About Your Fabric Brand Labels

Whether you're just getting your business up and running or you've been in the game for years, fabric logo labels are a great way to stick in your customers' minds. Once people see your label attached to your product, it's easier for them to recall your brand. Printing your logo on a label is more subtle than printing it right on the garment, so this is a tasteful compromise between getting recognized and keeping your overall design as the focus of the product. The labels have a satisfying sheen and soft feel, so they're comfortable when worn inside a garment. 

Fabric brand labels are available in 13 sizes that you can choose depending on how large you want your label to be and how much information you want to fit on it. 

Folded: 25 x 25mm, 20 x 35mm, 35 x 35mm, 40 x 25mm, 50 x 25mm, 50 x 50mm (labels do not arrive pre-folded)
Flat: 35 x 15mm, 50 x 15mm, 50 x 35mm, 50 x 50mm, 80 x 50mm, 70 x 25mm, 90 x 70mm

Keep in mind that the flat labels have an additional 1cm added to each end so that you will have room to fold the edges over when sewing. Also note that you may see a thin line on the edges of your label, which is simply the guides we used for cutting. These can easily be hidden once you've sewn your label onto your product.

Use your brand name, logo, and your colors to make fabric labels. We'll print them using a sublimation method that results in a full-color, professional-grade finish. Your logo will resist fading so that the piece is always identifiable as your original creation. The edges of the labels are finished and heat-sealed so that they don't fray over time. All in all, you can't go wrong with this sophisticated branded touch.

Sizing For Hemming And Shrinkage

We have a full Cut & Sew service here at Contrado, and are able to hem your fabric prints for a small additional charge. We create a small one- or two-fold hem that typically uses 0.2" to 0.75" (5-20mm) of material, depending on the thickness of the fabric. So, for example, if you want a finished piece of fabric that measures 39.37" x 39.37", you will need to order a size of 39.96" x 39.96" to allow for the hem (on top of that please also allow for shrinkage of min 2%). The thicker the fabric, the bigger the hem will be. You can choose to have your prints hemmed with either Black or White thread. On our silk and other light woven fabrics, one hemmed edge will be straight (vertically down the roll) and the other will be slightly rippled. The hemming material allowances are as follows and you need to make your print bigger to accommodate the hem:

• Light Fabrics (0.59oz-2.95oz): For silks and other light fabrics, we use 0.24" - 0.32" / 6mm-8mm in the hem (2 fold), so overall width/height will be minus 0.48"-0.56""/ 12-16mm
• Medium Fabrics (2.98oz-5.90oz): For medium-weight fabrics that fray, we use 0.5 - 0.75" / 15-20mm in the hem (2 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 1.4" - 1.6" / 35-40mm
• Stiff/Heavy/No-fray fabrics: we use 0.5 - 0.75" / 15-20mm in the hem (1 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 1.5" / 35-40mm

All of these measurements are approximate and can vary. Including with shrinkage, it can mean a fairly significant difference to ordered dimensions, so please plan your print accordingly. Depending on how open the weave is, our fabric can shrink anywhere from 2% to 8% with the average being 2.5%.

How Would you Like the Edge?

• As it comes. We cut around your image, leaving a simply scissor cut, perhaps uneven white fabric border. 
• Hem with thread. We can hem your fabric with a choice of black or white thread. Please allow 1-2 days additional production time. See below for information on how hemming affects the size of your print. We offer an overlock hem, as well as a folded hem (one or two fold depending on the fabric) however not all fabrics are suited to both hem types. If you can see both options, it means both are suitable, and you will be able to choose whichever you prefer. 
• Cut on the line. We will cut neatly on the edge of your design. This means that if you have a border around your design we will cut around that border, if your design takes the whole space of the fabric, then we will neatly cut around the edge of that image. Please be aware, when we cut along the line, we have to cut against the grain of the fabric. This is the standard procedure for fabric cutting. This means that with some fabrics, for example, Georgette and Mulmul, which have a slight wave in them, some fraying will occur. This is unavoidable, as the cut follows the grain of the textile. 

All of our fabrics are cut manually by hand, with the utmost care and attention. If your fabric has a slightly uneven look on the edges or a touch of fraying, this does not indicate a flaw in the textile. It is not always possible to achieve a perfectly straight cut with certain fabrics, so please do bare this in mind when it comes to your design. If you have any queries or would like to know about our cutting methods in more detail, please get in touch and we will be more than happy to discuss them with you.

Please note: As we make everything by hand, all sizes may vary slightly.

For further information about our fabrics see our FAQs.

What can these labels be used for?

You can create fabric logo labels to be used in clothing, accessories, bags, cushions, blankets, and all types of handmade items. They're ideal for building brand awareness and marking your products.

Can I include washing instructions?

Our larger folded labels will be able to fit washing instructions if you would like to include these details on your fabric brand labels. In our design tool, you can add washing symbols onto the label using pre-loaded icons. Just keep in mind that the more information you add to the label, the smaller the details will need to be.

How small can the writing be?

We recommend keeping any text on your label no smaller than 10pt, because it may be hard to read. Labels tend to look best when they display a minimal design rather than highly detailed designs, as this keeps them legible. Otherwise, your fabric labels with logo will be printed to perfection.