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Meet us at Make it British
We are exhibiting at Make it British at Truman's Brewery, Brick Lane, London between the 23rd and 24th May, along with many other UK textile, accessory and garment manufacturers. Drop in and say hello. We'd love to find out more about what you are interested in and how we might be able to help.
April 2018
Less stuff, more profit
Retailers and brands want to reduce time to market, improve use of capital and increase profit. Sustainability commentators want consumers to buy less clothing. Impossible to reconcile? Our latest provocation outlines how potentially both of these can be achieved together, by better matching of supply and demand and thereby reducing discounting. At Faering we offer Knit-in-white-print-on-demand as a solution that is commercially ready and scaleable. Get a copy
here
March 2018
Keeping the hand feel of suede and leather
Conventional digital printing of leather usually leaves a plastic feel to the surface, due to the cured ink resins. Our inks are resin-free, but that creates performance challenges. A year ago we launched a development project to digitally print suede and leather with acceptable technical performance whilst keeping the wonderful hand feel of these materials. That project is now complete. So if you design leather products we invite you for discussion on how our innovation can help.
November 2017
Reversible digital textile printing
We have been asked to assess the potential of a new technique that enables fabrics to be de-printed and re-printed (or de-dyed and re-dyed). If it is of interest, please get
in touch
October 2017
London Fashion Week
It was great to be involved with a variety of projects for London Fashion Week, including with Faustine Steinmetz and with John Smedley's collaborations with Holly Fulton and with Teatum Jones.
September 2017
Images: Vogue.co.uk
The Wool Lab AW 18-19
A print we have designed and produced on apparel weight 100% wool melton was chosen by the Woolmark Company for inclusion in their inspirational The Wool Lab AW18-19 issue as part of the Fiesta Patronal trend
June 2017
image: Faering Ltd
London Collections Men
We were once again working for a number of designers who showed at London Collections Men. Shown are painterly striped knitwear by Lou Dalton x John Smedley and painterly striped cotton socks by Lou Dalton. Looks great!
June 2017
image: catwalking.com
Recycling difficult textile waste streams
This was the subject of our presentation at the 6th International Fibre Recycling Symposium. We presented the analysis of our research partner Oakdene Hollins and ourselves on the opportunities for recycling of negative and low value wastes such as sorting wastes, corporate clothing and mattresses.
June 2017
Supporting the Sustainable
Clothing Action Plan
Faering is an official supporter of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan. Signed by most of the UK's major brands and retailers, adherence to the plan will significantly reduce the environmental impact of clothing. Faering will contribute its innovative manufacturing methods and consulting advice
May 2017
Printing on suede
Suede and leather are notoriously difficult to get lasting prints that give good colour definition and do not crack with time. We've achieved excellent results on suede, and are getting some really encouraging feedback from experts in the leather trade who have assessed a wide variety of print approaches.
March 2017
Fabrics and products
As well as printing materials and products supplied by customers, we now can supply selected wool fabrics, both knitted and woven. A full range is given on the
website
. In addition we can supply woven cashmere scarves and organic cotton jersey.
March 2017
Digital denim
At the Circular Transitions conference in London in late November, Dr Dawn Ellams and Nick Morley presented their digital denim project. Building on Dawn's doctorate work, the project will develop the second generation of printed denim pieces and garments.
December 2016
Printing merino wool cycle wear
Faering has been printing merino wool cycle wear for master's student Sarah Buck, with some great results. Sarah runs her own design studio and has designed cycle accessories for organisations such as Topshop. The story of the project can be found at www.deronde.co.uk
December 2016
Presenting consulting work in Gothenburg
We presented at the Plastics and Textiles recycling conference organised by Swerea IVF in mid November. The challenges and opportunities in textile recycling, and how the global textile recycling industry has become more and less materially circular during its development, were the subjects of Nick Morley's keynote address.
December 2016
The contemporary craft of digital textile printing
What defines craft, and can digital textile printing be part of it? Our answer is an unequivocal yes. Craft is technology neutral and co-evolves alongside it. The true heritage of craft is respect for materials and how they are made, and hence for people and for the environment. The challenge for contemporary craft is to have strong making stories that appeal to consumers in the same way as traditional hand making. This is the subject of our first provocation, published in October and available by
contacting us
November 2016
Supporting Wool Week
We were pleased to be involved with Wool Week organised by the
Campaign for Wool
. We printed some of the merino childrenswear shown at the Wool BnB in London by
Smalls
.
John Smedley
was also making a splash with some of its Lou Dalton x John Smedley collection at its Jermyn Street store.
October 2016
From incremental innovation to disruptive force
We were invited by Textiles, the quarterly magazine of the Textile Institute to describe the development of digital textile printing. We've written about the opportunities that are emerging, its potential for environmental sustainability, and how we see its likely future. Information on the Textile Institute, the professional body for the textiles industry, and its magazine can be found
here
.
September 2016
Our first apprentice
Jennifer has become our first apprentice, studying digital print at Leicester College. The college is excellently equipped with digital and conventional print equipment, reflecting Leicester's recent history as a centre for printing in the UK, in addition to its well known heritage in knitwear.
September 2016
Impact of a powerful, simple abstract pattern
The power of digital to print different colours and shades can sometimes be intoxicating to designers. The collaboration of Lou Dalton x John Smedley shows how digital printing can be used to produce great effects with a limited colour palette - focusing on the design. This was a challenging print on a knitwear mix of mohair and silk, but a fantastic end-result. The story of the collaboration on this print has been featured in
The Week
and
Brummel
.
September 2016
Printing merino/lyocell activity wear
Merino is an increasingly popular natural fibre choice for high performance base layers and tee shirts. Merino/lyocell (also known by the brand Tencel) blends are of great interest because of the cool touch of the lyocell and the excellent hand feel. Tencel also has great sustainability credentials. The mix of protein-based and cellulosic-based fibres bring challenges to digital printers, particularly in pretreatment, and so we have been optimising our print processes for such blends. The photo shows a 65% wool, 20% lyocell (Tencel), 15% nylon tee shirt printed with a black and white photographic image of Stanage Edge, a well known training ground for UK climbers. The dark gritstone edge has come out particularly well.
August 2016
Printing for London Collections Men
Having printed knitwear for three shows back in February for London Fashion Week, we were asked to print again for London Collections Men in June
(picture: Lou Dalton, John Smedley, Jonathan Daniel Pryce)
June 2016
Faering shortlisted for innovation award
Faering was one of four companies shortlisted for an innovation award
at Meet the Manufacturer. We presented "Dealing the Third Dimension" to the conference audience and a panel of judges, highlighting our ability to successfully print on highly textured, fibrous and uneven surfaces. We didn't quite get the vote, but showcasing our capability led to many interesting conversations. Congratulations to the winners, the Sock Mine and their patented innovation in activity footwear.
June 2016
Say hello at Meet the Manufacturer
We're exhibiting at Meet the Manufacturer in London on 25th and 26th May, the annual showcase of textile manufacturing in the UK. Based on the rising demand for products made in Great Britain, requirements for ethical and sustainable manufacturing and the re-shoring of high end manufacturing, the show has increased substantially in size again. We hope to see as many as possible of our customers and other visitors interested to see how the digital printing of luxury garments and accessories has moved on, and to explore together its creative potential.
www.meetthemanufacturer.co.uk
May 2016
New appointment
Sarah-May Johnson has joined us to support Jane Walker, our Print Design Manager, in print design and printing operations. Previously Sarah-May was the digital print technician at De Montfort University. She has an MA in Art & Design Studio Practice, where she specialised in 3-D woven structures, and a BA in Woven Textile Design, both from Loughborough University. Sarah-May brings to us not only experience in digital printing but also design expertise, particularly in furnishing fabrics, and experience with the main design software packages.
April 2016
Creative Potential: Sustainability and Digital Printing
We were invited to contribute an article on environmental sustainability and digital printing to the first issue of a new magazine, Textile Evolution,from MCL Global who are the publishers of Knitting Trade Journal and of Ecotextile News. Nick Morley used his knowledge of sustainable innovation and environmental impacts of textiles to propose a tiered way of looking at this. One first needs to consider the creative potential of digital printing to change consumer attitudes and business models, only then to consider the more direct environmental impacts of the printing process.
www.tevonews.com
March 2016
Printing for London Fashion Week
We were delighted to be asked to print knitwear for a number of new British designers who had shows at London Fashion week in February. These included Claire Barrow x John Smedley Collection, Ashley Williams x John Smedley Collection and Tata Naka (picture: vogue.com).
February 2016
Official launch of Faering
Whilst we have been busy getting our factory fitted out and equipped, we have also been sampling for a number of customers. We are pleased to say that we are now production ready and looking forward to developing the many promising ideas that we have worked on over the past six months. We want to say a big thank you to all the people and companies who have helped us to get to this stage - this includes Simon, Ed and Mark at Shima Seiki Europe, Simon our builder and Tom our electrician, Tom, Chris and John who sorted out the ancillary equipment, and Richard who provided some proper project management.
February 2016
