It does depend on the frequency of washing as JanTx said. There are some great fabric ink pens be sure to check the directions and using decorative stitches etc if your machine doesn't have an alphabet make a nice edging. My Elna has alphabet letters but I haven't done a whole label with it. When I'm using printable fabric I make my own by going into Word and using the labels templates for large labels and do enough to fill up a whole sheet. You can do some with blank spaces for exampleMade for_____________ Date__________. I'm sure with all the suggestions you'll get you will hit on what works just right for you.