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Waterbased T Shirt Printing | Part1
Friday, 29 Aug, 2008 – 14:38 | 4 Comments
Waterbased T Shirt Printing | Part1

Hopefully we can outline some of the benefits of T shirt printing in water based inks, and explore some of the possible reasons many screen printing companies are so reluctant to advertise or use these inks. Here are just a few benefits we feel waterbased inks have to offer.

* Environmentally sound non spirit based formulas
* Breath-ability on large prints
* Soft and sometimes imperceptible hand
* Very long lasting print
* Diverse range of special effects

Cool Earth Update
Thursday, 21 Aug, 2008 – 10:06 | No Comment
Cool Earth Update

‘At the invitation of the Ashaninka Tribe, Cool Earth is now to working to protect the western frontier in Peru from destruction.’
On Sunday 10th February, the Ashaninka community met with loggers who were presenting …

Earth Positive T Shirts
Saturday, 19 Jul, 2008 – 14:36 | One Comment
Earth Positive T Shirts

While some T shirt suppliersĀ  suprise us with mid year price increases, others, namely Earth Positive look like closing the price gap on the non organic brands. As many companies start passing on rising fuel …

Cool Earth
Wednesday, 25 Jun, 2008 – 22:54 | No Comment
Cool Earth

It seems Cool Earth has found itself at the centre of much controversy and debate. Recent campaigns aimed at increasing awareness about the importance of the rainforest, and the rapid rate at which it is …

Green gofors
Monday, 9 Jun, 2008 – 20:16 | No Comment
Green gofors

“Thanks for the T shirts

Green GoFors go Global!

Just to keep you updated – the green GoFors are a group of Cornwall College students who are studying responsible tourism and …

Waterbased inks
Tuesday, 3 Jun, 2008 – 0:15 | No Comment
Waterbased inks

Although not ideal in all situations, and the ink a real nightmare to work with at times, water based screen printing can be extremely satisfying. This month has seen a big increase in jobs produced …

Climate Change
Sunday, 25 May, 2008 – 12:13 | No Comment
Climate Change

The Environment Agency “5 June 2008 is World Environment Day and across England and Wales we’ll focus on how we can all Stand-up to Climate Change.”
This day is to encourage people to adopt new routines …

Students T shirts
Thursday, 22 May, 2008 – 17:26 | One Comment
Students T shirts

As ever students leave you with very tight deadlines, the final big day for many students is here, and most will still be working on their projects with seconds left on the clock. We are …

Organic T shirt printing, the wash test
Sunday, 11 May, 2008 – 16:39 | No Comment
Organic T shirt printing, the wash test

The most thoroughly road tested T shirt of my entire collection, this Surftwisted Organic T Shirt has been in and out of the washing so many times over the last 2 years it is now …

blood sweat and T shirts
Monday, 21 Apr, 2008 – 9:50 | No Comment

Blood sweat and t shirts will be on our TV screens on 22nd April at 9pm on BBC3. From the bits and pieces we have managed to glimpse so far it looks like it could …

Water based inks, another look
Saturday, 12 Apr, 2008 – 11:23 | No Comment
Water based inks, another look

We are presently sampling a new range of waterbased inks, we are always looking for the ink that does everything, the ink that uses no solvents or plastics, no hazard signs on the tin. It …

A ROCHA
Wednesday, 26 Mar, 2008 – 3:20 | No Comment
A ROCHA

A Rocha choose organic cotton T-Shirts, discharge printed in lime green waterbased ink, the Tshirts from Okarma are looking good.

Organic T shirt printing by Advertees