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After much discussion we got into what I like and what I don’t and so here we go, I thought I would share it with you all. At the risk of sounding boring but, hey, we all have to face back to school soon whether we want to or not… and in Scotland we are going back in only 3 weeks! Ahhh I hear you yell! Or was that a “yippee” I heard from one or two of you? Start putting your labels on NOW so you know they work wherever you bought them from -

WHAT I FIND THE BEST FOR CLOTHES

The best clothing labels I have found recently are the ones that are by far the simplest solution – they STICK ONTO THE WASH CARE LABELS! No sewing or ironing is required. Millions of these labels are now in use and we receive many orders for them at http://www.labels4kids.com/ from frustrated parents who have tried just about anything on the market.

IRON ON LABELS

Some iron on labels are now very good but equally some are useless. The problem for parents is that all suppliers will say their labels are good, and there is no way of knowing until the labels are in a washing machine what the quality is like. Hot irons and children do not mix, so attaching iron on labels will be a job for adults. Labels4Kids Stikins ® labels can be applied by older children, Stikins ® are also easier and much more convenient to use. If you want to iron on labels because you want to see them on the collar of the top then go with our advice on the website. The tips and advice page gives good ideas.

SEW ON LABELS

Sew on labels are the most attractive labels and can be bought in a range of colours, fonts and sizes. For parents who have the time to sew labels in, or can pay somebody else to sew them in, then sew on name labels are a good durable solution. For non-sewers, busy parents or large families sew in labels can be a nightmare.

LAUNDRY MARKER PENS

You can simply write in your child’s name with a laundry marker pen, if your child’s name is short or can be easily abbreviated this can be a good cheap solution. The problem is that many garment tags do not leave any space for writing a name. The result may not look particularly good, and may fade away. Also children like to see their own names in full rather than an abbreviated version. The full name is also good for children who are learning to recognise their name.

LABELS4KIDS SCHOOL NAME LABEL SOLUTION

Of course washing machines are designed to remove dirt from clothes using friction, heat and detergents. So the environment in a washing machine is one of the most hostile places for labels. Extensive tests and a new understanding of why labels fail enabled us to develop the product we now sell as Stikins ®. The garment labels are made from a nylon material which has a unique adhesive coating on the back. As you wash and dry the labelled garments you will see that the stikins ® label becomes more and more bonded to the wash care label. On the front of the label there is a special coating which is designed to exactly match the pigments we use to print the labels, the print will almost certainly outlast the life of most garments. The special “H” shape enables the vertical bars of the “H” to overlap at the back of the wash care label, the overlap is essential, and you can use a second “H” or a shoe name label if the garment wash care label is too wide. You could also trim the width of the wash care label if you wish.

SCHOOL NAME LABEL PRINTING OPTIONS

We keep our stick-on clothing labels simple and easy to manufacture by selling one colour, one font and 2 different product pack sizes. This keeps prices down and reduces the possibility of printing errors. Our systems automatically select a font size that fits on the label, so you can put up to 22 characters on a line, but remember the more characters you use the smaller the text becomes. We can print all UK letters and numbers and most of the Western European characters. You can have the traditional first name plus surname, or you can just have one name on the label. Some parents put surname and phone number so garments can be “swapped back” if children mix them up.

CONCLUSION

There are several methods for labelling school garments, all of which have advantages and drawbacks. The particular method you choose: Sew in, Iron on, or Labels4Kids Stick-on clothing labels, will of course depend on what is important to you, which is why my business sells a few options. Every parent has different requests and likes to see the labels in a different place on the clothing! Millions of garments are labelled with Stikins name labels and obviously we hope you will try them at some stage.