Make your own Luggage Tag

A luggage tag is used when traveling to tag your luggage as your own – chances of losing your luggage in transit is the same if you use luggage tag or not but getting it back increases a lot more because of the identifying information you share on it. You should write more than your name on it – an email id and/or a phone number would do and maybe your address.(or maybe not – I would be wary of putting out my address like that for all to see)

You can make a luggage tag by cutting two pieces of leather or faux leather by 2 inch (or 3) width and 4 inch(or 5) width.

Cut out a window in one of the pieces leaving 1/2 inches around.

You can cut out clear plastic as well to protect your name card/printed paper with your information. Sandwich the name card in between the material, make stitches all around. You can hand stitch the leather/faux leather or use your sewing machine for this

Use a hole punch to make a hole and add an eyelet

Check out this post to add an eyelet with a grommet tool here.

Another way to make a luggage tag with fabric pieces

Cut out 3 pieces in the dimension 3 or 4 inches by 5 or 6 inches.

Cut out the windows in 2 of the pieces.

Keep them together rightsides to the inside. Sew them together, along the inner edge – red line in the picture below. You will have to clip the seam allowance at this point – make small nips at intervals and at corners ensuring that you do not cut the stitching lines.

Turn the pieces rightside out.

Take the other piece , keep the name card on top, plastic piece on top and then the window piece over this.

You can just turn under the edges to the inside and sew a straight line. Or make tight zig zag stitches. You can make a hole with an awl or another sharp tool and attach a hanging cord or something.