Help reserving vintage labels/makers tags?

rosaburke1

rosaburke1

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Hi

Some of the labels/makers tags on a couple of my vintage items are fraying to the point that I am losing some of the letters!

Any tips on how I can stop the fraying from going any further?

I've done a bit of hand sewing around the edges but maybe there is something better?

I was told to dab a little clear nail polish on the back of the label, but would like to hear other tips before trying it.

THANKS in advance for all replies:saint:
 
Hi,
i dont know how much help this is with you in Australia,but our local fabric stores carry a product called "fray stop". its supposed to dry invisible and remain flexible.

ironically i was just looking at it for the ends of ribbons at JoAnn Fabric but it was about $9 so I thought i'd wait before trying it.

JoAnn has a web site, but i'm not sure if they ship internationally.
sorry i couldnt help more!
yvonne
vintagepretties
 
Spotlight does indeed have Fray Stop. It's a low grade adhesive - you could use a similar light glue and I'm sure it would do the same job, or stitch the labels. That's usually what I do for old labels as it's such a pity to lose them.
 
Hello fellow Aussie:)
Thanks for that! I'm going to pop out to my local Spotlight store within the next fews days and check it out.
 
I used Fray Check on some things a very long time ago and I remember that it left a hard, irregular line of adhesive along the edge of the item. If you are doing this to labels on clothing that you expect to be worn, I think the adhesive residue will be scratchy and uncomfortable for the wearer.

If you want to preserve the label without that, I have only a slightly less scractchy alternative to suggest, which is to encapsulate the label in a sandwich of two small pieces of Mylar, then attach the Mylar in some way that enables you to remove it if the item has to be cleaned. That will preserve the label without doing any permanent damage to it. It will, however, make scratchy wearing, too, so perhaps you can attach the label in some unobtrusive place inside the garment. You could, for instance, put a safety pin through the edge of the Mylar or make a small hole in the edge of the Mylar and hang it like a tiny hang tag inside a pocket or something.
Lynne
 
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