| You finally make the order for your custom clothing | | | | the process repeats itself.. |
| labels---the labels that advertise your brand logo, and | | | | There is also the customer service labor. A customer |
| display size, and care instructions. When you finally | | | | service rep is very important for educating the client |
| submit your clothing tag art and technical specifications, | | | | as to what type of clothing label is appropriate for the |
| you are shocked by the pricing---hundreds of dollars | | | | client. Oftentimes, a client may consult with the |
| for just a few hundred pieces of fabric tags! | | | | customer service rep regarding the technical aspects |
| How can such a small piece of cloth cost so much? | | | | or cost packages 6-12 times. There is much ado over |
| And why do clothes label sourcing firms requiring 500, | | | | manufacturing custom labels for clothing! |
| 1000 or more in minimums pieces? You think to | | | | Next is production. Depending on the type of custom |
| yourself, "These are just squares of cloth! How can | | | | clothing tag ordered, the manufacturing may have to |
| this be?" | | | | be outsourced. This means that very likely, language |
| Unfortunately, there is tremendous engineering and | | | | translations of the technical specifications must be |
| precision that goes into the design of each label. It is | | | | done. The custom clothes tags then must be woven |
| not the cost of the cloth---it is the cost of the labor | | | | or printed, cut, folded, and packed. |
| needed to produce a clothing tag that is exactly the | | | | If production is indeed overseas, there may be |
| correct height, width, resolution, and color---all in the | | | | expensive parcel service and customs. This is why in |
| space a few inches or less. | | | | many case custom clothes labels take 2-4 weeks. |
| First there is the design of the clothing label through a | | | | However, new technologies were recently developed |
| graphic interface such as Photoshop. Measurements | | | | in the US to drastically bring down production costs. |
| must be very precise, and the matching of the client's | | | | These steps are why custom clothing label suppliers |
| artwork to what the woven looms or fabric printers | | | | require considerable minimums and cost so much. |
| are actually capable of doing. When a proof (blue print) | | | | Much fuss goes into producing your "billboard" to the |
| is presented to a customer, she may realize that the | | | | clothing world. The key for reducing costs is to order |
| clothes label must be changed---such as being made | | | | enough clothing tags to last you for some time, as |
| larger, smaller, centered differently, or a folding | | | | volume order drastically reduce costs. |
| preference changed. New proofs are made up and | | | | |