron it onto satin ribbons to sew into the hems of whatever I make. Or I just iron it onto the product, when appropriate.
Gail--LOVE that idea! I guess you'd cut them out with pinking shears? Serging all those edges would be time-consuming. I guess you could leave space between the images/text lines and turn them into a sort of bias tape and finish the raw edges by stitching them closed. What do you do?
www.aquietlittlelife.blogspot.com
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Pasthyme
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Gail
Mountain View
AR
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Posted - Jul 22 2011 : 04:25:18 AM
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I'm glad that some of you can use this idea.
I just cut the tags out and sew them onto my clothing. I haven't had any trouble with fraying edges if I use a good muslin. I like tea dye muslin for the 'old time' look. I use a return address label program on my computer so that I get a lot of labels per page.
I have made some really interesting little pillows with this technique. I found old time ads (some funny ones) online. I printed them onto tea dye muslin. Then I cut the ads out and hand stitched them to some little pillows I made. I added old lace and vintage buttons. Printing onto tea dyed muslin gives the ads the old time look that I want. I am thinking of making little draw string bags in the same manner. I have more ideas than time to implement them. Lucky I have a little shop at the Folk Center to sell them in. Lots of fun.
www.pasthymesfashions.webs.com
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2011 : 07:14:47 AM
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Do you use an inkjet printer or a laser printer for this technique? We have an inkjet...hope it works!!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
A Beehive is the ultimate Home Sweet Home
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Pasthyme
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gail
Mountain View
AR
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