| So you've taken the plunge and you've meticulously | | | | feel. |
| created your own clothing line. You've spent untold | | | | Cons: -May fade over time with repeated hot washing |
| hours carefully choosing patterns, cuts, and trade show | | | | and dryer use. -May have limitations for base ribbon |
| strategies. You have a beautiful line, and have set up | | | | color, depending on the manufacturer. |
| with your manufacturer or tailor for final production. | | | | Woven labels are woven based on your specification |
| There is just one thing you forgot: Clothing labels. You | | | | for the artwork. A loom actually weaves your artwork |
| can't produce a final product without this small, but | | | | as part of the fabric. The labels are then cut and |
| integral, piece of fabric. | | | | folded. |
| Frantic, you call up a clothing label supplier, only to be | | | | Pros: -Long lasting through repeated washings and |
| bombarded with technical questions you have no idea | | | | dryer use. |
| how to answer. This article is a series of installments | | | | Cons: -Usually a longer lead time. If a clothing designer |
| to help you through this process smoothly. | | | | is in a time crunch, then often times this is not the |
| Clothing tags are basically your billboard to the fashion | | | | recommend choice for garment labels. - Artwork |
| world. Think of every major designer out there, and a | | | | limitations: All artwork and logos have to be a clear, |
| branded "insignia" comes to mind. You cannot move | | | | two-dimensional presentation. There can be no |
| forward in production without a fabric clothing tag. | | | | gradients, shadows, or extremely small lettering. |
| Clothing Label Types There are two major types of | | | | Remember, the loom is weaving a very small piece of |
| garment labels: Printed and woven. | | | | fabric, and the images woven have to conform to |
| Printed clothing labels are made of ribbons that are | | | | weaving patterns. So if you have an elaborate logo, |
| printed, heat cured, cut, and if need be, folded. | | | | this is not the choice for you. |
| Pros: -Depending on the manufacturer, a shorter lead | | | | In later installments, we will explore more details to |
| time. -Intricate details of you art work can be captured. | | | | consider when designing and manufacturing your first |
| -With the advances in clothing label technology, certain | | | | clothing tag. In the mean time, give yourself plenty of |
| manufacturers may be able to print photographs, | | | | lead time for developing and producing your clothing |
| extremely small writing, shading and shadow, and color | | | | label so that your production schedule does not incur |
| gradients. In other words, certain manufacturers have | | | | expensive delays. |
| the capability of printing DaVinci on your label! -Soft | | | | |