[neato]

Maybe this has been brought up before. But for those of you who are small potatoes (like me), I found a great way to have nice looking hang tags on your shirts.

Get some full color business cards printed (www.overnightprints.com). You can go all out on the design of these since they are full-color digital prints. And the cool thing is, they're only $39 per 1000. Plus you can have the corners rounded for a really professional look.

Then go to ebay, find a tagging gun (about $10) and some barbs, and your in business! I've been doing this for a while and really like the professional results.

Just make sure that when you design the card, you leave room to put the barb through it.

 

[Comin'OutSwingin]

I like it!

Sounds like a pretty good idea, and it might just work for me.

I think I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for the idea!

 

[skulltshirts]

Very creative. I really like the way you think. Thanks for sharing this idea witht the rest of us.
Thomas

 

[TeeShirtSamurai]

Excellent post. I've been looking for a solution like this for a while. I'm glad to see it's so cheap too.

 

[Comin'OutSwingin]

I checked the site out. Pretty good. You can get them double-sided and if you want the U/V gloss it's free.

This is truly a great idea!

I'm definitely doing this. I will have to drill a small hole near the top so the hole for the barb will look professional. I'm going to have my url printed at the bottom. That way I can use it for shirts that I sell online. And for the ones that are going in the stores I will just put the sticker with my UPC symbol over it.

This is great! I LOVE this place!

 

[monkeylantern]

Exactly what I used to do

Works great.

 

[jdr8271]

Brilliant idea...why didnt I think of that

 

[2Dye4]

So what's the concensus? Attach it to the neck label, or armpit or sleeve or........

Jo

 

[CoolHandLuke]

Been looking for a tag shaped like a tee shirt. Has anyone ever seen any?

I found a place that will make them custom, but it’s the initial dye-casting of the cutter… or something to that effect, that’s the really expensive part. Wouldn’t make sense for just me at this point in time.

Would anyone else be interested in such a tag? It would probably be in the area of an oversized tag as to include more info.

 

[Comin'OutSwingin]

So what's the concensus? Attach it to the neck label, or armpit or sleeve or........

Jo

I'm going with the sleeve.

 

[monkeylantern]

Personally, i'd do it through the label. If those shirts stay in a shop's storage for 2 years, the hole in the sleeve will be pretty much there to stay.

 

[Comin'OutSwingin]

mmmm.....good point.

I see the magical powers of wizardry suite you well.

As long as you don't go around swinging your wand at everybody, I guess a little magic is ok.

 

[monkeylantern]

I wave my wand where I wish....


My tags used to be threaded through the label loop with a rough piece of hemp string.

Trés avant garde.

 

[Comin'OutSwingin]

I wave my wand where I wish....

That's fine...just warn me first so I can cover my eyes!

My tags used to be threaded through the label loop with a rough piece of hemp string.

Trés avant garde.

Used to be? Why stop if its so "avant-garde"?

It does seem like a good idea, though!

 

[monkeylantern]

I only stopped because we're in reestablishment mode 10,000 miles away from where we did it before, and not producing again yet


Still garde in avant stylee.

 

[Comin'OutSwingin]

Oh, I see.

Cutting-edge, indeed!

I may steal that.

 

[monkeylantern]

I may steal that.

You people....

 

[Ella]

Brilliant idea! I just came on here to try and find a source for labels to sew in...but I like this idea loads more, much easier! Thanks OP!

 

[monkeylantern]

Brilliant idea! I just came on here to try and find a source for labels to sew in...but I like this idea loads more, much easier! Thanks OP!

If you're aiming for stores, I'd do both.

 

[Ella]

If you're aiming for stores, I'd do both.

I have an online shop, so I think tags would be okay?