A label is a tag attached with an adhesive, used for the purpose of identifying an object or its contents. Labels can come in several forms and can be distinguished by the kind of stock (base material) that they are printed upon, or by the adhesive that they use. The most common type of label is prepared with a paper stock and is colloquially called a sticker. Labels have several uses, from cloth labels name tags to the identification of products

Cloth Labels are used mainly to identify the company or brand name of a commodity. There are different types of labels for different uses. In the clothing industry, custom sewing labels are most in vogue for use in clothing. These labels help in putting some premium on the clothes in order to bring about some sort of branding and equity.

Custom sewing labels are usually ordered by a mall or a sole entrepreneur. These people get clothes sewn for a cheap rate. These countries (China is an example) are open for trade, so shipping from the country is rather easy. The entrepreneur or mall then manufactures bulk custom sewing labels with their brand name on it. The brand name could be the name of the business or company. These custom sewing labels are then stitched into these bulk clothes for sale purposes.

These custom sewing labels need not always be stitched on; you can also try making custom sewing labels as tags or nameplates. Or you could have them made as the woven nametape that is sewn by hand or by machine. There are also some custom sewing labels that can be glued to the fabric with the help of a special adhesive. The plastic
nameplates are those labels needing heat for application on the clothes.

Labeling has become so important in our culture that we now buy certain products just because of the label. The labeling process has taken front and center stage in American society! “Branding” is now an entire industry, and labels are one of the basic branding tools.

Custom woven labels and hangtags communicate the creator/ manufacturer’s information. They help make sure that accurate information gets to the consumers who purchase the products. Beautiful woven labels are a classic addition to any garment. Creating woven name/logo labels, care labels and tags, content labels and tags that describe the products’ ingredients, and size labels are imperative. Labels can also include a combination of these things. Attractive and professional hangtags with state-of-the-art production are also an important means of branding and communication. They are a perfect finishing touch to any garment!

Creating labels for any application can be quite arduous if you are still using a word processor to create the labels and an ordinary printer to print them out. Now label printing has become extremely easy with the f state-of-the-art, label printers at affordable prices. Printing labels is now as easy as entering the data and pressing a few buttons on a label printer.

Today’s label printers are extra-smart. They are compatible with your PC or laptop when attached with t a USB cord, and they can intelligently organize the information on the labels, and print out as many copies as you want. There are desktop as well as portable printers that have a built-in keyboard for entering data and an LCD screen for viewing. They also come with relevant software for organizing, storing and formatting the data. They can convert any kind of data -- any size -- from Microsoft Word or Excel files into label format. Any format of data- bold, italicized, shadows or outlines can be printed onto label sheets of various dimensions. There are also label printers that can efficiently generate and print bar codes.

Most label printers use thermal heat to print the ink on the paper. Hence, the quality may not be as good as that of an inkjet, but it is acceptable. A basic label printer can be bought for under $50. There are hundreds of models from big names like Avery, IBM, D-Link, Brother, Olympus, Rimage, Zebra, DYMO, Primera, Informatics and Seiko. Some printers are highly advanced with several features like bilingual support, contacts database to store frequently used data, customized print layouts, customized paragraph formatting and typeface, support for other media labels such as Palm PDAs, cassette tape, video tape and floppy disks, easy import of custom logos or graphics, word wrap and shrink-to-fit functions, automatic label loading and integration with other software tools.