350 gsm tags with drilled hole
Single-sided print starts from £72 plus VAT for 500. Cotton stringing starts from £18 per 500.
Label work and finishes
Woven Labels By Construction
A woven label is not simply a logo made smaller. It is a small piece of textile engineering, with yarn, density, edge and fold all deciding whether the label feels deliberate or cheap when it is sewn into a garment.
Man Label usually recommends damask for brand neck labels because the weave can hold cleaner curves, better contrast and a smoother surface than coarse economy constructions. It suits independent clothing labels, workwear suppliers, schoolwear shops, dancewear makers and small manufacturers who need repeatable work rather than a one-off novelty label.
Density matters. A mark that looks clear on a screen may close up when translated into yarn. Very small lettering, fine spacing and hairline icons often fail because the loom has to choose between a thread that is visible and a thread that is soft enough to wear. If the label is 35 mm wide and the brand asks for a full postal address, fibre claim, slogan and wash text, the correct answer may be to split the information across a neck label and a care label, not to crush the type.
Edge softness is chosen before production. A label that sits against the neck needs a different decision from a hem tab on denim or an outerwear badge. The fold also changes the feel. End fold gives clean side returns for sewing into a seam. Centre fold gives a loop label with the woven face on both sides. Mitre fold helps a label sit neatly in a neck seam. Straight cut suits a label sewn flat on all sides, provided there is enough stitch allowance.
Man Label will ask where the stitch will go. That small question prevents many problems. A beautifully woven mark can be ruined if the needle runs through the name, if the seam allowance is too narrow for the machinist, or if the fold swallows part of the artwork. The proof shows the label as an object, not just as a logo. It should be checked at actual size before approval.
Printed care labels and wash-code panels
Care Text Must Stay Legible After The Garment Is Worn
Printed satin care labels are used for wash instructions, fibre content, batch references, supplier codes, size repeats and schoolwear notes. Man Label prices black print on white or ivory satin as the standard route because it remains readable, cost sensible and fast enough for small-batch makers.
- Send care text exactly as it should appear, including line breaks.
- Supply certification wording for organic, fire-retardant or PPE claims.
- Use a separate care label if the woven neck label is already crowded.
- Allow 5-7 working days from approved proof for standard printed satin orders.
Swing tags, size pips and garment trim
The Small Pieces Beside The Main Label
Clear size markers
For schoolwear, workwear and repeat garment lines where shop staff need fast sorting and customers need simple recognition.
Repeatable garment extras
Best ordered beside a label run, with artwork, quantity and garment use supplied in the same email.
Fold types and stitch allowances
Leave The Machinist Somewhere Sensible To Sew
Side returns are folded behind the label. Good for neck labels sewn at both ends.
A loop label folded through the middle, often used in side seams or neck seams.
Angled folded ends that help the label sit neatly into a neckline seam.
Flat label with no folded return. Needs enough border for stitching on the face.
Colour, contrast and legibility notes
A Proof Is Where Colour Ambition Meets Thread
Thread colour is not ink. Very close tones can look refined on a screen and disappear once woven, especially at small sizes. Man Label will flag weak contrast, crowded lettering and artwork that needs redrawing before the loom is asked to make a decision the artwork never made.
If files are poor, artwork redraw is £25-£45 plus VAT when required. A pre-production woven sample is £35 plus VAT and is credited against orders over 2,000 labels.
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Quiet Work For Garments That Have To Leave Correctly
The jobs that stay with us are rarely the loudest ones. They are the schoolwear repeats that arrive on time before term starts, the workwear neck labels that have to survive heavy washing, and the small clothing runs where the maker has saved for the label because the garment is ready to be taken seriously.