The fashion industry is becoming more environmentally aware and every small change towards sustainability counts. We are proud to now be able to offer you several options for eco-friendly stabilisers. Together with Polyneon Green and Sensa Green (both available as top and bobbin threads), we make it possible for you to create a 100 % sustainably produced, premium embroidery. Whether plastics are reused and turned into new products or products are made from sustainably sourced raw materials, every approach marks an important step for Madeira in supporting a circular economy.
Fitting features
The sustainable E-ZEE Green Cut backing is available in two weights of 80 g/m2 and 45 g/m2. The heavier E-ZEE Green Cut 80 offers excellent stabilisation for thick fabrics with large designs, while E-ZEE Green Cut 45 is thinner and more flexible, with the ability to stabilise in all directions. Due to the non-stretch feature, these backings will not slip on the embroidery frame.
E-ZEE Green Cut also comes in convenient rolls of 20, 30 and 100 cm widths to avoid waste and time when cutting to fit. The larger 100 cm roll is suitable for larger designs, while the smaller rolls are ideal for daily use as they fit standard embroidery frames, from 9.5-19.5 cm (20 cm width) and 21.5-24 cm (30 cm width).
Eco-friendly and soft
As well as our E-ZEE Green Cut backing, our tried and true PES stabilisers are now also made from recycled polyester (100 % rPET for white backings, 60 % rPET/ 40 % virgin PES for black backings).
PES SOFT GREEN is a soft alternative to 80 g backings, while PES HARD GREEN is a good choice for heavy woven materials and even cap embroidery.
Now made from 100 % rPET, CAPS GREEN is a good choice for the environmentally conscious cap embroiderer. Available in pre-cuts and rolls.
Responsibly produced
Our rPET stabilisers are manufactured using post-consumer PET bottles:
- Collected PET bottles are cleaned and prepared for further processing.
2. + 3. The bottles are shredded into flakes, formed into chips* and melted to a liquid.
4. + 5. The melt is spun out through a nozzle with hot air and transformed into wafer-thin filaments which are blown onto a conveyor belt at high speed to form a web.
6. This process creates the nonwoven sustainable embroidery backing.
* For the black versions of PES SOFT GREEN and PES HARD GREEN, 40 % virgin polyester is added to the mixture.
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
E-ZEE Green Cut, PES SOFT GREEN, PES HARD GREEN and CAPS GREEN are OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified by Hohenstein HTTI.
Products labelled with this standard guarantee that they have been tested for harmful substances. The tests are carried out by independent institutes based on a comprehensive catalogue of OEKO-TEX® criteria. The tests take a wide range of substances into account, both regulated and non-regulated, that can be harmful to human health. In many cases, the limits set for STANDARD 100 are more stringent than national and international specifications.
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A WINNING COMBINATION
E-ZEE Green Cut, as well as our PES backings, are the basis for creating an eco-friendly rPET embroidery. When this backing is paired with Polyneon Green top and bobbin threads, and used on fabric also made from rPET, the result is an embroidered garment that matches the principle of a circular economy. All three Madeira products come from recycled polyester, and when combined, they create a resource-saving
GLOBAL RECYCLED STANDARD
E-ZEE Green Cut, PES SOFT GREEN, PES HARD GREEN and CAPS GREEN are certified to the GRS by ECOCERT Greenlife, Licence Number 240979.
Learn more at TextileExchange/Standard.
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is an international, voluntary, full-product standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions. The goal of the GRS is to increase the use of recycled materials in products and reduce or eliminate the harm caused by their production.
Versatile options
Our eco-friendly backings are quite versatile, meaning there’s an option to suit many different fabrics. From the more challenging materials, such as workwear, heavy knitwear, and stretchy textiles, to even specific applications like cap embroidery. The purpose of a stabiliser is to prevent the fabric from moving during the embroidery process. When choosing a backing, it depends on the fabric and embroidery size: For example, stretchy textiles and thick fabrics with large motifs can move easily and require more stabilisation.
E-ZEE Green Cut 45
This thinner backing is ideal for light, stretchy fabrics and medium-heavy elastic woven fabrics which can distort easily when embroidered and therefore require more stabilisation. E-ZEE Green Cut 45 can be used for softshell jackets, hiking trousers, light woven shirts, blouses, business dresses, knitted pullovers, cardigans and sweatshirts.
