Heirloom Decorative Uses Eco-Friendly Yarn for New Line
July 3, 2008
HIGH POINT, North Carolina - Heirloom Decorative Fabrics has just launched its newest eco-friendly line, which debuted at Showtime earlier this June. The line marks the company's first production in the U.S. as it has just started manufacturing with an undisclosed mill in the Carolinas.
"There are some lines that will only put eco-friendly domestic products in their brands," said David Silverstein, vice president of operations. "This eco-friendly line is great because it caters to both."
The eco-friendly line is produced with a yarn that is 80 percent recycled cotton using textile scraps. "It uses everything from apparel manufacturers to mills and the yarn company goes once and week and picks up the cuttings and recycles them," he continued. The fabric is also dyed using vegetable dyes.
The line, which includes patterns such as Conway, which is a large scale plaid two-tone and comes in 5 or 6 colors, Woodstock, which is a solid that comes in eight colors, and Trinity, which is a small gingham check which comes in eight colors, sets to ship out this summer. The entire line is woven.
"The market is heading that way [eco-friendly]," said Silverstein. "Whether it's the supermarkets using paper bags or the restaurants using friendly dishwashing liquid, all industries are getting more eco-conscious."
"There are some lines that will only put eco-friendly domestic products in their brands," said David Silverstein, vice president of operations. "This eco-friendly line is great because it caters to both."
The eco-friendly line is produced with a yarn that is 80 percent recycled cotton using textile scraps. "It uses everything from apparel manufacturers to mills and the yarn company goes once and week and picks up the cuttings and recycles them," he continued. The fabric is also dyed using vegetable dyes.
The line, which includes patterns such as Conway, which is a large scale plaid two-tone and comes in 5 or 6 colors, Woodstock, which is a solid that comes in eight colors, and Trinity, which is a small gingham check which comes in eight colors, sets to ship out this summer. The entire line is woven.
"The market is heading that way [eco-friendly]," said Silverstein. "Whether it's the supermarkets using paper bags or the restaurants using friendly dishwashing liquid, all industries are getting more eco-conscious."
