[This is a repost of the original one from 8/20/15 which I accidentally deleted -___- silly me]
Ever since I started gifting and selling my crochet work I've known I should have some kind of label. My mom is the main person reinforcing/reminding me of this fact. So I decided to search on Etsy for customizable ones. All the ones I was finding were more expensive than I could justify. So I did what I always do, I found a DIY soulution. ^.^
On Pinterest, I came across this pin of how to make name labels for your children's clothing and I thought the method would work perfectly for my needs.
The materials you'll need for this are:
Next I flipped the image and copied it into a table in a Word document. Each row of the table was 1/2 inch tall. I printed the whole page onto the fabric transfer paper and cut off the first row of labels.
Following the transfer instructions, I ironed the printed labels onto the ribbons. They had to cool for a couple minutes before I could pull the backing paper off.
Here are the finished labels before I cut them apart. I'm going to go ahead and iron labels on to all the rest of the ribbon spool soon. That way I have them ready to go whenever I finish my next project.
The finished labels cam out pretty great! I'm very proud of myself :) I like the white and cream colors I have, but I think I'm going to get some smooth satin ribbon instead of the grosgrain I used. Also, the 5/8" thick ribbon worked a lot better than the 3/8" one. The only thing I didn't do on the finished labels was try to burn the edges so they don't unravel. Hopefully that doesn't mess up the transfer. I'm really happy with how they came out ^.^
Now on to put labels on all my hats and blankets and anything else I crochet!
Ever since I started gifting and selling my crochet work I've known I should have some kind of label. My mom is the main person reinforcing/reminding me of this fact. So I decided to search on Etsy for customizable ones. All the ones I was finding were more expensive than I could justify. So I did what I always do, I found a DIY soulution. ^.^
On Pinterest, I came across this pin of how to make name labels for your children's clothing and I thought the method would work perfectly for my needs.
The materials you'll need for this are:
- fabric transfer paper
- an image flipped horizontally to print
- ribbon (I used 3/8" and 5/8")
- scissors
- iron & hard surface
- needle & thread
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| not bad for my first foray into hand-lettering huh! |
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| workspace... |
Next I flipped the image and copied it into a table in a Word document. Each row of the table was 1/2 inch tall. I printed the whole page onto the fabric transfer paper and cut off the first row of labels.
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| Avery Light Fabric Transfers from Walmart -here- |
Following the transfer instructions, I ironed the printed labels onto the ribbons. They had to cool for a couple minutes before I could pull the backing paper off.
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| The instructions say to iron on a hard surface, but all I had was the regular ironing board. It came out fine. |
Here are the finished labels before I cut them apart. I'm going to go ahead and iron labels on to all the rest of the ribbon spool soon. That way I have them ready to go whenever I finish my next project.
The finished labels cam out pretty great! I'm very proud of myself :) I like the white and cream colors I have, but I think I'm going to get some smooth satin ribbon instead of the grosgrain I used. Also, the 5/8" thick ribbon worked a lot better than the 3/8" one. The only thing I didn't do on the finished labels was try to burn the edges so they don't unravel. Hopefully that doesn't mess up the transfer. I'm really happy with how they came out ^.^
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| I think the little cross stitches add the the cuteness :) |
Now on to put labels on all my hats and blankets and anything else I crochet!
