We've been thinking about switching to water based inks in the workshop whenever we can for a while. The simple fact that the ink doesn't have a load of synthetic and polluting chemicals in it, compared to the standard plastisol inks commonly used, should be incentive enough. Added to the fact that water based prints are much softer to the touch with no profile and come in a full range of colours it stands out as the choice for anyone who is after an ethical T-shirt printer.
The down side is that because the inks air dry you've got to keep moving! - wander away from the press for a while and you can return to an unuasable screen. The opacity of the white's on dark coloured garments isn't so great but a process known as discharge printing can help where basically the garment dye is first removed by bleaching before the ink is laid down. Ultimately the friendliest way for the environment is to choose a light coloured garment and to use water based inks and this is what we will be promoting as an ethical option with great results from now on.
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