Bib label question: two fabrics with different fibers

[Former_Member]

I usually use bib lining material that is 100% cotton, but I somehow ordered the wrong fabric and realized it only after I washed. I have to make some labels for this batch of bibs with the different fabric, but since I've never used a blend minky before I am stumped as to what the label should say.

The fronts of my bibs are 100% cotton. The minky backs are 50% cotton and 50% polyester. How would I label that on my tags?

Would it be:

75% cotton
25% polyester

Or would I be specific for the different layers?

[monkeyandfriends]

Each layer needs to be noted separately.
Bib front 100% cotton
Bib Lining 50% Cotton 50% Polyester
Also each fabric needs a country of origin

[Former_Member]

Thank you!

I want it all to be correct, but this stuff is making my brain hurt a little. Just when I think I have it figured out...

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

Monkeyandfriends is 100% correct.

[Former_Member]

Could that be shortened to:

Front 100% cotton
Lining 50% Cotton 50% Polyester?

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

Sure could. Or could be Face, Back. or Front, Back.

[Former_Member]

Rather than having to list a country of origin for each fabric, you can put:

Bib front 100% cotton
Bib Lining 50% Cotton 50% Polyester
Made in USA of Imported Fabric

Here's the quote from "Threading Your Way Through Labeling Requirements":

The label must indicate that the product contains imported materials. The label may identify the country of origin of the imported materials, but it doesn’t have to. It can say simply: “Made in U.S.A. of imported fabric” or “Knitted in U.S.A. of imported yarn.” This disclosure must appear as a single statement, without separating the “Made in U.S.A.” and “imported” references.

Here's the FTC link:
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus21-threading-your-way-through-labeling-requirements-under-texti...

[HipViolet]

I know this has been covered a hundred times before, but does this info have to go on the attached label or just on a hang-tag?

jesi

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

Okay we are really talking about 2/3 possible labels here. One is the CPSIA label because it is a child's product. and then we are talking about the 2 FTC labeling laws. The first FTC law is the country of origin, and the other is the FTC Care label (how is it to be cleaned) The Care label is supposed to be permant, sewn in. The CPSIA label is to be sewn in. The FTC country of origin can be on a hang tag, UNLESS you mention it in your listing, then it must be permanent. Confused yet???

This is what I do. I print my own labels for CPSIA.
FayeMaloneDesigns.com
Kinsman, OH USA
Handmade in the USA
of imported fabric
11 JFMAMJJASOND12

So I've taken care of all requirements for CPSIA.

Now FTC. I buy woven labels from NWTag.com. They are quite inexpensive and just like the the big manufacturers use. They are available with all different fabric combinations. and washing instructions. I 99% of the time use the one that says

100% cotton
Machine wash
in cold water
Tumble Dry
Remove Promptly
No Bleach
Made in the USA

I also use size labels in woven ribbon from the NWTag.

If by chance I am using something that is not 100% cotton, then I move the ribbon with washing instructions up in the seam or under my CPSIA label so the the 100% cotton is not showing. On the Hangtags, I write the style and size, then I list the fabric content.

I also have a few washing instruction tags that say, Hand wash, hang to dry, and also Dry clean only. If I need to use on of them instead of the usual 100% cotton one, then I leave that one off, and use the correct washing instruction tag, and put the fabric information on the hang tag.

So that is what I would do for the bibs. Make sense, or did I confuse everyone more?

[HipViolet]

That was PERFECT! Thanks so so much!!

jesi

[Former_Member]

Yes! Thank you for the info, @FayeMaloneDesigns!

[Former_Member]

This is what I haven't been able to make a decision on...so a bib counts as wearing apparel? Am I correct that if it's not wearing apparel or "certain piece goods" that the care information doesn't have be permanently attached.

Thanks for all the information!

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

A bib would surely be classified as wearing apparel under the FTC.


http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus50-clothes-captioning-complying-care-labeling-rule

What's Covered
•Textile apparel worn to cover or protect the body.
•Exempt apparel: shoes, gloves and hats.
•Excluded items:
•Handkerchiefs, belts, suspenders and neckties because they do not cover or protect the body.
•Non-woven garments made for one-time use because they do not require ordinary care.
•Piece goods sold for making apparel at home.
•Exempt piece goods:
•Marked manufacturers' remnants up to 10 yards when the fiber content is not known and cannot easily be determined
•Trim up to 5 inches wide.


Labeling Clothing
•Labels must be attached so they can be seen or easily found by consumers at the point of sale.
•If labels can't be seen easily because of packaging, additional care information must appear on the outside of the package or on a hang tag attached to the product.
•Labels must be attached permanently and securely and be legible during the useful life of the product.
•A garment that consists of two or more parts and is always sold as a unit needs only one care label if the care instructions are the same for all the pieces. The label should be attached to the major piece of the suit. If the suit pieces require different care instructions or are designed to be sold separately, like coordinates, then each item must have its own care label.
Labeling Piece Goods
Manufacturers and importers must provide care information clearly and conspicuously on the end of each roll or bolt of fabric. The information should apply to the fabric on the roll or bolt, not to the items the consumer might add to the fabric, such as trim, lining or buttons.

Exemptions
The following items don't need permanent care labels, but must have conspicuous temporary labels at the point of sale:

•Totally reversible clothing without pockets.
•Products that may be washed, bleached, dried, ironed, and drycleaned by the harshest procedures available, as long as the instruction, "Wash or dryclean, any normal method," appears on a temporary label.
•Products that have been granted exemptions on grounds that care labels will harm their appearance or usefulness. You must apply for this exemption in writing to the Secretary of the FTC. Your request must include a labeled sample of the product and a full statement explaining why the request should be granted.
The following items don't need care instructions:

•Products sold to institutional buyers for commercial use. For example, uniforms sold to employers for employee use in job-related activities, but not purchased by the employees.
•Garments custom-made of material provided by the consumer.
•Products granted exemptions under Section (c)(2) of the original rule because they were completely washable and sold at retail for $3 or less. If the product no longer meets this standard, the exemption is automatically revoked.





Two categories of piece goods are excluded from the Rule:

•Trim up to 5 inches wide, such as ribbon, lace, rick-rack, tape, belting, binding, or braid; and
•Manufacturer's remnants up to 10 yards long when the remnants are clearly and conspicuously marked as "pound goods" or "fabric of undetermined origin," and the fiber content of the remnants is unknown and can't be readily determined. If the remnant's fiber content is known, it's not excluded. Remnants created at the retail level, or by the manufacturer at the request of the retailer, are not excluded either.

Q. What does "certain piece goods" mean?
A. Under the Rule, certain piece goods are fabrics sold at retail on a piece-by-piece basis from bolts, pieces or rolls for use in home sewing of textile wearing apparel. The term "fabric" means any material woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced from, or in combination with, any natural or manufactured fiber, yarn or substitute.

[Former_Member]

I wonder if there's a way to get a ruling on this from the FTC. I have a one year old. I just went and looked at all of his bibs, most are Carter's, some Gerber and other misc. Not a single one of them has a care label on it, which is the source of my confusion. I'd have to look at some at a store, but I don't remember there even being care labels on the packaging.

The few that have non exempt items for fasteners have a little cpsia label.

[Former_Member]

It looks like you can write a letter via snail mail. I'll do that this week and let you know what I find out.

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

Are they completely reversable, did they sell for under $3?
Gerber is certainly big enough to have written for an exemption. And don't some of their bibs come in a package with more than one?
Write and let us know. I don't know if it would be a worth it fo me, as you can buy the care labels very very cheaply in bulk, but do let us know.

[Former_Member]

I don't think any of the bibs are reversible. Since all but the "baby's first" bibs came on hangars in groups of 3 or 4, I doubt they sold for under $3. If this wasn't the only product I will be selling that is even close to wearable, I wouldn't think twice about ordering the labels. But that's one more expense and one more step in the process. If I can skip it, I'd definitely like to.

I will definitely come back to this thread and give you and update if/when I get a response from the FTC.

[Former_Member]

FayeMaloneDesigns--I am brand new at this. How do you print your own CPSIA labels?

Thanks,
Amy