Dare to Make It: Holiday

Personalize Your Gifts with Fabric Labels

Linda Permann, contributor

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Sew sweet fabric labels into all of your handmade gifts!

Photo: Lurraine Yuyama

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There are a lot of different ways that you can make a fabric label for your handmade items- and I've tried quite a few of them myself-- from experimenting with printable fabric to having them professionally printed. But this tutorial from Lurraine Yuyama of Patchwork Pottery is a stroke of genius--instead of printing directly onto the fabric (which means the printer ink may wash out when the item is laundered, plus you have to somehow finish the edges of the fabric), she uses iron on transfer sheets on ribbon. Click over for the step by step. You can extend the idea to quilt labels (printed on a fabric panel you'll sew in), or even for small sachets with a personal note.

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Comments (10)

chips48 writes: The link worked just fine for me. This is a wonderful idea, but I too wonder if the print would last very long if it was laundered.


Posted: 10:59 am on May 23rd

LindaPermann writes: literarytrvlr- I just clicked the link and it works. I'm not sure what the problem could be, but the link is still valid.
Posted: 5:40 pm on May 18th

literarytrvlr writes: njchris, I'm with you. I can't get the link to work either. Anyone know the secret to it working?
Posted: 8:59 pm on May 17th

rainwolfe writes: Excellent! It had never really occurred to me that I could make printed personalized labels like this!
And here I had been looking into ordering them!
Thank you!
Posted: 1:32 pm on February 2nd

Eiluj writes: I've been doing something similar using white satin tape and bold printed label designs and have ironed on the design to the back side of the ribbon so it'll show through to the front side without dulling the ribbon. My question is, does the iron-on attached to twill tape survive lots of washings? It doesn't on the satin ribbon. Also, the pictures look good but in my experience, that iron on transfer paper looks filmy on all surfaces, how do you get around that? Thanks!
Posted: 11:48 pm on November 20th

LindaPermann writes: NjChris- The link works for me, so I would try again. Here's the direct link: http://patchworkpottery.blogspot.com/2008/09/fabric-labels-tutorial.html
Posted: 5:05 pm on November 16th

njchris writes: When I click on "step by step" to show how to make the fabric labels, nothing happens. Is this no longer available?
Nancy
Posted: 1:27 am on November 15th

mbKateAnn writes: Genius! And I always have coupons for my craft store to get that paper at a discount. Thank you so much.
Posted: 11:29 pm on November 13th

LindaPermann writes: Bonniedoo-I'm glad to help. I really like this method-- so m uch that I'm not sure I'll do professional printing again after this.
Posted: 12:58 pm on November 13th

Bonniedoo writes: Thank you thank you thank you for this tutorial...I have been trying to make my own labels using a paint pen on twill tape and it is just not satisfactory.....I will be making labels before the day is out!!!!!
Posted: 10:27 am on November 13th

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