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Premium digitally printable textiles.Made in South Africa.

The only vertically integrated mill on the African continent, knitting, coating and finishing warp-knit polyester fabrics purely for the digital print industry. Trusted by distributors across Europe and the USA.

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B-BBEE certified

WHY PRINTBASE

Designed for printers who refuse compromise.

Combining warp-knit fabrics with state-of-the-art European finishing chemistry, our textiles deliver vibrant prints, malleable handling and dependable yields.

  • Vertically integrated

    The only textile mill on the continent that knits, coats and finishes from yarn to 3.2m wide rolls, purely for digital print.

  • Karl Mayer warp-knit

    High-filament polyester yarns warped and knitted on high-precision German Karl Mayer machines ensuring flawless fabric to deliver vibrant prints.

  • Made in Cape Town

    Every roll is produced and finished at our Epping factory by skilled, long-tenured technicians.

  • 100% inspected

    Every single meter is inspected to ensure 100% flawless fabric.

  • Level 4 B-BBEE

    Proudly South African with strong empowerment credentials. Trusted by EU and US distributors.

  • Supply Internationally

    Trusted manufacturers, weekly shipments to Europe (14 days) and across the globe.

Printbase factory floor in Epping, Cape Town
Printbase fabric rolls
Warp-knit polyester fabric swatch close-up
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FOB221 — Warp Knit Medium Flag

OUR STORY

Knitted, coated and finished in Cape Town.

For over 15 years, Printbase Textiles has been the leading distributor and manufacturer of digitally printable textiles on the African continent.

Our entire range is produced at 1 Cochrane Avenue, Epping 1, Cape Town by skilled technicians with deep textile-production expertise, knitting on Karl Mayer machines, finishing with state-of-the-art European chemistry.

The result: warp-knit fabrics that print vibrantly and handle beautifully through CMT delivering exceptional printed results.

Trusted globally as the partner of choice for European and USA distributors.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

10 metres. On the house.

Test our textiles on your printer before you commit. Available in 160cm width, one sample per customer, per order. Email sales@pbtex.co.za or use the form.

160cm

Sample roll width

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