{"id":5779,"date":"2020-01-31T15:25:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.maudlinclothing.com\/sustainability-in-textile-decoration\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T17:22:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:22:05","slug":"sustainability-in-textile-decoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.maudlinclothing.com\/en\/sustainability-in-textile-decoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability in Textile Decoration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sustainability is the order of the day and there are more and more options available on the market for obtaining a totally ecological product when decorating clothes.<\/p>\n\n

.<\/p>\n\n

Despite the lack of information (or contradictory information), there are some certainties that we have. Promotional textiles have never been produced as sustainably as they are today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>

.<\/div>\n\n

So which decoration method is best for those who want to create a sustainable or ecological clothing brand?<\/p>\n\n

Throughout this article we will describe the differences between screen printing<\/a>, direct printing<\/a> and embroidery<\/a>, while analysing the advantages and disadvantages of each in terms of sustainability.<\/p>\n\n

.<\/p>\n\n

.<\/p>\n\n

EMBROIDERY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Embroidery<\/a> is a relatively sustainable and ecological method. The production machines consume little energy and all file preparation is digital, so there is no need for material-intensive preparations. Is this a sustainable production method?<\/p>\n\n

At first, yes.<\/strong> Despite using polyester thread, a single spool can contain thousands of metres of thread and allow you to personalise dozens of items.<\/p>\n\n

For us, the big problem is that there isn't yet a recyclable interlining (what you put behind the embroidery to hold it in place and not crease the garment) on the market. This means that all the leftover interlining has to go in the bin.<\/p>\n\n

\"embroidery
Embroidery on caps<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

.<\/p>\n\n

SCREEN PRINTING<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Screen printing<\/a> has come a long way in recent years. Giving screen printing a sustainability rating is very difficult because it will always vary from print shop to print shop. That's why we're going to talk about us and our practices.<\/p>\n\n

.<\/p>\n\n

Screen printing uses a series of analogue processes that consume water, chemicals, plastics, etc. even before a single T-shirt is printed.<\/p>\n\n

We've already talked about the technological changes<\/a> we've implemented in recent years and how they've helped us evolve our processes. One consequence of these developments has been to make the whole process more sustainable.<\/p>\n\n