Thanks for all of your info on my question. I have been looking and looking for my post and responses and haven't been able to find them.......until today!!!! DUH.......finally figured it out. One of the things I did wrong was NOT pre-washing the label I was using. This was for a QOV and I had purchased labels from the QOV website. I also think that I will not use the sharpies again. I had some of the pygma pens but thought that the letters just came out too fine, and the fabric moved while trying to write. I did some research online and also found this hint: press freezer on the back of your label before you write on it. This stabilizes the fabric while you are writing. BIG DIFFERENCE!! I also pre-washed the label. It worked very nicely.
Has anyone printed out labels on their ink-jet printer? I have done this also and really like the way they turn out.......I am just wondering how these labels and also the ones printed with pens are going to last. Thirty years from now will you still be able to read them?