Method for labeling fabrics and heat-transfer label well-suited for use in said method

A heat-transfer label suitable for labeling fabric comprising:

• (a) a support portion, said support portion comprising a carrier and a release layer, with said release layer being positioned over said carrier layer;
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• (b) a single transfer portion, said transfer portion being positioned over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article of fabric under conditions of heat and pressure, said transfer portion comprising
• (i) an ink design layer printed directly onto a desired area of a wax layer,
• (ii) a mask layer printed over the ink design layer, as well as onto any exposed areas of the wax layer within the ink design layer and onto a surrounding area of the wax layer,
• (iii) a primer layer printed over the mask layer,
• (iv) an antenna printed directly onto the primer layer,
• (iv) an RFID chip bonded to the antenna, and
• (v) a heat-activatable adhesive layer provided over the RFID chip.