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
    26·
    4 months 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.

    • echo@lemmy.today
      1·
      3 days ago

      Nope… I’ll deal with the hole in the neck of the shirt way better than i will deal with the tag. I prefer to use a seam ripper, but I’ve just violently torn out many a tag when I didn’t have an alternative.

    • pedantichedgehog@sh.itjust.worksOP
      6·
      4 months 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.