Alternative Apparel has always been an innovator when it comes to fabrics, colors, and cuts, but their new line of eco-heathers and organic cotton apparel has most definitely raised the bar. Generally a constricted niche in the past, Alternative Apparel is now producing lines of eco-friendly products with no restriction on color or sass. A couple examples below:

Eco-Heather Crew
Unisex regular fit eco-heather s/s p.e. tee. Made with Eco-Heather, our uniquely imperfect blend of organic cotton, recycled polyester, and naturally occurring rayon.

• 20’s Eco-Heather: 38% cotton (6.25% organic cotton), 50% polyester (6.25% recycled poly), 12% naturally occurring rayon
• Low-impact yarn dyed, fabric washed for a super soft hand

The Rocky Eco-Fleece Zip Hoodie

Unisex regular fit l/s zip hoodie with kangaroo front pocket. Natural color zipper tape, nickel zipper, and shoestring hood ties give this classic item retro appeal. Wintertime just got a whole lot cozier!

• Eco-Fleece: 50% polyester (6.25% recycled), 46% cotton (6.25% organic cotton), 4% naturally occurring rayon
• Low-impact yarn dyed; enzyme fabric washed for a super soft hand
• Resilient fabric

Mother of two daughters, Sarah Broyles decided to combine her creativity and passion for empowered, active women. The result? Fauna Extreme: A series of active tanks we’re printing that are inspired by some of the amazing creatures in our environment.

Some Initial Photos of the Tanks

Here are some of the initial Mock-ups of the art. Stay tuned to see the finished product…

Fauna Extreme Initial Mock-up: Antelope

Initial Mock-ups Fauna Extreme: Tiger

UPDATE:
Fauna Extreme is up and running… here is a link to their online storefront and a few photos of their beautiful tanks. Good job Sarah!

Fauna Extreme's Beautiful Athletic Tanks

Every Monday on Morro Ave in Baywood Park is a farmer’s market from 2-5 in the afternoon. Looks like I’ll be there as often as I can.

I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen such red, luscious strawberries, crisp apples or deep green green’s. Below is some photo evidence.

Also, here’s a link to some raw goodness recipes for inspiration.

We’re getting ready for the Green Festival in Sf by printing up some goodies. We want to show how soft and vibrant water based screen printing can be, so we’re making some totes and other fun things to pass out. Are you going to be there? Send us a tweet – we’ll track you down and give you some booty.

We’ve recently added ECOBAGS® as a supplier and ever since, our staff can’t stop fighting over the samples they’ve sent over. Our favorites? The Canvas Shopping Tote made from recycled cotton and the 100% Organic Canvas Book/Overnite Tote.  We asked Chris, our lead designer and resident tester why she loves hers, and she says, “They’re super sturdy and the perfect size.  I use mine for grocery trips or a weekend night-bag.”

***BONUS: Are you a Twitter user?  Tweet about the contest with hashtag #ecoprintworks and you’ll receive a second entry.

//***EDIT***// Congratulations to Jared Karnes from OneTribe Organics – winner of our free custom tote contest. Below are a couple pics of the finished product.

We work with a lot of up and coming designers to help create their own clothing lines – using our water-based inks to create custom printed labels. Think you’ve got ideas that the world should see? Give us a ring or drop us an email. We’re happy to talk over the process.

Allison over at Earthlust makes beautiful stainless steel bottles from #304 food grade stainless steel and BPA-free safe polypropelene #5 caps.  We’re excited to be able to offer her bottles custom printed here at EcoPrintworks.

Although your bottles will not be printed with Permaset Aqua, we will still use non-toxic paints suitable for the steel.

Click here for more info and pricing on custom printed stainless steel bottles from Earthlust…

It’s been assumed for quite a while, but at our most recent Friday staff meeting, we decided to make it official:  Tango is our new office mascot.

Congratulations Tango.

Owners Peter Imai and David Whitaker get some local airtime when Randall White stopped by from the KCOY Morning Show.  Check it out here…

Stumbling along the web, I came across something quite amazing – A weblog collection of my favorite kind of artist: screen printers, all displaying their beautiful work, answering questions about inspiration, technique, materials – and best of all there are links to each and every one of their Etsy shops. If you don’t yet know about Etsy, be careful. You may find yourself deep in a two hour shopping spree before you know it. Etsy is a network of craft people from all walks and styles putting their unique wares up for sale. Custom printed pillows to custom dog collars, this is the best place I’ve found for unique gifts. Never fails.

I’m not sure if these folks are all water based screen printers :] but check them out here nonetheless.