Discuss the various finishing services that can help showcase your brand. Topics include custom neck tag labels, hang tags, garment washes, folding, bagging and even shipment/packaging options.
So you may have read my past post in the Screen Printing thread where I have begun printing my own labels:
Well now I'm stuck. The woven tag is sewn into the one continuous stitch that goes around the whole collar. So when you cut a thread or two to get the label out the whole collar stitching starts to unravel.... in the image above you'll notice I have Screen Printed my Labels in & will have no woven label at the neck (I have one at the bottom hem of the shirts).
So my question is:
Has anyone restitched them successfully? or know of a trick to get them out of American Apparel shirts?
Any help would be greatly appreciated for sure!
Thanks,
Gabe
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All labels are sewn into shirts this way. You can simply remove enough stitches to remove the label, then sew up the gap using the same color thread as the shirt has. I have seen this done with AA shirts as well as other brands.
Or you can try this no-sew-necessary method: Note, she is not cutting through the entire label. She is leaving enough uncut so when she pulls it, the entire label comes out, including the piece in the neck tape.
The continuous stitch labels are much harder to get out than the other type of sewn in label.
From what I remember, I think someone has to actually re sew in the whole collar area on that type of label. Otherwise, you just have to cut the label very close to the collar and try to remove as much as possible of the remnants
WOW! This method works Great! I tried it on some misprinted shirts & as long as you stop cutting in the last literally 1/16th of an inch on the tag it pulls right out!
* The first one I didn't cut enough & ripped 1 stitch which then ruins the whole collar eventually.
Thanks Joe!
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All labels are sewn into shirts this way. You can simply remove enough stitches to remove the label, then sew up the gap using the same color thread as the shirt has. I have seen this done with AA shirts as well as other brands.
Or you can try this no-sew-necessary method: Note, she is not cutting through the entire label. She is leaving enough uncut so when she pulls it, the entire label comes out, including the piece in the neck tape.
Tried this today with 2 old shirts, 1st one I cut in between the labels seam, if your handy with a sewing machine this would be alright.
Then I tried the no sew method. I was very skeptical, I slowly cut the label as close to the shirt as possible and left the last few threads uncut, then pulled sidewalls, to my amazement the entire label came out and did not damage one stitch on the shirt!
Great post, Thank you
Tried this today with 2 old shirts, 1st one I cut in between the labels seam, if your handy with a sewing machine this would be alright.
Then I tried the no sew method. I was very skeptical, I slowly cut the label as close to the shirt as possible and left the last few threads uncut, then pulled sidewalls, to my amazement the entire label came out and did not damage one stitch on the shirt!
Great post, Thank you
Hey thanks guys for this post & video. i'll save this one for sure. however, i thought i read a while ago that you can get aa shirts w/out labels in 'em??? maybe not. but, thanks again for the tips!
i thought i read a while ago that you can get aa shirts w/out labels in 'em??? maybe not. but, thanks again for the tips!
I went to the AA wholesalers showroom/warehouse in LA last week. Saw everything available, no non tag or tear-away shirts. They were very nice though and set up a wholesale account while I was there.
All labels are sewn into shirts this way. You can simply remove enough stitches to remove the label, then sew up the gap using the same color thread as the shirt has. I have seen this done with AA shirts as well as other brands.
Or you can try this no-sew-necessary method: YouTube - Removing Labels from ShirtsNote, she is not cutting through the entire label. She is leaving enough uncut so when she pulls it, the entire label comes out, including the piece in the neck tape.
Was there a video hear at one time? do you still have a link to it?
De-Tagging American Apparel Shirts? 
