https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 16:20:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150323 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:10:41 +0000 Astrid 1150323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also use the seam ripper, although I have left the tags on some scarves where removal would have resulted in damage. I all wash them on handwash cycle anyway, so I don't see the point in keeping the tags. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150321 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:04:54 +0000 VernieJane 1150321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you brought this up--apparently it is happening to everyone! Some nicer scarves will have the label sewn flat, which makes it easier to tie and hide. But cheaper scarves (or maybe not?) have a tag just sticking OUT THERE so as you kinda have to cut it off... you could be super organized and create a little file with all the labels attached to a photo of the item, then you'll know how to wash each thing... just a thought! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150301 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:23:03 +0000 unfrumped 1150301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use a seam ripper, too. Usually I can tell if separate stitching were used. It burns me up when they stitch the label into the actual scarf seam. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150297 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:57:12 +0000 rachylou 1150297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have company galore. I'm afraid of the seam ripper on tags. I'm afraid I'll undo not just the tag, but the scarf. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150283 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:42:57 +0000 Ingunn 1150283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It depends on the scarf. Recently, I bought a pastel silk scarf with a huge black label on. Too ugly, so I chopped it off. On the other hand, I do like to keep the tags for reference so if they don't bother me, I let them stay. Most of the time I manage to hide them in the tying.</p> <p>I prefer other people to leave the tags on because I like to know what material a scarf is made of when I'm thrifting:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150199 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:41:19 +0000 Anonymous 1150199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Kiwibird's idea! When in doubt, I use Dryel like Aubergine </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150195 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:34:35 +0000 Echo 1150195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tend to only buy one brand of scarf in many different patterns (and some vary in size), so the care instructions are the same. Still and all, I would never remove the tag because I would be terrified of damaging the scarf. Because they are long enough, I wear them so that the tags always end up in back and are&nbsp;not visible when worn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150181 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:22:18 +0000 Thistle 1150181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love kiwibird's idea! </p> <p>I have just Ben cutting the tags and hand washing them. I tend not to buy the. If they are dry clean only. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150178 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:17:12 +0000 Suz 1150178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just cut the tags off. They drive me nuts, otherwise. And doesn't kiwi bird have a terrific idea?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1150171 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:09:49 +0000 Gigi 1150171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with this problem. I especially like the idea of the seam ripper to remove the tags...sometimes cutting them off leaves an annoying edge that can cause the scarf not to lie right if it's a thinner fabric. Adding all the tags to one sheet of paper with a description of the washing instructions is great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149987 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:46:25 +0000 Nicole D 1149987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This annoys me too, but in general I have a thing about saving tags, so I confess to not cutting them off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149978 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:32:29 +0000 Anonymous 1149978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just cut off the tags too. In addition to not wanting them to&nbsp;show, I just irrationally hate the feeling of touching clothing tags. (Why? No idea.)&nbsp;I also just wash all my scarves with Dryel and don't really buy many that need something more delicate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149975 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:22:30 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1149975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely have that knack too! I take the tags off, since I don't buy scarves that can't be washed. BTW, a seam ripper usually works well to remove the tags. They're worth having for stuff like this even if you don't sew. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149944 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:26:52 +0000 Alexandra 1149944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always cut off the tags and hand wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149922 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:52:20 +0000 Gracie 1149922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All my scarfs are hand-washable so I painstakingly remove the tags. I was never successful at hiding the tags since scarves get loosened, tied, taken off, on.... hard to be keeping track of where the little tag is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149920 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:50:00 +0000 Windchime 1149920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I seem to have the same "knack," Gigi. Just a couple days ago I was thinking I might start removing those pesky scarf tags. Writing down the washing instructions is a great idea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149916 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:48:14 +0000 Kiwibird 1149916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like seeing the tags either, I take a photo of the tag on the scarf (use the macro function) and keep it in the accessories file on my computer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149915 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:47:24 +0000 MsMaven 1149915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate trying to cut those darn tags off. &nbsp;It's gotten to be really annoying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149914 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:45:18 +0000 MRL 1149914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have had this problem too. I now just cut the tags off carefully with a pair of nail scizzors. Most of my scarves are washable by hand (or hand wash cycle), I do note if a scarf needs dry cleaning. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149904 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:27:22 +0000 April 1149904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I *hate* seeing the tags, and&nbsp;I really, really hate when they're attached in such a way that it leaves tiny holes in the scarf if you try to remove them. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149902 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:24:03 +0000 Lyn D. 1149902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remove obvious labels, and as Diane said you can always staple onto the swing-tag and keep if you wish. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149899 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:18:05 +0000 Anonymous 1149899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, tricky. IKWUM about trying to remember cleaning instructions if you chop them off. I've had visible tag syndrome before and I was trying to think what to do. I thought I might store the cut off tags&nbsp; stapled to a piece of paper with a description of the scarf by it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tags-on-scarves#post-1149897 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:14:23 +0000 Gigi 1149897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Am I the only person who seems to have a knack for tying my scarves in such a way that the fabric care label is blatantly visible? Back when I had only one scarf, I just removed the label because I could remember the care instructions, but now that I have several scarves&nbsp;I am hesitant to remove the labels, because I want to know what the fabric composition is, etc. Do you just try to manipulate the scarf once it's tied so that the tag doesn't show, or is there some nifty trick I don't know about? </p>