Sewing Tip - Identifying back and front of garment

	SewVeryTall said... Great tip. I do this too, even in adult elastic waist pants [like PJs], it makes the back so quick and easy to identify. I just use a leftover 3" piece of grosgrain ribbon, folded in two, and pin the raw edges into the back seam before I sew it. The ribbon just needs to be long enough so that it extends beyond the seam allowance, and in a color that shows up easily. Be sure to attach it low enough, so that it will be below the elastic casing area. I have a 3" piece of grosgrain leftover everytime I make a hat...I think it's just too kewl that this has a good use. 3/20/04 4:21 AM
	Mary Stiefer said... I put my personalized sewing tags in the back of pants and this works too. Then the grandbabies know it came from grandma. 3/20/04 10:57 PM
	Ann C said... My grandma and mom always hand sewed an X in a contrasting thread on the inside of the casing at center back. I have done this for my son's garmets also. 3/22/04 7:56 AM
	ReneeO said... I should have done this for myself, yesterday while making outfit for dear niece, I sewd the drawstring into the shorts backwards! now they tie in the back instead of the front!!! If I hadn't already cut the button holes for the string I would change it. O'well the top for the outfit is open back so it looks like a design feature :) I'll mark it next time! Thanks for the tip 3/22/04 9:41 PM
	J_J said... I do this too. I use ribbon, bias tape, whatever's handy. When I do this for my grandkids, I machine stitch their initials on the marker. The kids get a kick out of it, and it makes it easy to sort and fold the clean laundry into the right piles. 3/25/04 11:08 AM
	nursesarah79 said... When i am out of lables i use ribbon loops. I have also been known to use elastic as a marker. when i trim the elastic ends off after sewing the elastic together, i just took the little piece of elastic and used as a tag. 7/23/04 0:07 AM