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Why buy an organic cotton t-shirt?
The Quality: ‘Certton’ - Made in Australia, twin needle reinforced neckline, cover stitched hems. ‘Beneficial Ts’ - Made by Patagonia, Tubular knit construction, taped neckline with shoulder to shoulder reinforced twin needle cover stitching, cover stitched hems.
The Price: Our t-shirts last a long time and offer excellent value for money. We combine the best manufacturing techniques with the best organic cotton fabric to produce a high quality t-shirt that lasts.
The Cotton: ‘Certton’ - Grown in Australia organically and with no irrigation. Certified organic (ACO 10305ic)‘Beneficial Ts’ - Grown organically in the USA. Certified organic by QAI, OCIA & the Texas Department of Agriculture.
The Fabric: ‘Certton’ - Premium 190gms Australian organic cotton single jersey. ‘Beneficial Ts’ - High quality 165gms organic cotton single jersey.
The Fit: Both ‘Certton’ & ‘Beneficial Ts’ offer a great fit. The Men’s Ts are a classic cut, The Women’s Ts are fitted to contour to the body.
The Colour Range: Our colour range is inspired by the country we live in. We provide earthy and rustic tones in combination with well worn classic’s that are perfect for every occasion.
The Environment: Purchasing quality products manufactured from sustainable methods is one of the easiest way's you can help to strengthen the natural state of the world's environment.
The Advantages of Organic Cotton
Biodiversity
Organic growing techniques involve crop rotation, which encourages biological diversity, a healthier ecosystem and a healthier work environment.
Soil Fertility
The use of cover crops, also known as "green manure," helps to reduce erosion, eliminates the need for synthetic fertilizers and improves the quality of the soil.
True Economy
Buying organic means you don't have to sacrifice the environment's health and well being - or your own - for the clothes on your back
How we make a CERTTON Shirt
The certified organic cotton in our ‘Certton’ range of t-shirts is sourced from Australia, India & Turkey. Certified organic cotton is farmed without the use of pesticides, genetically modified seed or synthetic fertilizers. The soil is built up over the years to retain moisture and fungus enabling in our case the organic cotton to prosper on a dry land (non-irrigated) farm. We alway's choose Australian grown certified organic cotton first but in recent time's, due to demand,we have had to import certified organic cotton yarn. Our mission remains to build a sustainable organic cotton industry in Australia.
Ginning
Once the cotton is picked, the cotton is passed through a gin where the seeds and leaves from the plants are separated from the cotton fibre. The gin is cleaned out of conventional cotton fibre prior to our organic cotton being processed. The ginned organic cotton is then packed into bales and each bale is tested by an independent body for its quality. Our Australian organic cotton is tested and classed by Australian Classing Services based in Narrabri.
Spinning
The Australian organic cotton lint is then transported to a spinning mill in Victoria, here the spinning mill is cleaned out of conventional cotton and our organic cotton is spun into yarn. The certified organic cotton yarn we import from India & Turkey is spun and certified by the the Control Union formerly SKAL.
Knitting
All our fabrics are made in Australia from either Australian certified organic cotton or imported certified organic cotton yarn. Once the organic cotton yarn is knitted into a single jersey t-shirt fabric it's ready for manufacturing garments.
Manufacturing
The rolls of organic cotton fabric are then transported to our Sydney factory where we make ’Certton’ t-shirts as members of the ‘Australian Made Campaign’.