Sustainable Art of Fabric Printing to Produce Eco-Friendly Apparel Fabric Printing by hand is an ancient process of dyeing fabric with plant based dyes, first used in Indian sub-continent around 4th century. Today known as Batik, Tie and Dye or Block Screen Printing processes, they are becoming increasing popular in many fashion scenes viz. apparel, home decor, bags etc. Though hand fabric printing is a fair trade industry, with artisans working since generations in this field, it can be one of the most polluting processes as well. Team Sivalya has made it a mission to convert these processes into sustainable methodologies worldwide. Hand prints is an art form once reserved for Royalty with designs created in real gold and silver and garments were decorated with gems and diamonds. Today this form of fabric designs are enjoyed by everyone and with a number of high society designers and fashion houses patronizing the hand print process, it is becoming quite popular and fashionable indeed.
Process of creating essentially manual consumption of fossil uses toxic dyes and water. Its production the environment, and more CO2 emissions medium enterprise. production would livelihood and means root artisans. So need process and not
hand printed fabric is and it has a high fuel and electricity, and massive amounts of has a major impact on batik businesses produce than any other small or Taking away this form of mean taking away of survival for many grass of the times is to fix the eliminate it.
Team Sivalya has tied up with the fair trade artisans in India to help develop sustainable practices and create a more ecologically friendly product. It is a part of our mission to ensure that these artisans and their families do not lose their only source of income, but instead they utilize a cleaner and sustainable alternative to their production methodology in creating their fabric. We assist artisans in implementing cleaner, safer and a more efficient production process. Our team works directly with artisans, through workshops on water and energy efficiency, providing technical assistance to help them adopt a sustainable production. Gas stoves which were lit throughout the day with oil have been changed to electric ones which consume a fraction of energy compared to old ones. Batik blocks are encouraged to be re-used as many times as possible before tossing away. Most importantly, we train them how to consume water efficiently which has resulted its consumption going down substantially. Synthetic and potentially toxic dyes, which were previously used, have been replaced with plant based all-organic dyes. This has been the change which has impacted not only the manufacturer, but
also the end user by reducing exposure to harmful dyes and colors. Our team has trained artisans on methods to extract and use colors from plants and flowers to create pure organic vegan dyes. It is our commitment to create our apparel and tapestries etc. from organic cotton and dyes only. When you purchase from Sivalya, you not on ed of a 100% organic and natural product which has a sustainable foot-print and is safe ly make a difference in these artisans lives by helping them earn a living but you are ensur for you and your families.
As always, we thank you for your support and feel free to ask us any questions you might have. If you are local to Orlando, FL or even just visiting, drop in and say hi to Team Sivalya! Our online store Sivalya.com offers an exclusive selection of ethically handcrafted and 100% organic apparel like dresses, tanks and tunics, sarongs and pareos, skirts and shorts, and kimonos and ponchos. Choose from our meaningful gift sets for her to celebrate the forthcoming holiday season too. The website also carries silver chakra pendant jewelry, fashionable sterling silver jewelry, yoga and meditation jewelry, and spiritual home decor items.