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Emily Falconer, Business Development Manager of Premier Digital Textiles talks to Debbie McKeegan of Texintel about all things textiles, current developments and sustainability in the digital print marketplace. 

We as Premier Digital Textiles have been supplying the textile industry for over 30 years, under our Parent company Premier Textiles Limited and expanded our offering over 15 years ago, with the introduction of digitally prepared textiles into our extensive, ever growing range at PDT.

We are passionate about development and innovation to be able to bring the print industry a balanced selection of digital print ready substrates that are available in large and small volumes. *

To learn more about our continued expansion of textiles, including sustainable fabrics, and our corporate strategy to increase sustainable innovations available in the marketplace, please listen and enjoy the podcast below.

*MOQ – 50mts (1 roll)

 

 

For more information please contact sales: HERE

Podcast also shown on Textintel website

This podcast was made possible by the support of Texintel and Fespa on behalf of the global print community.

Premier Digital Textiles are proud to announce the expansion of their environmentally certified textile collection. 

A specialist print-ready collection expertly developed and sourced to fulfil the Industries requirement for Textiles that meet the needs of an expanding marketplace for sustainably sourced fabrics suitable for Digital Textile printing.

In tune with industry trends and demands, and in partnership with their longstanding connections amongst the world’s most prestigious mills, the textile specialists and fabric technologists within the Premier Digital team have created a substantial offering of fabric print bases that offer the manufacturer viable, sustainable alternatives to the world’s most popular woven and knitted textiles.

Certification is paramount, and as we move into an era of transparency within the global supply chain, sourcing confidence is essential. Premier Digital Textiles have worked tirelessly to provide accurate certification, and importantly, a collection with the provenance that the consumer now demands.

Which certifications apply :

Cottons – Soil Association, GOTS, Oeko-Tex, BCI

Polyester – Repreve (by UNIFI)

ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED COLLECTIONS INCLUDE:

Organic Natural Fabrics 

2386 Recycled and Organic cotton blend – twill – 213gsm

6903 Organic Natural drill – 255gsm

2886 Organic Half panama bleached  – 309gsm

2886 Organic Half panama natural – 309gsm

3030 Organic Dedsuti – 195gsm

6985 Organic Satin -140gsm

7027 Organic Interlock – 210gsm

2260 Organic Plain – 156gsm

6999 Supa Soft Organic Cotton – 150gsm

Recycled Polyester (100% or blended)

2331 Freemont – Linen look poly – 210gsm

2333 Eco Austin – Polyester linen – 284gsm

2336 Eco Phoenix – 247gsm

2332 Eco Canvas – 215gsm

2406 Cordoba

2565 Colorado – 100% Recycled half panama

Premier Digital Textiles also see the value of the addition of Lyocell (a wood pulp fibre) to the strong offering of their current sustainable textiles and an important fibre for future production.  

Lyocell will be launching at the end of March. Please contact sales for more information. 

Premier Digital Textiles have been supplying the worlds Textile industry for over 30 years, and the Digital Textile industry for over 15 years. Importantly they are also credited as the pioneers for the many new substrates and woven innovations that have unlocked the textile supply chain to bring the print Industry a balanced selection of print-ready Textile substrates available in large and small volumes.

“Our fundamental commitment to sustainable fabric development is at the heart of what we do. Our team has been working closely with existing key suppliers for over 12 months, to bring new sustainable fabrics to market. This has involved close collaboration and a sharing of knowledge, which has resulted in an exciting new range of print ready fabrics, all of which are fully certified and tested to meet our exacting quality standards”.

“Premier truly believes that quality and cost shouldnt be compromised in the search to deliver customers truly sustainable print solutions.” “Premier Digital Textiles are proud to offer the industry a comprehenshive collection of eco print ready base fabrics and look forward to sharing future innovations and developments, alongside continued investment in the supply of sustainable textiles.”

– Emily Falconer: Business Development Premier Digital textiles.

 For more information please contact sales: HERE

Article also shown on Textintel website

The Heat transfer process is the means by which Dye-Sublimation printing is transferred and fixed to the fabric to be produced.

Dye-Sublimation is an ink-set used exclusively on Polyester Fabrics.

Sublimation is a scientific term which describes the process by which a solid transforms into a gas without an intermediate liquid phase.

This process allows colour to be fixed onto Polyester fabrics with a great degree of accuracy and impact, owing to a vivid colour gamut.

In Dye-Sub printing the process is for the pattern to be printed with dye-sub inks using a standard inkjet printer onto a high release transfer paper.

The next stage of the process is to place the paper next to the textile to be transferred in a high temperature heat transfer press.

When this happens, the ink sublimates from liquid to a gas and transfers from the paper to the textile producing vivid colours in near perfect resolution on the textile.

In order to transfer the image from the paper to the substrate, it requires a heat press process that is a combination of time, temperature and pressure.

The heat press applies this special combination, which can change depending on the substrate, to “transfer” the sublimation dyes at the molecular level into the substrate.

The most common dyes used for sublimation activate at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

However, a range of 380 to 420 degrees Fahrenheit is normally recommended for optimal colour.

The end result of the sublimation process is an almost permanent, high resolution, full colour print.

Because the dyes are infused into the substrate at the molecular level, rather than applied at a topical level (such as with screen printing and direct to garment printing), the prints will not crack, fade or peel from the substrate under normal conditions.

Dye Sublimation printing onto Polyester Fabrics is very accurate, with great stability and ease of process, heat transfer is widely used as a printing method by many digital textile printers specialising in Fashion, Interiors, Sportswear and Athleisure.