1. Understand Product Labeling Guidelines
Labels & Hangtags 101
Understand Product
Labeling Guidelines

2. Garment Labels
Garment labels are a small part of a garment, but a large part in linking the brand to the garment.
Labels are one of the “primary” tools for brand establishment and awareness.

3. Hangtags
Garment Hangtags are attached to new clothing and are removed before wearing.
Hangtags are larger than labels and usually made of heavy paper or cardboard. Designers often use cloth, PVC, or leather. Some designer hangtags are keepsakes.
Manufacturers are not required by law to provide.
Label information often repeated on hangtag.
Manufacturers’ trademarks, garment sizes, style numbers, prices, and special features can be listed.

4. Mandatory Garment Information
The ________________________________(TFPIA) requires all clothing & many household textile products be labeled to indicate:
___________________ unless fiber weighs less than 5% of total fiber weight
__________________ of each fiber by weight
Name or any Identification of manufacturer
_________________ of origin if imported

5. Voluntary Garment Information
Apparel Manufactures often provide additional information on a garment’s permanent label or a hangtag. Voluntary information may include:
_______________
Brand Names or trademarks
___________ or guarantee
Union Label
_______ Control

6. Government Regulations for Clothing
The Government made regulations that require textile manufacturers to identify fiber content in textile products.
Regulations include:
_________ Products Labeling Act, 1939
______ Products Labeling Act, 1951
Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, 1960
Care _________ Rule, 1971
National ____________ Program (NOP) Regulations

7. Amendments __________ Fabrics Act, 1953
Federal _________ Substances Act, 1960
Consumer ___________ Safety Act, 1972
Consumer Products Safety ___________ Act, 2008

8. Government Agencies ______________ ___________ _____________ (FTC)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
___________ ____________ ____________ (BBB)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
International ______________ for Standardization (ISO)
American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM)

9. Care Labeling Rule ___________ ____________
The Care Labeling Rule requires that garment manufacturers provide the instructions for the care & maintenance of garments.
Instructions Must Be:
___________
____________

10. Mandatory Care Label Information
Labels can be any color, style, or shape, although they ________ _______standards by law.
Labels ____ ____ glued, fused, or sewn onto garments.
Labels unravel.
Instructions can be printed directly on fabric, and readable for the life of the garment.
The Care Label Rule requires label to include the following information:
Method of _______________
hand or machine
Water _________________
cold, warm or hot
Method of Drying
low, medium, or high
Type of ___________________
when all types cannot be used safely
Use of __________Temperature as needed
Drying Temperature
machine, hang, or lay flat

11. Label Placement
required labeling information included on one label or separate labels.
Other information such as size can be on the same label. It___ detract from required information.
Fiber content included using the same type size and style.
Labels on garment until it reaches consumer.
Any garment with a neck the country of origin on the inside center or near center of neck.
Other labels in conspicuous or accessible locations.

12. Generic Fiber Groups
The Federal Trade Commission assigned _______generic names to various types of manufactured fibers based on chemicals used to create them.
The _________ groups in the chart below represent fibers in apparel products.
Acetate
Glass
Nytril*
Spandex
Acrylic
Lyocell
Olefin
(polypropylene)
Triacetate
Anidex
Melamine
PLA
Vinal*
Aramid
Metallic
Polyester
Vinyon
Azlon*
Modacrylic
Rayon
Elastoester
Nylon
Saran

13. Within each generic group are several trademark names
Within each generic group are several trademark names. Each trademark name represents a fiber with a little variation.
Generic Name
Trademark Name
Acetate
Estron, Celanese, Chromspun, MicroSafe
Acrylic
Acrilan, Creslan, Duraspun, Wear-Dated
Lyocell
Tencel
Modacrylic
SEF
Nylon
Anso, Antron, Enka, Zeftron
Olefin
Herculon, Spectra
Polyester
Dacron, Fortrel, Coolmax, Microlux
Rayon (viscose)
Modal, Bemberg, Zantrel
Spandex
Lycra, Glospan

14. 5 Types of Garment Labels
1. Woven Labels
2. Embroidered Labels
3. Leather Labels
4. PVC/Rubber Labels
5. Printed Labels
5 Types of Garment Labels

15. Woven Garment Labels _________with either cotton or polyester threads
Can be made with amazing _______________
________ set up cost of all labels
Due to ________, can be applied to different areas of the garment.

16. Embroidered Garment Label
Similar to woven labels
Made from _________ & polyester thread
Threads are 4 to 5 times t_______________
Has a _______look
Most premium of all labels

17. Leather Garment Label _________ and supple
Used on high end _____________ to highlight the quality & prestige of the brand.
Designs are _________ or debossed onto the leather
Synthetic leather (aka – pleather) also very popular.

18. PVC/Rubber Garment Label
Used most often in ________ and adventure wear.
Tough and moisture _______________
__________ to attach to a garment
Set-up cost considerably ____________

19. Printed Garment Label Normally ______ onto ribbons
Similar to ________ labels in feel
Less ________________
Often used for care labels
Since design is printed on the ribbon surface, design may wash out in 2 to 3 years.

20. Classifications of Labels
Brand or ___________
_________ Label
_______ Label
Flag Label
_____________ Label
Special Label
___________ Mark Label
Tagless Label
Classifications of Labels

21. Brand or Main Label
Indicates:
Brand ____
Brand Logo

22. Size Label
Defines a specific set of ___________ of human body.
May be _________ as S for small, M for Medium, or L for large size.

23. Care Label Includes wash care and _________ instruction.
_________ at side seam
May include fiber _____________
Country of origin
(Made in China)

24. Flag Label
Small label attached at outside side seam.
Usually made of brand logos
Primarily used as design features

25. Manufacturer Label Includes manufacturer’s code given by buyers.
Most International buyers source garments from different parts of the world and distribute garments across world.
If buyer needs to track manufacturer of a particular product, they use this code.

26. Special Label
100% __________, & Organic Cotton are examples of such special labels.
Designed to ___________ customer at time of purchase

27. Batch Mark Label
Label that indicates which __________ line or batch made the particular garment.
Normally attached at ______________ under wash care label

28. Tagless Label
Label placed on garments with a ___________ transfer method.
More __________ for consumer.
Lower ______________ cost.
Common use:
T-shirts
Underwear
Athletic wear

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