Where's the best place to sew a name tag onto a sock?

[joshandjamie]

Just that really. I have about 1 billion to sew on (joy) but am trying to figure out where to put them on the sock. Sports sock get shuffled down, not folded over so I imagine on the top on the inside is best, where as a normal school sock would be folded over so then the top on the outside?? OR should they go on the sole (which I imagine will challenge my already limited sewing ability)

help please seamstresses

[SoupDragon]

TBH, I can't be arsed to sew tags to socks. I have decided life is too short and I'd rather just buy more!

However, in the throws of keen PFB-off-to-secondary I did once sew them into the inside of the cuff. I will not be doing it again.

[SoupDragon]

As an aside, I have sewn all mine in this year with the sewing machine. Far quicker, if a little fiddly.

[surroundedbyblondes]

I don't label socks. They're probably the only thing I don't label as they're such a bugger to do. So far we haven't had any problems with them disappearing.

Sorry, I know that's not very helpful!

[ByTheWay1]

Our sports socks (long hockey ones) have to be folded down at the top, so on the top outside is where we do them. Six quid a pair is a high price for not being bothered with them...

[SoupDragon]

DSs school rugby socks have to have inch high name tapes sewn visibly on the outside!

[joshandjamie]

the school insists they need to be labelled. My DH thinks I should just hand them all to a seamstress. But I dread the cost

[olympicaddict]

Do it yourself I say, You could possibly sew it on the ankle so it's visible even if folded over.

[joshandjamie]

That's my point - are they meant to be visible or hidden?

[BigBoobiedBertha]

What colour are they? I don't, as a rule, put name labels in socks, even if the school says that everything should be labelled because if one gets lost is rarely costs much. They have never checked afaik

However, I have, on occasion, just written DS's initials on the inside cuff of the sock in permanent marker. Of course you can't do that if you have black/navy/dark grey socks. There is nowhere really to sew them in a sock because they are stretchy and the name labels aren't

[bronze]

I give it all to my mil
Then if I need to do any extras I copy those she's done cos she's bloody perfect at these things

Socks we have inside vertically sewn at each end of the label with a little slack to allow for stretch

[bronze]

Oh and for rugby socks the same but further down allowing for the folded top

[CokeFan]

I put labels along the toe seams of my DD's ballet socks.

[joshandjamie]

I've got white sports socks and grey school socks. I am starting to weep. May just bin the idea altogether...

[ClaireRacing]

I used to see name tags onto the top edge, but now I just use an iron-on label on the sole.

[greenapples]

When I was at school, socks were named under the arch of the foot - they weren't visible and didn't rub.

[fossil97]

Iron on labels on the sole. I use sew-in labels for everything else because things have to be passed on but we are not that desperate for socks! Made about 100 little labels using a sheet of T shirt transfer inkjet paper.

Expensive/special socks like sports kit might get a label folded in half sewn at the top, I do similar with gloves

[follambule]

Use the white buttons of an old shirt. Put your kids initials on them with a CD marker so that it can go through the wash. saw the button on the side. Won't scratch and it takes no time at all.

[Lonecatwithkitten]

Iron on transfers that flex with the sock are the only way.