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Custom Logo Buttons: MOQ, Lead Times and Samples Explained Custom Logo Buttons: MOQ, Lead Times and Samples Explained Custom logo buttons are a detail customers notice straight away, and one that separates a brand from an anonymous garment. Read more → Laser Engraved Logo Buttons: Wood, Corozo and Coconut Compared Laser Engraved Logo Buttons: Wood, Corozo and Coconut Compared Laser engraved logo buttons are one of the most affordable ways for a small label to look finished and considered. Read more → How Woven Labels Are Made: From Artwork to Finished Label How Woven Labels Are Made: From Artwork to Finished Label How are woven labels made? Many brands only start wondering when they receive their first quote and see words like "minimum order",... Read more → Custom Metal Buttons Cost: What Drives the Price, Explained Custom Metal Buttons Cost: What Drives the Price, Explained What do custom metal buttons cost? It is the first question every brand asks, and the only honest answer is "it depends". Read more → Tech Pack Hardware Specification: How to Spec Metal Trims Right Tech Pack Hardware Specification: How to Spec Metal Trims Right The tech pack hardware specification, usually the trim sheet, is the part of a tech pack that brands give the least attention,... Read more → Custom Jeans Buttons and Rivets: Logo Branding for Denim Brands Custom Jeans Buttons and Rivets: Logo Branding for Denim Brands Custom jeans buttons are the signature of any denim brand. Read more → Custom Logo Metal Buttons: Process, MOQ and Lead Times Custom Logo Metal Buttons: Process, MOQ and Lead Times Custom logo metal buttons turn an ordinary garment into a branded product: customers recognise the mark even after the label has been... Read more → Engraved Logo Buttons: Embossed, Debossed or Laser-Engraved? Engraved Logo Buttons: Embossed, Debossed or Laser-Engraved? Engraved logo buttons are one of the most recognisable ways for a brand to sign a garment, yet "engraved" is used in... Read more → Nickel-free metal trims: REACH, EN 1811 and nickel allergy Nickel-free metal trims: REACH, EN 1811 and nickel allergy Nickel free buttons and trims are not just a marketing line; they are a compliance question. Read more → Tagging gun and plastic fasteners: how to use them without damage Tagging gun and plastic fasteners: how to use them without damage A tagging gun is the fastest way to attach a hang tag to a garment – about a second per piece, no... Read more → Barcodes for clothing: EAN-13, GS1 and one code per size and colour Barcodes for clothing: EAN-13, GS1 and one code per size and colour A barcode for clothing becomes essential the moment a brand starts selling through retailers, online marketplaces or even its own warehouse with... Read more → EU clothing labelling requirements: sewn-in label vs hang tag EU clothing labelling requirements: sewn-in label vs hang tag EU clothing labelling requirements are one of the few things in fashion that aren't a matter of taste but of law. Read more →