Private Label Clothing Manufacturer
Private label means the clothing carries your brand instead of the manufacturer's. We relabel blanks by removing the original label and adding your neck label, add woven labels and hang tags, and pack each piece in your packaging. When a blank will not do, the same branding goes onto garments we cut and sew from your own pattern. It suits brands that want a retail-ready product.
- Quote response24 hours
- MinimumSet in your quote
- ProductionSouthern California
- Ships toUS and worldwide
Private Label, done right.
A lot of merch is sold with someone else's name in the collar. A customer who flips the neck of a tee and finds a blank maker's logo knows exactly what they bought. Private label replaces that with yours: a printed or woven neck label, a hang tag and packaging that match the rest of the brand. It is the most direct way to make a decorated blank feel like a product rather than a promotional item.
It works at two levels. The fast route is to take a quality blank, remove its label and brand it as yours, which adds a finishing step to a normal decorated order rather than a development project. The full route is a garment made from your own pattern and fabric through cut and sew, labeled as yours from the first sample. Both end in the same place: a piece that arrives labeled, tagged and ready to sell.
From file to finished.
Relabeling starts with the blank's own neck label. Many blanks now ship with a tear-away label that pulls out cleanly; sewn-in labels have to be carefully cut out, which takes more handling. Your label then goes in its place, either printed directly inside the neck or as a woven or printed label sewn in at the neck, with a small flag label on the hem or side seam as an option.
Woven labels are made on a loom, with the design formed from colored threads, so they feel substantial and last as long as the garment. Damask weaves hold the finest detail. Printed labels put ink on satin or cotton tape for a softer, flatter label, and printed neck labels skip the tape entirely for a tagless feel. Folds such as center fold, end fold and loop fold change how a sewn label sits.
Labels also carry details US rules require. Under the FTC's textile rules a garment needs its fiber content, country of origin and the name or RN of the business responsible, and a separate FTC rule covers care instructions. For anything with a neck, the country of origin goes on a label at the inside center of the neck. When you replace a label, the new one must carry the required details, and the FTC expects a record of the removed label to be kept for three years. This is general guidance, not legal advice: read the FTC's labeling guide.
The rest of private label is what a customer sees before they wear the piece: a hang tag with your name, story or product details, then a polybag, tissue and sticker seal or a branded box. These go on during finishing, after decoration, so every piece leaves packed to your spec and ready for a store or for fulfillment.
When the blank itself is the limit, private label extends into full production. The garment is developed through pattern, sample and fit approval in your chosen fabric, and your labels, tags and packaging are written into the spec from the first sample, so there is no blank label to remove at all.
When to choose it, and when not to.
- You sell decorated blanks and want the collar to show your brand, not the blank maker's.
- You are launching a clothing brand and need labels, tags and packaging that look retail-ready.
- A store or wholesale buyer expects branded labels, hang tags and bagged product.
- You want a tagless printed neck label for comfort and a cleaner look inside the collar.
- You need your own garment from scratch, labeled as yours, through full cut and sew.
- Gift, PR or creator seeding pieces should arrive as finished products, not as a shirt loose in a mailer.
- The order is event or staff merch where nobody checks the collar; screen printing on a standard blank is enough.
- You want bags, tissue or boxes but no change to the garment's labels; that is retail finishing on its own.
- You only need finished goods stored and shipped to customers, which fulfillment covers without relabeling.
What we can do
Relabeling blanks
The blank's tear-away or sewn-in label is removed and replaced with yours, so the garment reads as your product. The new label needs to carry the fiber, origin and business details that US rules require.
Printed neck labels
Your logo, size and garment details printed inside the neck for a tagless label that cannot itch or curl. It is the cleanest option on tees and lightweight pieces.
Woven labels
A loom-woven label sewn in at the neck, hem or side seam. Woven labels feel substantial, hold fine detail in a damask weave and stay readable for the life of the garment.
Hang tags
Woven or printed hang tags carrying your branding, product details or barcode, attached with a fastener or a string loop. The tag is often the first thing a shopper handles.
Branded packaging
Polybags, tissue, sticker seals and branded boxes, so each piece arrives looking like part of a line rather than one item from a bulk order.
Full cut and sew
When a blank cannot deliver the fit or fabric, we develop the garment from pattern to production and build your labels into it from the first sample.
What to send
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Label logos in vector
Send logos for labels as vector files (AI, EPS, PDF or SVG). Labels are small, so fine detail and thin type have to hold up at an inch or two wide.
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The required label text
Prepare fiber content, the blank's country of origin, your business name or RN, sizes and care instructions for each garment, since the new label replaces the old one's details.
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Label size and position
Say where each label goes, at the neck, hem or side seam, and how big it should be, so the mockup shows the garment the way a customer will see it.
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Packaging choices
Bag size and type, sticker artwork, tissue color and box artwork, plus how each piece should be folded and what goes into each package.
What it suits best
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Tees
The most common private label piece: a printed neck label replaces the blank's tag, and a hang tag and polybag complete the product.
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Hoodies and crewnecks
Heavier pieces often carry a woven neck label plus a small woven flag label at the hem, a detail that reads as retail rather than merch.
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Premium blanks
Heavyweight, garment-dyed or boxy blanks are a strong starting point, because the garment already feels like a brand piece once its label is replaced.
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Cut and sew garments
Pieces made from your own pattern carry your labels from the first sample, with label type and placement written into the tech pack.
- Follow the new care label, which should reflect the fiber content of the blank underneath.
- Wash garments with printed neck labels inside out and avoid ironing over the label.
- Trim loose label threads with scissors instead of pulling them, so the stitching that holds the label stays intact.
One shop, start to finish.
- Take off the blank's original label and apply your printed or woven neck label.
- Attach your woven or printed hang tags and add sticker seals to the packaging.
- Fold, bag and pack each piece to your spec, including tissue wrap and branded box pack-out.
- Develop fully private label garments through pattern development, sampling, fit approval and production.
- Help you choose blanks to relabel from makers including Lane Seven, WATC Studio, Shaka Wear, Los Angeles Apparel and Blanks by Thirteen.
Six steps, nothing skipped.
Minimums and turnaround depend on the method, the garment and the run. The quote spells out both within 24 hours. DTG printing has no minimum, so a run of a few pieces is welcome.
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Quote & discovery
Send the details and artwork. Within 24 hours you get line-item pricing for garments, decoration, finishing and quantities, with a committed timeline.
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Specs & approval
Artwork is reviewed, a spec sheet is issued and a digital mockup is approved before anything runs. Sizes and colorways are confirmed here.
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Sourcing & setup
Blanks are sourced and checked on arrival. Screens are burned or embroidery digitized, files are prepped and a strike-off is run.
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Production
The first pieces are checked and signed off before the full run, with color and registration checks along the way.
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Finishing & packaging
Labels applied, folded, bagged, tagged and packed to spec, then a final QC pass.
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Delivery & fulfillment
Bulk shipped to you, your warehouse or a retailer, or picked, packed and shipped order by order to your customers.
From the production floor
Recent Merch Mob production.
Private Label questions
What is private label clothing?
Private label clothing is made by one company and sold under another's brand. In merch, that usually means a quality blank with the original label removed and your neck label, hang tag and packaging added, or a garment made from scratch for you and labeled as yours. Either way, the customer only ever sees your name.
Can you remove the original labels from blanks?
Yes, relabeling is one of our finishing services. Tear-away labels come out cleanly; sewn-in labels are cut out, which takes more handling. Your printed or woven label then goes in its place. Keep in mind that the replacement has to carry the original's fiber content and country of origin, plus your own business name or RN, and care instructions must stay on the garment.
Printed or woven neck labels: which is better?
Printed neck labels are tagless, soft and invisible from the outside, which suits tees and lightweight pieces. Woven labels feel more substantial and hold up for the life of the garment, which suits hoodies, heavier tees and anything sold in a store. Some brands pair a printed neck label with a small woven flag label on the hem.
What has to be on a clothing label in the US?
The FTC's textile rules generally call for fiber content, the country of origin and the identity of the business responsible, either its name or an RN, and a separate FTC rule requires care instructions. Garments with a neck must show the origin at the inside center of the neck. Treat this as an overview, not legal advice, and read the FTC's guides before you design labels.
What is the minimum for private label?
It depends on whether you are relabeling blanks or making a garment from scratch, and on the labels and tags themselves, which are often produced in set quantities. Cut and sew runs carry fabric minimums on top of that. Tell us the route, the garments and rough quantities, and the quote spells out the minimum and pricing within 24 hours.
How much time does private label add to an order?
Relabeling, tagging and bagging add a finishing step after decoration, and custom woven labels or hang tags need their own production time before they arrive. A cut and sew garment adds pattern and sampling time on top. The quote includes a committed timeline for the whole job, so mention your launch date when you ask.
Can you private label garments you make from scratch?
Yes. Full private label production is part of our cut and sew service: the garment is developed from your pattern and fabric, and your labels, tags and packaging are built into the spec from the first sample. The finished run leaves branded, bagged and ready to sell or ship to customers.
How much does private label cost?
Relabeling adds labor per piece for removing the old label and applying yours, plus the cost of the labels and tags. Packaging such as bags, tissue and boxes adds materials and handling. A cut and sew garment adds development and fabric. The quote lists each of these on its own line, so you can choose which parts of the package are worth it.
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