When I did my Five Trousers recently, I ordered the fabric from Spoonflower, who can print any design you can come up with onto material.
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When my order arrived it was neatly wrapped in tissue paper with a compliment slip that was the Spoonflower logo, but it was printed onto fabric! Which I thought was kinda cool touch (see right).
It seemed such a waste to just throw it away, I thought the the best way to use it was to use it as a clothing label in my trousers, as a little reminder of where the fabric had come from.
I didn’t want to hide it away at the back of the trousers (I was also worried it may get worn), so I put it in the front to one side of the fly, sewn into the curtain (see left).
And having done that I got to thinking that maybe I should have a label too!
I did an internet hunt and found a company called Able Labels who can do fabric clothing labels in short runs (most wanted 1,000 plus) at not too bad a price. I designed it in photoshop and kept it to a single black and white design to bring it in on a budget. I sent them a test jpeg which they wove for me and the result was pretty good!
I ordered their minimum run and put the first label in the back of the Five Trousers and it just looked so right! (see right).
If I get anymore commissions for Five Trousers I can put the labels in and make it look a bit more professional.
Finally here is a better close-up of the finished label.
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