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July 23, 2018 By Ken

How To Make Your Own See-Through Swing Tags

This page will show you how to make your own see-through swing tags

Transparent swing tags are eye catching and cheap to make. Here is how to make your own.

You will need:

What you’ll need to make your own see-through swing tags

Computer with design software
Inkjet printer
Pouch lamination machine with gloss lamination pouches
Sheet of inkjet OHP transparency film
Paper cutter or cutting knife or sharp scissors
Kimble/tagging gun with plastic connector

1.) Design your artwork on computer

Design swing tag artwork on computer

Design considerations
Because the swing tag is see-through, I’ve decided to make it a bit longer (145mm/14.5cm) than what I originally wanted it to be (100mm/10cm). This is because I want to incorporate a barcode as well as the price. I do not want to stick a sticker on the back containing those details as it may take away from the aesthetics of the tag. Also make provision for where the hole will be punched for the connector to go through. I have made the height 3.3cm (33mm).

2.) Lay out the artwork and print it on the sheet of OHP transparency. Making sure to select the correct print options on your computer. Use “Transparencies” if your printer software has that option otherwise use a high resolution paper option.

Lay out your swing tag artwork on computer
Print out swing tag artwork on sheet of OHP film

3.) Laminate the printed sheet of OHP transparency using a gloss lamination pouch.

Laminate printed OHP film
Printed OHP film is now laminated

4.) Cut down to size

Cut swing tags down to size
Swing tags cut down to size
A single swing tag

5.) Punch hole in swing tag using kimble/tagging gun. Even though the kimble/tagging gun needle head is sharp enough to punch a hole with, I prefer to use a punch to punch the hole with as its gives a cleaner hole. But I did not have a small enough punch to punch a hole that would hold the connector so I used the kimble/tagging gun needle point:

Punch hole through swing tag

6.) Attach swing tag to garment using kimble/tagging gun

Push needle head of kimble/tagging gun through label
Squeeze trigger of kimble/tagging gun

7.) Your garment is now ready for sale:

See-through swing tag attached to garment

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