there are pre=made labels available by the yard---i think thimbleberries is one of the lines- you can also purchase books of labels- i have one from joannes- it contains over 50 different iron on labels- you iron them onto muslin (or what ever fabric- then fill them in with fabric pens (i use micron pigma pens- they are permenent, acid free, do not bleed-fuzz around the edges, come in a variety of colors)