Sustainability
As Velvet Hellraiser works with on-demand suppliers for products like hoodies, sweatshirts, t-shirts, prints, and essentially everything not noted as vintage or handpainted, we only produce these items we get an order for, avoiding textile waste from overproduction. Our printing partner’s high-quality printing tech creates almost no wastewaters and uses less energy than standard industry printers.
Information about production
Each non handprinted or vintage product you see in our catalog is made on-demand—once you place an order, we produce it specifically for you. This allows us to avoid overproduction and textile waste, and we’re continuously working toward greener production.
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With the non vintage or hand painted products, we only make the piece when we receive your order for it, avoiding textile waste. So forget about mass-produced clothing, and let us create your quality one-of-a-kind piece!
Information about direct-to-garment printing
Our clothing designs are fulfilled using various methods. Many of our products are printed with the direct-to-garment (DTG) technique, which is a printing method where ink is first sprayed directly onto the garment, and then it soaks into the fabric. It’s like printing on paper, but on clothing. We use Kornit printers that generate almost zero wastewater and use less energy than standard industry printers, which lowers our carbon footprint.
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This method is typically used for products with high cotton fabric content, like t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, etc.
When it comes to art printed products (non-vintage or hand-painted), the inks we use for printing are Oeko-TexTM certified, vegan, water-based, and free of harmful chemicals. Velvet Hellraiser takes sustainability seriously, that’s why we take care to properly dispose of any left-over ink according to the ink supplier guidelines.
Statement about production times
When it comes to the hoodies, t-shirts, and non-vintage items, what you see in our catalog is made-on-demand. This means once you place the order, we start working to get it to you. It takes time for us to create and send out the product, but making each order on-demand allows us to avoid overproduction. This way we get to take care of you and the planet we all share.
Product packaging*
At Velvet Hellraiser, our non vintage apparel products are packed in post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic mailers. The amount of PCR in the packaging will differ depending on where your order gets printed, but it’s at least 50% for the outside (white or grey) poly mailer bags and at least 30% for the inside (clear) bags used in multi-item shipments.
PCR packaging is made from everyday items, like used plastic bags and bottles. This material protects your order just as well as regular plastic bags, however, choosing PCR over first-use plastics reduces the environmental impact plastic has on our planet.
