Eco Friendly Performance Fabric Supplier

[Klas]

Hope the samples are good. We will soon add more suppliers to the list, and I’ll make sure to include this one. Thanks!

[Nadine Schratzberger]

Dear Members,

I am curently searching for Echo friendly suppliers WHO Sell Nylons And Mesh.

Do have someone recommendations ?

Kind Regards Nadine

[Klas]

Hi Nadine,

I suggest you take a look at the following suppliers and contact them to see if they have what you are searching for:
M.I.T.I in Italy
Web: http://www.mitispa.it

LMA in Portugal
Phone: +351 917 766 765

IBQ Fabrics in Spain
Phone: +34 937 360 960

Effepi – Manifatura Effe Pi in Italy
http://www.manifatturaeffepi.com/en

Eclat in Taiwan
http://www.eclat.com.tw/en/

Carvico in Italy
http://www.carvico.com/en

Sofileta in France
http://www.sofileta.com

//Klas

[Esther van de Poll]

Great resource list Klas. In the mean time I received a response from the Solvay group for all the manufactures that use their Eco friendly Polyester fillaments.

They send me the following list of manufacturers, hope it is of benefit to someone 🙂

AMNI SOUL ECO® Producers
– Company Website Company Contact email Zone/country
Circular Knittings
– SOFILETA SAS http://www.sofileta.com Mr. Dominique Heuillard > Dominique.HEUILLARD@sofileta.com Europe/France
– Maglificio CORNO SNC http://www.corno.eu Mr. Giorgio Glessi > giorgio.glessi@corno.eu Europe/Italy
– MAGLIFICIO RIPA SPA http://www.maglificioripa.it Mr. Luca Bianco > lucabianco@maglificioripa.it Europe/Italy
– PONTETORTO SpA pontetorto.it Mr. Marco Toccafondi > marco.toccafondi@pontetorto.com Europe/Italy

Hosiery
– TEXTIMALHAS – Fabrico e Comercialização de Malhas, S.A. http://www.textimalhas.pt/en/index.html Ms. Maria João Neto > mjoao.neto@textimalhas.pt Europe Portugal

Seamless
– OLDTRADING, S.A. http://www.oldtrading.pt/ Mr. Francisco Pinheiro Europe Portugal

Sportswear Socks
– A. Fiuza & Irmaos Lda. http://www.afisocks.com/ Mr. João Fiusa > joaofiuza@afisocks.com Europe Portugal

Weaving
– Manifatture Italiane Scudieri S.r.l. http://www.mectex.it/index.php/en/prodotti/t-green Mr. David Head david.head@mectex.it Europe Italy

Weaving SERATES
– s.r.l. http://www.serates.it Mr. Matteo Ramundo > matteo.ramundo@serates.it Europe Italy

Weaving Denim
– Orta Anadolu Tic. Ve San. iSl T.A.$. http://www.ortaanadolu.com Mr. Ibrahim Günes > hsabap@ortaanadolu.com Europe Turkey

[Nadine Schratzberger]

Thank you Both!!!

Great suggestions. I will try them all!!

cheers Nadine

[Wendy Dubbeld]

gac2003.com also has a quite an assortment in eco-friendly performance fabrics

[Joonas Luotonen]

Hi all, I’m also looking for a sustainable fabric options for backpacks and other bags. My current plan is to use X-Pac, which is a great material but I honestly don’t know anything about its sustainability. It’s made by Dimension Polyant but I can’t find any info on X-Pac on their website. It’s strange really.

Anyway, if you know very tough, lightweight, and waterproof fabrics that might also have i.e. BlueSign certification – please let me know!

Thanks,
Joonas

[Ana Kristiansson]

Hi Joonas
Regarding materials for backpacks, I snooped around in my network and got some tips:

European (and Swedish) supplier: https://www.fov.se
Give them a call so they can guide you further, talk specifically with Mats or Pernilla. Extremely professional and knowledgable people with great materials.

Taiwan: Many suppliers have bluesign and recycled goods. They have a bit higher MOQ. best tip is Hoyu (Chloe på H325@hoyu.com.tw) They have a lot of canvas structures and och mixed materials like NY/CO or T/C.

Korea: Dongjin are the first Korean supplier with bluesigned materials. Also have recycled and solution dyed. Contact fred@dong-jin.com. A second company is Pangrim, contact person: tguy@pangrim.com or naomo.pangrim@gmail.com

China: Leejo are gigantic and they have all sorts of materials. Contact edgar@leejotex.com

Do you know the outdoor fair ISPO https://www.ispo.com/en/munich? If not, it’s something you could consider visiting in February. There you can meet many suppliers and manufacturers and also see what’s going on in the outdoor industry, attend seminars on sustainability etc and grow your network. We usually go there every year, and this last fair we also had a workshop on How to start a sustainable apparel brand.

Hope this helps:-D

[Ana Kristiansson]

Hi again Joonas

Just stumbled upon this right now, could this be something?

“QWSTION – A TEXTILE (R)EVOLUTION” from QWSTION on Vimeo.

https://vimeo.com/294328565

🙂

[Joonas Luotonen]

Thanks Ana! This was helpful. Qwstion looks amazing too. ISPO is in my mind, but I haven’t committed myself to it yet though.

[Charlotte Magnani]

Hi everyone,

I’m wondering if there are any updated recommendations for sustainable sportswear suppliers, manufacturers or designers that you know of (ideally in Europe as I am based in Europe and want to reduce carbon footprint). The product relates to cycling kits for women.

Thank you,
Charlotte

[Klas]

Hi Charlotte,
The best manufacturer for cycling and specially if you want to create sublimated products, you can check out
https://www.sportswearoftomorrow.com
and contact Kevin Van Lancker. They have plants in Romania and Latvia. Plus they have a pretty impressive machinery park and when it comes to sustainability they are pretty pretty advanced. Plus they also specialize in bikewear.😊
//Klas

[Sally Wolff]

Hi All,
I am looking for a durable, waterproof, comfortable sustainable material for children’s outdoor trousers. Natural materials fit with my brand. I wanted to use organic waxed cotton but it is proving to be too expensive. Has anyone got any advice on finding a cheaper alternative? I am looking at a wool alternative that has a waterproof finish think it’s called polymide? I have scoured the perforamnce days website but finding this stage a challenge because I am not from a textile background so am learning as I go. Many thanks everyone, I hope you are all progressing well in your journey. Sally

[Kerry Starr]

Hi
I am in need of an eco-friendly fabric that is extremely soft and comfortable for sleep tops – any suggestions? And are you aware of any that might use or be willing to use Celiant yarn? https://celliant.com/

Thanks so much

[Klas]

When it comes to Celliant, I would reverse engineer it – give Celliant a call, explain what you are doing and what you are looking for, and ask them for reference for suppliers that they are working with. What suppliers are using their technology.

You can also look into Coolmax and Drirelease, and do the same thing – they work with different suppliers across the globe, that use their technology

Also check:
https://marketplace.premierevision.com/en/fabrics.html
https://www.performancedays.com/marketplace.html

[Kerry Starr]

Thank you so much – I reached out to Celiant and have a meeting Monday.