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Ecoprintworks in Berlin

I’m not sure if we needed to travel this far to experiment with Permaset, but as Berlin is at the forefront of the screen printing industry, it wasn’t a bad excuse to take a little trip.
Below are a few pictures of us at the studio of Lindsey Ruben who runs a boutique couture print shop [...]

Recycled Hang Tags from Greenerprinter!

By popular request, we’re now offering recycled hang-tags from our friends at Greenerprinter up in Berkeley.Recycled hang tags are a great way to brand your apparel – as well as pass along important information to customers about the production characteristics of both the garment and the printing process employed to create your beautiful [...]

Ecoprintworks at the New Living Expo

EcoPrintworks made an appearance at the New Living Expo – a fun, green oriented festival that took place over the weekend in San Francisco’s south of market district.
It’s always good to get out and see what other innovators in the industry are up to. Klean Kanteen, Rainbow Grocery, and Urban Yogis – among others, [...]

Why Organic Cotton

The use of organic cotton is up – worldwide production has inceased 153% last year alone – and for good reason.
Less than 3% of agricultural land is planted with conventionally grown cotton, but that 3% consumes 20% of all pesticides used and 22% of all insecticides. According to the WWF [...]

Green is Sexy

When people hear eco-fashion – many think oxymoron – the two words just don’t go together.   Christine Marchuska, founder of eco-fashion line cmarchuska is out to change that with a series of online commercials steaming up the internet.
Marchuska uses sustainable fabrics, and produces her stuff right out of NY’s famed Garment District.

Shop Anthems — what we listening to…

EcoPrintworks Recognized by Eco Child’s Play

EcoPrintworks recognized by Eco Child’s Play for printing with non-toxic, Oeko-Tex Class I certified Permaset Aqua inks. The Oeko-tex certification is especially important to parents of young ones – as it means that said products are of the highest safety standard, and certified safe for children under the age of two.
Eco Child’s Play was [...]

Ecobags on NPR

Ecobags, the leading maker of reusable organic cotton and recycled bags since its inception in 1989 is profiled in this NPR piece.

Organic Cotton Aprons from Hae Now

Brand new organic cotton apron from Hae Now. The bib apron is a sturdy medium weight organic cotton twill, classic 3-pocket style. As you’d expect from Hae Now, the cut and construction of the apron is high-quality and well thought out: a comfortable 3/4″ wide neck strap, extra-long ties, re-inforced stitch at stress [...]

EarthPositive Wins at Printwear & Promotion

Printwear and Promotion is recognized as the leading journal for the decorated garment industry in Great Britain. At this year’s Printwear & Promotion awards and trade fair, one of our suppliers – EarthPositive was selected as the winner of the EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2008 in the ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY SAVING CATEGORY.
“We are very proud to [...]