LUXURY SILK SCARFS AVAILABLE

I never compromise with my art and my silk habotai scarves are no different! This 100% pure silk habotai scarf captures the true colors and concepts portrayed in my artwork and the feel of the silk is on par with luxury brands. Made from silk habotai, the scarf is finished with a machine rolled baby hem for long lasting durability and an air of delicacy. The reactive inks mean your scarf colors will always remain as vibrant as the day you buy it. Artwork printed scarves translate my artwork into a wearable format for your wearing and viewing pleasure.

ECCO FRIENDLY

It is very important to me that we respect nature and this applies to manufacturing my beautiful merchandise, while not sacrificing any quality.  Here are what makes my beautiful luxurious scarves as good as they will look on you.

Environment Impact of Reactive On-demand Printing

Reactive printing on-demand is a low waste process. Since every meter we print is for a specific customer, we never have overstock or deadstock. Fabrics that print incorrectly can simply be washed and reprinted. Our washing machinery recirculates water to minimize water usage. The steamer uses less than 40 liters of water most production days. We use natural gas heaters to power the printer heater and practice widely accepted energy saving techniques daily within our facility including recycling all cardboard, papers, and plastics.

Reactive printed silk habotai scarves perfectly portray my artwork on silk fabrics. This scarf features my artwork printed on lightweight 100% silk habotai, finished with a machine rolled baby hem. The print is permanent and will never fade with use or washing. Wear artwork in a luxurious way with this silk habotai scarf!

Reactive vs. Pigment

Unlike the reactive process detailed below, pigment printing is a short cut for natural fabric printing. It results in surface prints on natural fabrics where the inks do not penetrate into the fibers. While it is a fast process, pigment inks are not wash-fast and will fade with washing and rubbing. The colors produced in pigment printing are generally subdued since pigment inks are composed of not only the nanopigments (colors) and water, but also a glue to adhere the ink to the fabric surface. The glue also means your fabric feels stiffer after printing with no hope of softening without washing and color-loss. In contrast, our reactive printing is an innovation in vibrant fabrics, that includes all the 4 steps detailed below and the end product is fully washed and ready for any end use. Reactive printing on natural fabrics means there’s never any compromise between colors, feel, finish, or wash fastness.

Reactive Printing

Reactive printing is a multistep process formulated for printing on natural fabrics. It involves 4 main steps: pretreating fabrics, printing, steaming and washing.

The pretreatment process involves coating fabrics in a finely tuned chemical mixture that stiffens the fabric and helps bond the ink to the fabric. Once coated, the fabrics are digitally printed with reactive inks using color profiles suited to each fabric. It’s quick and insanely accurate! The vibrant ink set translates my artwork into millions of tiny drops that are jetted out from the technologically advanced print heads. After printing, steaming is where the magic happens! The fabric slowly moves through a steam chamber heated to 102 degrees Celsius which opens the fiber’s cells. Once opened, the ink can transfer into the fibers. After steaming the print will be at maximum vibrancy and color depth. The last step is washing to remove all excess inks and residual pretreatment.

The fabric passes through 3 different temperature baths and we add special detergents and finishers to wash and significantly soften the fabrics. It’s a long process but it’s worth it! All fabrics printed with a reactive process are fully washable with no fading and perfectly soften and durable.

"Fashion is undoubtedly an artistic expression, and as an artist it’s a joy to translate my creative work into wearable art. Featuring my own artwork, across luxury accessories, apparel and home goods. Digitally printed with permanent reactive inks, using processes that have low energy impact on the environment. Beautiful art should not be confined to the walls of a gallery! "

- Spencer Mulrain