This month I give you a summary of techniques that can be used to make eco-effective designs.
A lot of our textile products are decorated. We choose a specific colour to dye the textile, combine different yarns in a woven material or print a design on a textile. Most of these traditional decoration techniques are not eco-effective because materials from the biological and the technological cycle are fused together. This makes it very difficult to separate the materials for recycling or biodegradation. E.g. silkscreen printing ink, which is non-biodegradable, printed on a biodegradable fabric like organic cotton.
A lot of our textile products are decorated. We choose a specific colour to dye the textile, combine different yarns in a woven material or print a design on a textile. Most of these traditional decoration techniques are not eco-effective because materials from the biological and the technological cycle are fused together. This makes it very difficult to separate the materials for recycling or biodegradation. E.g. silkscreen printing ink, which is non-biodegradable, printed on a biodegradable fabric like organic cotton.
The following techniques for decoration of textile products can be used to create eco-effective designs. Click on the photo to get detailed information:
 Laser cutting  Memory melting |  Punching  Removable prints |  Eucalyptus dyeing  Smocking |
Can you name a decorating technique of which you think it might be eco-effective? Let me know!
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