Decisions

The decisions to place the environment and the welfare of people at the fore front of the company requirements is ingrained deep in our ideology, it has nothing to do with a current popularity to appear caring, if it was not possible to source the garments to the high moral standing we have, this company simply would not have come into being.

The T-shirts

The actual t-shirts, are sourced from a company called Continental, selected for their passion and shared ideology. They are manufactured to a very high quality, and to a very comfortable cut. They are 165gsm weight combed Cotton jersey.

The garments are made with 100% pure organically grown cotton. The dye involved is azo-free. This is certified by the Control Union World Group, to the Organic Exchange 100 guidelines and the Skal International standards for sustainable textile production, and more recently they have achieved the mark of the Soil Association. Here is a bit more information as to how choosing organic is helping the planet.

It is not just the planet that is of concern, but the people living upon it, and as such being fairly traded is essential. The manufacture of the t-shirts have been audited by the Fair Ware Foundation.


Print

To ensure the highest standard of product it was decided that the image be screen printed, I was unable to find an organic process, but with the options I found the chemical process or the water-based process, I chose to go with the chemical process, as there is very minimal wastage and does not release a gas whereas although the water-based process at first would appear the more natural, such a large quantity of water is used that I felt it more damaging. The printing process was located in the UK.

Brand Label


It has not yet been possible to source an organic label provider, but they are made in the UK, therefore keeping the distance traveled to produce each garment down. They are embroidered to continue the quality standard that is required here at Waneye Tedd.

Further Reading


For those of you who wish to further expand your knowledge of why it is better to be fairly traded and organic may I point you to here which has details of the practice involved, and more importantly be highlighted to the plight of the workers in the cotton trade in Uzbekistan,  here or for a short film entitled
White Gold: The true cost of Cotton