School Name Labels Information, Facts and Advice
NAME LABELS HISTORY
School name labels have been supplied by Label Planet for 4 years. Our Stikins ® name label products were developed by Label Planet in 2003 and they simply stick onto the wash care label of school uniforms and school clothes, no sewing in or ironing on is required. Millions of these labels are now in use and we receive many re-orders from parents.
IRON ON LABELS
Some iron on labels are now very good but equally some are useless, the problem for parents is that all suppliers will say their labels are good, and there is no way of knowing until the labels are in a washing machine what the quality is like. Hot irons and children do not mix, so attaching iron on labels will be a job for adults. Label Planet’s Stikins ® labels can be applied by older children, Stikins ® are also easier and much more convenient to use.
SEW ON LABELS
Sew on labels are the most attractive labels and can be bought in a range of colours, fonts and sizes from some very good companies. For parents who have the time to sew labels in, or can pay somebody else to sew them in, then sew on name labels are a good durable solution.
For non-sewers, busy parents or large families sew in labels can be a nightmare.
LAUNDRY MARKER PENS
You can simply write in your child’s name with a laundry marker pen, if your child’s name is short or can be easily abbreviated this can be a good cheap solution. The problem is that many garment tags do not leave any space for writing a name. The result may not look particularly good, and may fade away. Also children like to see their own names in full rather than an abbreviated version. The full name is also good for children who are learning to recognise their name.
LABEL PLANET SCHOOL NAME LABEL SOLUTION
Obviously, washing machines are designed to remove dirt from clothes using friction, heat and detergents. So the environment in a washing machine is one of the most hostile places for labels. Extensive tests and a new understanding of why labels fail enabled us to develop the product we now sell.
The garment labels are made from a nylon material which has a unique adhesive coating on the back. As you wash and dry the labelled garments you will see that the stikins ® label becomes more and more bonded to the wash care label.
On the front of the label there is a special coating which is designed to exactly match the pigments we use to print the labels, the print will almost certainly outlast the life of most garments.
The special “H” shape enables the vertical bars of the “H” to overlap at the back of the wash care label, the overlap is essential, and you can use a second “H” or a shoe name label if the garment wash care label is too wide. You could also trim the width of the wash care label if you wish.
SCHOOL NAME LABEL PRINTING OPTIONS
We keep our product simple and easy to manufacture by selling one colour, one font and 4 different product packs. This keeps prices down and reduces the possibility of printing errors. Our systems automatically select a font size that fits on the label, so you can put up to 22 characters on a line, but remember the more characters you use the smaller the text becomes.
We can print all UK letters and numbers and most of the Western European characters. You can have the traditional first name plus surname, or you can just have one name on the label. Some parents put surname and phone number so garments can be “swapped back” if children mix them up.
NAME LABEL PRODUCT PACKS
Our product packs contain an assortment of labels, the garment labels come on a strip of 5 labels consisting of 2 garment labels, one shoe label and two micro labels. The reason for this is that two the “H” shaped labels create gaps between them which we have used to make three more labels. In addition we print metallic polyester labels which can be used on general and dishwasher items (NOT FOR MICROWAVE USE).
OUR CONCLUSION
There are several methods for labelling school garments, all of which have advantages and drawbacks. The particular method you choose: Sew in, Iron on, Marker pen or Label Planet Stikins, will of course depend on what is important to you. Millions of garments are labelled with Stikins name labels and obviously we hope you will try them. |
