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COgirl
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USA
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 Posted - 10/11/2005 : 8:25:52 PM
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I was inspired to learn to knit by an aunt of mine and finally had time to take it up about 7 or 8 years ago. I've been hooked ever since.
I remember that my aunt used to sew in labels on gifts that she had knitted. They would say something like "Hand Knitted by Jane Doe".
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Vicki129
Chatty Knitter
USA
106 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 8:42:51 PM
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Try this place out: http://www.namemaker.com/wovenlabels.asp . There are some cute knitting ones if you scroll down the page.
- Vicki, knitting and typing from sunny SoCal |
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COgirl
Permanent Resident
USA
2176 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 8:53:04 PM
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| Thank you so much for the link. That's exactly what I was thinking of. Now do you think it's corny to sew those labels in? |
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OneofEight
Warming Up
USA
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OneofEight
Warming Up
USA
93 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 10:39:15 PM
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Oh, and I don't think it's corny. In fact it's very practical as even in the stuff I make myself I really like to have a tag so that I don't have to stop and think which is the front and which is the back  .
Joyce
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Sabrina Fair
Seriously Hooked
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 01:17:31 AM
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I don't consider a garment finished until I have put a hand knitted by... label in it. You can also tell front from back but given that I make a fair number of guernseys which are meant to be reversible this is not always an advantage.
I think one person might have preferrred if I hadn't put a label in but I think that was to do with wanting their own space. I was sort of aware of that but they had asked me for the jumper and I very seldom knit outside of the family and I have labelled things for 20 + years so they got the lot.
I like the idea that somewhere out there people wear my cast off knitting and don't even know who I am but their garment still carries some of my identity. Sort of a reverse of the bible where most women are somebodies wife/daughter etc. The name is important
Sabrina
Sabrina fair,
Listen where thou art sitting
Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave,
In twisted braids of lilies knitting
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jaymeKnits
Permanent Resident
USA
1326 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 06:30:46 AM
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You can also make your osn labels using your computer, printer, some iron on transfers and fabric, I like twill tape or ribbon. Just draw up your label, test print it on regular paper then print it to the transfer paper, cut it out and follow the directions to iron it onto the fabric. If you start at the bottom of the paper you can actually print them out one at a time using the same sheet of paper and put washing instructions on them too.
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Mean Mama
Permanent Resident
USA
1138 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 07:34:51 AM
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Originally posted by OneofEight
Here's where I got mine and I really like the way you can personalize them http://www.heirloomlabels.com/info.html
THANK YOU for posting that link--I have been looking for a place that does totally woven labels!
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COgirl
Permanent Resident
USA
2176 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 08:08:59 AM
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| Joyce, that's a nice site too. So many options. What design? What colors? How many? Do you have to put in the wording "Knitted by", etc. I sort of like the one w/ the sheep, but it says "Crocheted by" and I don't know if that's standard or not. |
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azblueskies
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 10/12/2005 : 12:25:30 PM
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| My LYS has these displayed on the counter. They aren't much and I don't often see my name on things like this (especially the way I spell it) but they had it there. |
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honeybee33
Warming Up
USA
74 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 12:32:03 PM
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Originally posted by COgirl
Is this sort of a hokie thing to do?
I don't think so. I prefer these: http://www.namemaker.com/100woven.asp
... because they are entirely customizable. I got them in a beautiful cream-colored fabric with multi-colored metallic embroidery and a modern font: "HANDKNIT FOR YOU BY (honeybee33)"
Everyone loves them and thinks they're really cooool!  You can definitely create them so they don't look like "grandma's labels." (not that there's anything wrong with grandma's knitting, or her labels ... ) [blush]
~ hb33, shudding up now before she demonstrates ageism and insults someone ~ |
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calicokitty6
Seriously Hooked
USA
864 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 3:37:13 PM
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Herrschners.com or Mary Maxim also carry them. I think I saw them in the Patternworks catalog also.
=^..^= Debbie http://calicokitty6.blogspot.com |
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COgirl
Permanent Resident
USA
2176 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 4:26:51 PM
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| Herrschners prices were the best for labels. I've been checking out all of the links everyone has suggested. |
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lauriec
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
424 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 4:51:45 PM
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I wouldn't say corny---old fashioned maybe. But not in a bad way! I have a baby blanket that a dear friend of my mother's made for Betsy when she was born & it's got a "hand made by. . ." tag on it. I LOVE IT! It will serve as a memory that Viv cared enough to make something for us.
A friend recently told me I needed to get some for the bags & baby ponchos that I make & I thought "hmmmmm how cool could it be to find some funky neat ones?!!"
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bogiebogie
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 10/12/2005 : 4:56:10 PM
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The Herrschners labels are probably less expensive because they're easier to make. They have the personalization printed on the label, not woven like the NameMaker or Heirloom labels.
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steff13
Chatty Knitter
USA
348 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 5:53:24 PM
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Is it better to get iron-on labels, or the kind you sew on? I would think that an iron, unless it was very cool, could damage some knit items, but I can't quite imagine how you would sew them on, either.
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COgirl
Permanent Resident
USA
2176 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 6:33:47 PM
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| bogiebogie thanks for mentioning the printing vs woven. I'd much rather have woven. Hey, if you're going to be old fashioned enough to sew in labels, you might as well have the best! Right? |
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Knitmama
Seriously Hooked
USA
682 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 6:34:28 PM
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I am also a HUGE fan of the Handmade by Pam labels. They're stickers, not sew-in things, but I use them when I gift-wrap knitted items. They're really beautiful and she has a whole bunch of different styles now. You can order them at www.handmadebypam.com, and I heard that Jimmy Beans Wool carries them now too.
Rachel
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OneofEight
Warming Up
USA
93 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 8:34:14 PM
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COgirl, on step 3 of the ordering you can put in what you want the label to say. Just don't space like I did and leave the dot in the default on style 1 instead of the one you want. I wanted #9 with the bold lettering on top. If I had read their e-mail thoroughly where they asked me if I was sure about that, I could have changed it.
The labels also have a little woven thread about 1/4" in on each edge, which I assume is for you to turn under when you stitch it. Kind of nifty, I thought.
Some day, when I've used up 72 labels I'd love to order some of the classy Group 3 labels.
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adalton124
Seriously Hooked
659 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2005 : 04:14:24 AM
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Thaks for the links everyone! I just ordered 50 labels from namemaker with a navy b/g and silver metallic lettering and the knitting motif. I can't wait to get them!
My opinion on the labels is that if I want to put a label on something, I'll be that much more attentive to the details of knitting and finishing anything before I give it to someone.
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LuvYarn
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
424 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2005 : 06:47:20 AM
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| www.charmwoven.com is also a great site to order from as they also sell care labels. I like to sew in a label stating how to wash the garment, especially for gifts. |
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