My Eco Promise

One of the most important aspects of my business was to ensure a level of eco-conscious awareness.

Designing and selling your own ranges comes with many challenges but I knew that there were three eco-conscious things which would lead my decision making:

  1. Where possible to eliminate single use plastic from my packaging and products. This includes not using bubble wrap, not using plastic cello bags (not even biodegradable plastic, because it is still just plastic) on my prints and not opting for lamination (which is a plastic coating) on my greetings cards, sticker sheets or bookmarks.

  2. To reduce the miles my products travel whilst being created, and

  3. Create products which support wildlife or environmental projects.

It has taken two years of sampling and testing to get to a point where I am achieving these three goals. It is still not perfect but I am always striving! 

 

SAMPLES

All of my samples (both wallpaper and fabric) are printed in the U.K. Each one is put together in-house. I do not use plastic packaging; I only use paper, card and tissue paper, all of which can be recycled at home or locally.

 

WALLPAPER

I work with my U.K. based wallpaper production company and print everything to order. This means there is no over production, no wasted materials and no extra energy being used. I only printed what is needed.

All of my wallpapers are printed using HP printing machines, using water based, environmentally kind inks.

My wallpapers are also made from natural non-woven papers which are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This certification ensures that the paper is sourced from well-managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits.

 

LINEN FABRIC

All of my linen fabric is printed in the U.K. It is a linen and cotton mix, and it is printed using a Pigment printing process. Pigment printing does not require extra post printing washing and steaming, and uses less energy and causes less waste than other textile printing methods.

The fabric is printed using ink that is both OEKO-TEX Eco Passport Certified (NEP 1612) and ECOCERT Certified Ink.  This means they have been independently checked to ensure they do not contain chemicals that are harmful to human health.

Learn more about OEKO-TEX Eco Passport at https://www.oeko-tex.com

 The cotton within the fabric is also certified under the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). Fabric sourced under the Better Cotton Initiative is made by producers that adhere to the sustainability standards that aim to make global production better for the people that produce it.

Learn more about the Better Cotton Initiative at https://bettercotton.org .

 If ordering folded fabric, it is delivered in recycable poly mailer bags.

 

GREETINGS CARDS

In the beginning of 2022, I launched a new range of greetings cards which support the work of the Woodland Trust; the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity.

The new cards are printed near Helston, in Cornwall, UK by Sixprint. They are a professional fine art printing company specialising in services for artists, illustrators and photographers. They are supporters of The Woodland Trust project.

They only use only carbon captured papers for the production of all their greetings cards, so every card you buy from me helps to fund the fantastic efforts of the woodland trust in protecting and creating our beautiful native woodlands.

Furthermore, the paper I have chosen for my cards is FSC Certified, pH neutral, Long life certified, Chlorine and heavy metal free.