Abstract: A method of converting an elongated web of filamentary textile material into lengths; of coherent labels for application to garments includes placing a first row of selvage on the web at a first predefined distance from a first outer edge thereof, the first predefined distance being greater than zero, placing a second row of selvage on the web at a second predefined distance from a second outer edge thereof, the second predefined distance being greater than zero, and placing at least a third row and a fourth row of selvage on the web between the first and second rows, a portion of the filamentary material separating each of the rows from the other. A following step includes cutting the web along a line lying between the third and fourth rows of selvage and at a predefined distance away from each of the third and fourth rows of selvage, the predefined distance being greater than zero.