21 different types of labels in garments

Leather labels

What are the leather labels? Leather labels are one of the types of labels with leather material. we can also call them leather tags or leather patches. They have types of artificial(PU), genuine(real), or suede(microfiber) leather labels.

It is ideal for clothing jackets, denim, caps, bags, etc. And all the leather labels can use printing, embossing, or gold/silver hot stamping way to add personalized logos and metal tags.  And then adding ways include stitching on, ironed on, stuck on, or using Velcro.

Fabric labels

What are the fabric labels? Fabric labels are made of cloth fabric material including woven and printed fabric labels, which are durable and soft.

And materials include satin, nylon, taffeta, polyester, tape, ribbon, non-woven fabric, cotton fabric. Thus, they are ideal for t-shirts, coats, shirts, pants, child clothing, etc.

Care labels

What are the care labels? Care labels are garment wash labels and care symbols, which mark the fabric composition, care information of the clothes, and the correct washing method.

We attach the symbols to clothing or textiles. Such as washing, dry cleaning, drying, and ironing clothing. In general, factories or brands will use washing instructions and print the company’s logo, and the size on the labels.

Hang tags

What are the hang tags? Hang tags are clothing tags that use paper, plastic, metal, leather, and fabric material to print brand logos or product information. Such as price, care symbols, contact info, social links or website, brand stories, etc.

Apart from this, we hang it on the products by string, rope and metal chains, etc. On the string tags, there print a brief description and design of the products. While some certificate is hanging on the products as a hangtag.

Iron-on labels

What are the Iron-on labels? Iron-on labels are made of heat adhesive backing by peeling off to be ironed on fabrics with an iron. Then you will get perfect iron-on labels with water-proof, durable, and skin-good effects.

Thus, they are ideal for tees, shirts, t-shirts, trousers, pants, uniforms, etc. From this, it can print the personalized brand logo and name, contact info, websites or care symbols, etc.

Sewing labels

What are the sewing labels? Sewing labels are a kind of clothing label used in any fabric by a sewing machine. But, its edges usually leave grooves, holes that can be sewn. Any type of sewing label that can sew belongs to sewing labels. Such as woven labels, printed labels, leather, fabric, PVC, or metal labels.

Woven labels

Woven labels are a kind of the main label for clothing brands, which are weaved from fabrics including damasks, polyester, satins, taffetas, and cotton. And there are many types of labels. Such as cotton woven labels, selvage woven labels, damask woven labels, satin woven labels, crochet woven labels, iron-on woven labels.

Printed labels

Printed labels are often inside clothing labels use printing ways to print logos, product info, company name, contact, or site links to improve brand image. And their materials include TPU, ribbons, cotton, satin, nylon, polyester, taffeta, canvas, tape, leather. In general, they have many types like the care or wash label, size label, etc.

Hot-stamped leather labels

Hot-stamped leather labels are generally used on the back waist of jeans, but of course, they are also used on bags, handbags, shoes, and hats. The craftsmanship of leather labels is generally hot pressing (high temperature and timed ironing). There are also voltage (high frequency), silkscreen, laser, sewing, embroidery, hardware… etc.

Product materials include first-layer leather, second-layer leather, microfiber leather, and artificial(PU and PVC) leather, synthetic leather. The leather label can be added to items by adding back 3M glue, adding Velcro, punching, piercing, etc. Thus, they are suitable for clothing, home furnishings, etc.

Casting metal & PVC labels

Metal labels and some PVC labels often use the process of stamping, die-casting. They are a good way to manufacture the labels. Because the finished products will be durable and have a smooth surface. At the same time, we can inlay the metal labels with diamonds, paint, punch, and dripped. Plating and sealing glaze can ensure that each product will not be oxidized and will not fade.

Embroidered labels

What are the embroidered labels? An embroidered label is a type of clothing design created by overlapping thread stitches. The types of embroidery labels mainly include flat, 3D, towel, sequins, cloth, toothbrush, hand-beaded, mixed embroidery labels, etc. Embroidered labels can use the following 3 ways backing added to items:

• Iron-on backing: for bags, hats, jackets, etc;
• Sewing: sewing by machine to garments for long time use;
• Adhesive backing: for short-time uses of clothing;
• Velcro(hook and loop) backing: for easy on-off down jackets, coats, etc.

High-frequency labels

What is the high-frequency label? The high-frequency label is a label that takes silicone/PVC material fusion welding on the felt fabric by high-frequency skill. It is also called the felt label. High frequency refers to the electromagnetic wave frequency of more than 100 kHz. Further, there are many applications for the label. Such as for clothing, gifts, toys, shoes, bows, decorating ribbons, etc.