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Fabric Primer
At Tinc, we are trying to be as “green” as we can be. At Tinc Headquarters, we try to reuse and recycle whenever possible. Savannah, our Designer, rides her bike around San Francisco for daily errands. Nathan, our Director of Color, uses cold-water formulas to dye and silk screen our fabrics. Everything is assembled locally in San Francisco (meet the people from design to final sewing at tincwear.com). We also try as much as possible to source environmentally friendly fabrics. Mill information is available upon request.
Our eco-textile selections for the Fall 2008 include:
Organic Cotton Jersey is grown and milled in India.
Organic Wool Melton is grown in Australia and milled in Massachusetts.
Hempcel Twill is spun with lyocell, a wood fiber, and recycled plastic fibers. After washing, the processing chemicals are retrieved from the water, purified, and recycled.
Seacell is made from fibers of compressed seaweed, lyocell and organic cotton. We’ve been told your skin will absorb minerals and vitamins from the nutrient-rich fabrics, including calcium, magnesium, proteins, and numerous vitamins.
Bamboo is sustainably grown and spun with organic cotton.
Organic Herringbone Tweed is made from recycled wool and milled in France.
Organic Aurora B is a fine gossamer of recycled wool and is milled in France.
Other Fabric options include:
Silk-Wool Gabardine is milled in Italy.
Cashmere blended with cotton and wool is milled in France.
Foiled Cotton is hand milled in small batches in Italy.