We screen print onto a range of materials including fabrics, leathers and garments. We also work with lampshades and wallpapers and many other materials. We can work with reclaimed, second hand and deadstock fabrics and garments.
Below is a list of some of the techniques we offer.
There are many different binder finishes including glossy, satin, matt, raised, puffed and soft. Most of our binders hold some or all the following certifications GOTS APROVED INPUT, ZDHC LEVEL 3(Zero discharge of hazardous chemicals), OEKO-TEX ECO PASSPORT CLASS 1 and NIKE RSL(Restricted substances list)
We are able to use photographs and images with mutiple colours and create CMYK artworks for screen printing.
We are able to print on many leathers with specialist inks and create a varieity of finishes that are durable. We have printed leather skins for bags, accessories and garments.
The flocking effect is created by printing a design in glue and then heat pressing a sheet of flock on top. There are varying colours and denstities of flock available, we are also able to hand dye flock to match pantones.
There are a few options to achieve metallic effects, we have a metallic binder which can be pigmented to any colour. We also have glitter binders and pearlised binders. Or there is the option of foiling which is when a glue is printed and then a metallic foil is heatpressed onto the glue.
This is a bleaching process which leaves little to no hand feel when printing light colours on dark grounds. The fabric must be dyed with dischargable dye, so testing is required.
Foiling involves printing your design in a glue binder and heatpressing on foil, we can do placement print, repeat lengths and mutiple layerd designs. Many different colours are available in metalic foils.
We can print with dyes to allow a softer handle to the fabric and also can dye small pieces of fabrics for experimentation.
We have developed techniques to work with glitters and also have binders than contain glitters.
Along with foils and flocking we are able to do other heat press techniques including, hand painted or screen printed sublimation placements, vinyl transfers and Swarovski crystal placements.