This pro life tip brought to you by The Irritation of Removing Uncomfortable Tags.

Use a seamripper to remove the stitches that attach a tag and the garment itself. See attached picture for a demonstration of this. Seamrippers are cheap (~1 USD is typical) and available at any store with even a token sewing section, such as walmart or target, and some grocery stores as well. Using a seamripper lets you remove the tag entirely, while cutting the tag off usually leaves behind a sliver of the tag fabric that can be uncomfortable.

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
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    5 days ago

    Just make sure the label isn’t attached by the overlock seam that holds the garment together, I’ve seen a few things with tags attached like that.

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      5 days ago

      Depending on the fabric, placement of the seam, discomfort caused by the tag, and whether you have access to a sewing machine, whether or not it’s worth undoing the overlock seam to remove a tag and then mending the new hole varies. Personally I’ve left these and removed them on different garments.