I’ve been hunting for new and inspiring sewing labels for a while and just not finding anything I loved. Then, about a month ago, I read a review of Nominette labels by British blogger Manju, in her sewing blog Sewmanju (amazing alert – she just made a LEATHER jacket!). The Nominette labels she had created are gorgeous, so chic and haute couture0looking! Nominette is a Belgian company, so I emailed to see if they ship to the United States. And they do! For only 4 Euros! Sold!
I spent some time playing around on their website – they have a “label builder” tool that allows you to put in your text and preview what the label would more or less look like. Although I love the image that Manju (and her sister) designed for her labels, I didn’t have any ideas of what the graphic would/could be, and I didn’t want a bicycle. So I ended up sticking with text only. But I had enough space for several lines, and added some text and my Twitter handle too. The minimum order is 100 labels, and the price ended up being around $50, so about 50 cents per label. I can’t imagine *ever* going through 100 labels, but at least I will never be short!
The labels arrived unexpectedly and pretty quickly after I placed the order. I’m so excited by them! I specifically was looking for labels that would fold in half, but didn’t really except to find an option where I could get a woven design with text on front and back. They look really professional, and are pretty much what I wanted.
The labels arrived the day I was about to mail off a blouse l made for a friend in Oregon, so I quickly unpicked the seam facing and tucked one of these new labels into her blouse. Not only will she be the first on the West Coast to get a Tin Lizzie reflective garment, she has the first Tin Lizzie label!
I made McCalls 6794 for my friend, who also works in TDM and does bicycle/pedestrian advocacy work. I made this pattern for myself this spring, but haven’t worn it much because I’m disappointed in how the orange reflective fabric is peeling, and I haven’t decided how to fix it. But this one is adorable and I love the bright reflective fabric with the pale gray, yellow and aqua print. I was sad to mail it away – I want it myself!
I’m eager to get my sewing done so I can start putting these new labels in everything! I’ve got quite a line-up of projects, so I just need some dedicated time….
I will also be reading my new book – the more I sew, the more particular I am getting about fit, so it’s time to brush up on rusty skills! It’s been, um, two decades since I took my pattern fit classes, and at least 15 years since I’ve tried to do proper pattern adjustments. Excited and scared!* *bragging rights if anyone can name the Broadway musical-made-movie that line comes from!
Excellent. Best of luck.
Thanks!
Hello so pleased you got these labels and that you like them. I did email them to find out if they shipped to the USA but didn’t get a reply…but now I know the answer! Your labels look very professional and that’s a great idea to add your Twitter handle.
These are lovely! I just got some printed too – I found a great German company who will do batches of 50. Namensbaender.de … They are worth a look!
I will check them out, thanks!
Great find, lovely top too.
Where do you find all this reflective fabric?! I can’t find any near me and don’t have much luck online. Oh, and Into The Woods? The labels look great.
Into the Woods it is! Woot! That’s one of my favorite lines from that show.
I lucked out a year or so ago when another blogger asked me if I wanted to go in on an order from King Tech Industry. They only sell their fabric wholesale but someone let her buy some remnants. So we each got a few years of a few different fabrics. I’ve been hoarding it every sense. http://www.king-tech.com/products/fabric/
I did also buy some of this digital camo reflective fabric recently, with plans to turn it all into bias. http://www.rockywoods.com/Fabrics-Kits/Reflective-Fabrics/Water-Repellent-Medium-Weight-Nylon-Fabric-Reflective-ACU-Print It’s not as pretty but would work as bias and trim. It’s pretty cheap, too – the colored reflective fabric I bought in NYC (now sold out) was $50 a yard! Eek!
Check out my reflective things Pinterest board for more ideas: https://www.pinterest.com/tinlizzie72/reflective-fashion/
Oh, I also bought some silver 3M fabric at Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. They might still have it. You could call and ask; I’m sure they’d ship it. It isn’t easy to work with, but it’s worth it! https://www.britexfabrics.com/
Let me know if you try any of those!