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.
I took Home economics back in HS because I love to bake cookies.... ok that's not entirely true. I did it for the girls. Anyway, I remember I did sew and I was pretty good at it but I don't know if I should start sewing on my own tags on the Alstyle 1701 shirts. Of course I'll have to keep the originals because my custom tags don't have a RN number or anything. My question is how many of you relabel your own shirts? I think I'm going to get a cheap machine from walmart and do it myself.
Thanks for your advise! I get my shirts from Alstyle and I have to order 48 dozen for them to put on my tags, yikes! I can't do that yet. Also, I heard that if I get a cheap machine it will be more of a headache and I should get a sewing machine with a thread hole or something. Do you know what they're talking about?
Thanks for your advise! I get my shirts from Alstyle and I have to order 48 dozen for them to put on my tags, yikes! I can't do that yet. Also, I heard that if I get a cheap machine it will be more of a headache and I should get a sewing machine with a thread hole or something. Do you know what they're talking about?
Maybe they are talking about an automatic threader?
On the cheaper basic machines, you have to thread your own needle. (lick the tip of the thread, close one eye, and spend the next 5 minutes trying the fit the tip of the thread through that tiny a#% needle hole). But it doesn't cost that much more to buy one with a threader assist doodad.
We started out with a middle of the road Singer, but returned it for a Brother because we did not like the way the Singer sewed. Can't go wrong with a Brother!
Dang you move quick. I was going to suggest at least walking into a sewing center and testing the various ones out first. But for $100, and it's a Brother, you'll be fine.
This is kinda cool, I just posted up how we do this on a different thread. We use an old Singer machine passed down from one of our Ma's who was literally STOKED to know that the boys were sewing in the shop... Here's my post from a thread (pun intended or no?) a few days ago...
There are two ways (probably more) to remove a woven fabric label. You can cut them out which will always leave a little residual fibers that you can see, or you can rip the seam, remove them, then restitch the seam.
For the latter - First, pull the two labels (manufacturers label usually on top of a care label) apart with one hand and some tension pinching them between your fingers on the same hand, you'll need the other one for the razor. Use a sharp razor blade (more efficient than a seam ripper) and lightly drag across the threads that appear BETWEEN the two labels when you pull them apart, and they will just pop. I usually try to also cut at least one thread on either side of the label so they slip out easily, and also so that if you are inserting new woven labels in the collar you have more room to work. Use caution not to cut the shirt or yourself. Now you can slip the label right out. Pull out and trim excess threads from where you ripped (for posterity and so it looks nice). Restitch the seam tape with a regular sewing machine and the same color thread as the shirt or clear thread. Through this process do not put too much stress on the seam tape. You want it to be relaxed enough so that you can easily restitch without compromising the construction of the garment, and without disrupting the tape so that you have to do a bunch of rearranging of the fabric to stitch it back up cleanly...
Note that this works on Gildan and other brands with seam and "tape". You DO NOT want to use this process on anything with a lock stitched collar (typically finer garments, womens, and kids garments).
How about leave there tag in but put your heat press applied tag on the inside as well,
To me, that doesn't look quite right. It should be all or nothing. In my mind the whole reason for a tagless is less neck irritation. So if both a label and a tagless are on a shirt, it just looks like the tagless was put on as an afterthought. With just a tagless, or just a custom label then the shirt appears to be more custom made.
I was thinking about that but I agree with Joe. Also, are there home iron press kits that will make it look professional? Someone told me about a new press method that makes it look like screen print. Anyone know what they're talking about?
i'm going to cut the royal front tag off and just transfer or print my brand on the inside... so if the customer wants to rip the info tag off, they can, but my info will still be there
Anyone Sew on their own tags? 
Anyway, I remember I did sew and I was pretty good at it but I don't know if I should start sewing on my own tags on the Alstyle 1701 shirts. Of course I'll have to keep the originals because my custom tags don't have a RN number or anything. My question is how many of you relabel your own shirts? I think I'm going to get a cheap machine from walmart and do it myself.
