alot of talk about labels- and wanting to sell your quilts-be informed
08-14-2011, 08:31 AM
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dreamer i have life threatening allergies & asthma but those who do not have our condition are not aware of the precautions that we must live with daily. i have only had asthma a short time (6yrs) and i'm still learning what my triggers are. those who aren't where we are do not know unless they live with someone like us. i chalk such comments up to a lack of knowledge and not necessarily a lack of sensitivity.
I would think the person with life threatening allergy would not be around places that would have the items that would cause their death much less buy one, label or no label. That is just common sense. Same with the labeling. Use common sense. How many handmade cloth items are made with dangerous fibers anyway?
Felt the need to make a statement in regards to this comment.
I am one of those people with LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIES.
I don't choose to live in a bubble. There is no way to tell what will set it off. I carry an injection kit at all times. It's not about being around anything in particular; it just happens. IT SURELY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COMMON SENSE !!
One would think you would do some research BEFORE posting
such tactless comments.
Originally Posted by dreamer2009
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Originally Posted by ckcowl
and some people have serious allergies to different fibers- would you not feel horrible if you made a quilt and used something in it- did not identify it- and someone died because of that allergy???
Felt the need to make a statement in regards to this comment.
I am one of those people with LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIES.
I don't choose to live in a bubble. There is no way to tell what will set it off. I carry an injection kit at all times. It's not about being around anything in particular; it just happens. IT SURELY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COMMON SENSE !!
One would think you would do some research BEFORE posting
such tactless comments.
08-14-2011, 08:54 AM
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Thanks for the info. Never hurts to err on the side of caution!!
If retailers, and they do have to include content label, why would not everone, the tough spot is sometimes not knowing what might have been put into what your buying to create with. Seems like would be protected, to some point on this as the buyer.
Here's an example; weights and measures will occasionally come into a retailer and request that they measure the content of a product, if it's short product they move on to the maker of that product, not the seller, retailers not at fault.
Not to hard to put on a label, for even home made goods, put it on with a permanent but removable label.
Happy Quilting and Selling
If retailers, and they do have to include content label, why would not everone, the tough spot is sometimes not knowing what might have been put into what your buying to create with. Seems like would be protected, to some point on this as the buyer.
Here's an example; weights and measures will occasionally come into a retailer and request that they measure the content of a product, if it's short product they move on to the maker of that product, not the seller, retailers not at fault.
Not to hard to put on a label, for even home made goods, put it on with a permanent but removable label.
Happy Quilting and Selling
08-14-2011, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by leatheflea
Yep I thought I seen a Fed at the last craft show I went to! Very strange this lady was. She was trying to blend in, but can you really blend when you show up in a vintage pink Buick wearing a pink suit? Very suspicious to say the least. I dont know but she might have been looking for illegal aliens also.
08-14-2011, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Suzi
Just another example of Big Brother watching you. I'm sorry - this just ticks me off as it seems the government (most of who are idiots) is overly concerned with this small stuff as opposed to actually running the country. Ridiculous! Just sayin' .............
08-14-2011, 09:27 AM
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ckcowl, thanks for the information.
08-14-2011, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jeanneb52
The feds can't get their own content straight. Why worry about mine? By the way, I tear the labels off my pillows and mattresses. I know they're comin' for me!
08-14-2011, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Sandy-lou
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Yep I thought I seen a Fed at the last craft show I went to! Very strange this lady was. She was trying to blend in, but can you really blend when you show up in a vintage pink Buick wearing a pink suit? Very suspicious to say the least. I dont know but she might have been looking for illegal aliens also.
08-14-2011, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Ellen 1
Originally Posted by ptquilts
great, now the feds are coming after Grandma for selling her handmade mittens....lol..
08-14-2011, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Pat G
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Yep I thought I seen a Fed at the last craft show I went to! Very strange this lady was. She was trying to blend in, but can you really blend when you show up in a vintage pink Buick wearing a pink suit? Very suspicious to say the least. I dont know but she might have been looking for illegal aliens also.
08-14-2011, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
they apply to ALL TEXTILE CREATIONS- IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS A QUILT- A T-SHIRT= OR A HOT PAD if it is made from a fiber and is sold it is supposed to be labeled what the fiber is. it does not matter what you are making- or selling- it only matters that the fibers used are identified.and some people may think it's just dumb= but that does not change it-
You must also include country of origin on these labels. You can say "Made in the USA of imported materials", but you cannot say just "Made in the USA" unless all the materials were made in the US...and no fabrics are made here anymore.
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bu...-and-wool-acts
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