Personalized Product Tags/Labels

Inadvertently, I received my first (non-family) order for textile goods. A co-worker with a new baby requested that I make her a nursing cover and maya wrap, and she wanted to pay me. Of course, I've been asked to make all sorts of things, but not for profit.

Well, I got to thinking that you never know where things might lead and that maybe it would be a good idea to create a label for my "products." I didn't come up with any great solutions until I remembered the fabric "paper" that you can print on. So, I went to my local JoAnn's and got a pack of printable fabric, drew my own design and scanned it onto my computer, laid it out with adequate spacing between labels for sewing-on, and printed my design onto cloth! How cool is that!! This particular fabric has you wait for the ink to dry, then rinse it in cold water, dab (don't rub) with a paper towel, and dry with your iron on a dry setting at a high temp. Well, the red in my design ran a little bit when I rinsed it so I probably should've waited longer for the ink to dry (I only waited about 15mins), but it didn't run enough to ruin the labels. They still look cute, just with a very light pink hue to the background :P.

Next, I machine-appliqued (tight zig-zag stitched) the label onto each item. Now... to get more orders???