How to Make Fabric Labels

Making your own fabric labels can be an inexpensive way to mark children's clothing, or provide a personal touch to homemade gifts. If you have a small sewing business, making your own fabric labels adds a bit of class and professionalism to your projects. Depending on your needs, there are two methods of making your own fabric labels.
Either way, this is a simple project and requires only basic sewing and computer skills. The most important aspect is making sure you choose the right products. High-quality inks and colorfast fabric will ensure your labels can stand the wear and tear that much-loved clothes and gifts will suffer.

Things You'll Need

• Colorfast fabric or colorfast printable fabric sheets Ink-jet printer Scissors Iron-on transfer paper Sewing machine (or fusible interfacing) Fray-check Non-bleeding fabric pen (optional)

Instructions

Method 1

1. Create your label design on your computer.

2. Print this design onto iron-on transfer paper, following the manufacturer's instructions.

3. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to apply the iron-on design to colorfast fabric to create your label(s).

4. Alternatively, you can use a fabric pen that will not bleed to write directly onto the colorfast fabric.

5. Cut out the label.

6. Dip the edges of the label into fray-check to prevent fraying, and allow to dry completely.

7. Attach the label to your clothing or gift item using fusible web interfacing, or by sewing.

Method 2

1. Create a label design on your computer.

2. Print this design directly onto colorfast printable fabric sheets, according to the manufacturer's instructions.

3. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to rinse and set the ink on the fabric labels.

4. Cut out the label.

5. Dip the edges of the label into fray-check to prevent fraying, and allow it to dry completely.

6. Fold the label in half, so that the design can be seen clearly.

7. Sew the label into a seam of the clothing or gift item.