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Knowledge Center for Trim Buyers

Material, process and buying notes written for the people who write trim specifications, not for search engines.

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Six references covering tag materials, attachment methods, care labels, ribbon fibres, hot stamping foil and first order preparation.

Board weight, coating and finish decide how a hang tag prints, how it feels and whether it survives the trip to the shop floor.

Pellets, seals, loops and strings each suit a different fabric and a different finishing speed. A short comparison before you specify.

Fibre content, care symbols, size and origin all live on a small piece of tape. Getting the layout right once saves reprinting every variant.

Three fibres, three behaviours in dyeing, printing and use. Which one to pick for a trim, a strap or a bow.

Foil is specified by the surface it has to stick to. Using a paper foil on a plastic part is the most common cause of a failed stamp.

What to send, what to ask and what to approve before a first trim order goes into production.

Describe the garment or the packaging and the trim options are narrowed down with you before anything is quoted.