Best clothing labels

MaryACB

When looking for clothing labels, I find a bazillion sources. Any suggestions for a reliable quality source?

--Rebecca--

A fine or ultra fine sharpie marker worked best for me. Heat setting it in the dryer for 20 minutes on high can help it fade less slowly. I tried professionally printed iron on labels. They were very uncomfortable, and expensive. For black or navy clothing, try a white permanent marker.

harshedbuzz

The iron-on labels can get crispy when applied and wash in commercial laundries because of the heat.

I got sew-in tags when DS went to camp to avoid this. DS is on spectrum and hates labels/synthetic fibers. There are a lot of places on Etsy that do this. Were I to do this again, I would even buy smooth twill tape and use that as a label with a Sharpie. Cotton is soft on the skin and I don't mind sewing.

Heavy Cotton Edge Twill Tape | WAWAK

We marked socks with a marker on the soles. Be sure to make everything including dentures, hearing aids, glasses, framed pictures, etc.

fmb

Definitely mark everything. Even so, a few things disappeared.

For textiles (including blankets from home) I used a fine-line sharpie on white wide bias tape and hand sewed or machine zigzagged around the edges. The stitching was easy to remove when I donated his usable clothing after he died.

I recommend using waterproof cloth first aid tape and a sharpie to label non-clothing items. I even used it to label his hospice-provided (rented) wheelchair, each removable wheelchair leg rest, wheelchair seat pad, and over-the-bed table, as these things have a way of being appropriated by staff for use with other residents. Hospice and I also wrote (sharpie) his name and the date delivered on all bags of chux, incontinence briefs, wipes, blue gloves, and even kleenex boxes. Helped cut down on the amount of 'borrowing' for other residents the ALF staff was doing.

--Rebecca--

Side thought: I wanted my parents to have quality clothing that would hold up in industrial washers and dryers. I bought nice items from Talbots and L.L.Bean. Within the first month, clothing had disappeared. We also got a stack of clothing that was not ours. It was not marked, so I dont know if that basket of laundry found it's rightful owner. Within three months, my parents were giving their clothing away and also putting them in the trash (did not recognize items belonging to them, so they pitched it).

My mom liked walmart loungewear better than her nicer items. Her last few months she exclusively wore Joyspun brand pajama pants. My mom was a fashion plate well dressed woman all of her life. But in AL, she wanted to be comfy.

I used an old tee-shirt, cut strips with pinking sheers and that made nice labels.

jfkoc

I put labels on the outside where they could be seen.

harshedbuzz

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