[Nfbk] Teflon Clothing Labeling Tape

Sat Jan 19 18:48:30 UTC 2013

This doesn't have to do with labeling clothing, but since laundry came up, I thought I'd tell everyone on the list about Shout Color Catchers.  They are sort of like dryer sheets, but you throw them in the washer with your clothes.  If dye comes out of the fabric, especially if you are washing something for the first time, the dye sticks to the fabric of the sheet instead of being dispersed throughout the water and back into other clothing.  I've used these for seven or eight years, even before I became totally blind.  I can tell you that they work.  I washed a new pair of pants that were a dark aqua blue, and the cloth came out of the washer the same color as the pants.  I use these on a regular basis with my laundry now.  It's just a little bit of extra insurance, just in case I accidentally get my colors mixed up in the laundry.  

As far as labeling my clothing, I haven't found a perfect way either.  I try to keep things that match together, and I snip the tags in my clothing in various ways to indicate color families.  When you are blind, you just have to have a good memory and a few tricks up your sleeve.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Terrie Terlau 
  To: 'NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List' 
  Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 11:08 AM
  Subject: Re: [Nfbk] Teflon Clothing Labeling Tape

  Hi Nickie,

  The file card system that you mention works very well if someone can see well enough to recognize the color of the laundry when it comes out of the dryer and then put it on the right hanger with the right card – or if someone has a sighted person available who puts the card on the correct garment hanger when the garment comes out of the dryer. The advantage of the Teflon tape and the metal color labels is that they stay pinned to the garment in the washer and dryer. A blind person does not need help to reattach the labels after the clothing is washed. Other audible systems that can be used to keep on clothes while being laundered are the PenFriend, Touch Memo, Sherlock, and those made by EnvisionAmerica and some bar code apps for cell phones. The common factor is that the label material can go through the washer and dryer without ruining the label.

  Hope this makes sense.

  Best,\

  Terrie

  From: Nfbk [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nickie Pearl
  Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 11:00 AM
  To: NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List
  Subject: Re: [Nfbk] Teflon Clothing Labeling Tape

  Hello,  At this time I do not need to use any sort of tagging system for my cloths, but I do have any idea that may be less expensive until you figure out exactly what will be best for you.  How about just using index cards with a braille description of the garment and poking a hole for the hanger hook.  

  Just my two cents!  Hope you have a great day!

  Nickie

  From: Terrie Terlau 

  Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 6:39 PM

  To: 'NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List' 

  Subject: [Nfbk] Teflon Clothing Labeling Tape

  Here is the source. They had a lot when I bought mine from them.

  Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired

  Toll Free: 

  1-800-783-5213

  http://wcblind.org/index.php

  This is an agency providing rehabilitation services and selling relevant products to persons who are blind or have low vision. It is not affiliated with ACB, just has a similar name.

  Terrie

  From: Nfbk [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cindy smith
  Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:15 AM
  To: NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List
  Subject: Re: [Nfbk] new member question

  Terry, this is great, thanks for the quick response.  Sounds like there may be many people interested in this.

  Cindy Smith

  On Jan 18, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Terrie Terlau wrote:

  Hi Kathy and everyone,

  The Teflon tape has been discontinued. However, I know of one store that still has a bunch left. I bought 10 rolls from them a month ago. I have their contact info at work. I will get it and send to this list this evening. I can tell you also that the American Printing House for the Blind is researching this product. I am the Adult Life Project Leader in APH’s Research Department, and we are going to need some testers in the next several months. If any of you are interested in testing, please email me at:

  tterlau at aph.org

  To test, we would send you tape and safety pins, you would use it, wash and dry clothing with it, and answer a few questions in the format of your choice.

  I too love this tape and don’t know what I would do without it. There are also the metal color labels that have Braille and large print color names on them, but you can’t customize those.

  Please contact me at my above APH email address if you are interested in testing the tape, and also I will put the address of the place that still has it on the list tonight.

  Best,

  Terrie

  From: Nfbk [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Pingstock
  Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 12:30 AM
  To: 'NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List'
  Subject: [Nfbk] new member question

  Good evening,

  I have a question not sure if it is appropriate for this list, I use to use a Teflon tape for labeling my clothes, I called several places and they tell me that it is discontinued, how does someone that is totally blind label their clothes, is there another tape that I could use or maybe a different system, I really did not want to buy Braille metal labels.

  Kathy

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