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Apparel & Boutique Packaging PaperApparel & Boutique Packaging Paper Luxury Clothing Wrapping Sheets
Designed specifically for fashion boutiques, menswear, lingerie, and luxury knitwear brands. Generously sized 500x750mm and 700x1000mm acid-free tissue sheets custom printed with your brand logo.
Your specification. Your artwork. A clear quotation.
Consider the details
Protecting garments while delivering an exquisite unboxing moment
When customers order clothing online or purchase in-store, wrapping garments in crisp tissue paper prevents friction scuffs, fabric creasing, and dust accumulation. Our apparel tissue is strictly pH-neutral and acid-free, guaranteeing that zero dye leaches onto white fabrics, delicate silks, or cashmeres.
- Acid-free archival grade — safe for bridal gowns, couture, and white garments
- Available in 17gsm, 21gsm, and 28gsm tactile weights
- Pre-cut to generous 500x750mm and 700x1000mm fashion dimensions
- Vibrant 1-colour spot Pantone to full-colour repeating logo patterns
- Stocks
- 17gsm Ultra Light · 21gsm Standard · 28gsm Heavyweight Boutique Tissue
- Base Shades
- Pure White · Natural Kraft · Jet Black · Custom Tinted Base
- Standard Sizes
- 500x750mm (Standard Garment) · 700x1000mm (Coat & Dress Size)
- Inks
- Certified Non-Toxic Soy & Water Inks · Metallic Inks · Hot Foil Stamping
- Minimum Order
- From 250 sheets with fast UK delivery
A closer look
The Finishing Touch for UK Fashion Brands
Engineered for softness, opacity, and zero dye transfer.
Crisp Rustle
Premium tactile sound that signals luxury when the parcel is opened.
Generous Sheet Sizes
One sheet easily folds around t-shirts, jeans, knitwear, and hoodies.
100% Recyclable
Plastic-free and completely recyclable in household paper collections.
B2B Technical Specification & Engineering
The Fashion Brand’s Guide to Custom Apparel Packaging Paper
In designer fashion, high-end knitwear, bespoke tailoring, and boutique e-commerce, the physical touchpoint of garment unwrapping sets the entire emotional tone of purchase satisfaction. Apparel packaging paper must accomplish what plastic polybags cannot: deliver a delicate, crisp tactile threshold that protects fine textiles against friction-induced pilling, dust, and moisture in transit while communicating uncompromised craftsmanship. Below, our textile packaging converting specialists explain the essential requirements for specifying custom printed apparel paper.
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Fabric Protection: pH Neutral & Lignin-Free
Delicate dyed textiles and organic fibres demand chemically stable packaging:
- Acid-Free Neutrality (pH 7.5–8.0): Prevents chemical discolouration, fibre weakening, and yellowing on fine cotton, cashmere, wool, and bridal silks during prolonged storage.
- Lignin-Free Wood Pulp: Purified virgin cellulose ensures the sheet will not become brittle, release acidic gas, or leave oily marks on delicate textiles.
- Zero Colour-Bleed Inks: Formulated with water-based pigments that pass strict crocking tests, ensuring no ink rubs off onto pristine white shirts or pastel garments.
- Breathable Moisture Regulation: Natural cellulose allows textile fibres to breathe, preventing musty odours and static build-up inside shipping boxes.
02
Weight Calipers: 22gsm vs 28gsm MG
Selecting the right grammage for folding, drape, and crease retention:
- 22gsm Machine Glazed (MG) Bleached Kraft: The UK luxury fashion benchmark. Features a silky glazed face for crisp logo printing and an open, soft reverse that gently cushions garments.
- 28gsm Heavyweight Apparel Paper: Provides greater opacity and crease memory; ideal for outerwear, denim, heavy knitwear, and boutique footwear boxes.
- Acoustic Rustle & Tactile Feel: Engineered to provide a satisfying, crisp acoustic crunch that heightens anticipation without feeling stiff or rough against bare skin.
- Crease Resistance: Folds cleanly around garments and seals cleanly with embossed wafer stickers or custom paper tape.
03
Print Precision & Step-and-Repeat Layouts
Transforming simple wrapping into an iconic brand signature:
- Rotary Flexography: Up to 4 spot Pantone colours or delicate tonal half-tones printed with pin-sharp registration across the entire width of the sheet.
- Continuous Step-and-Repeat: Diagonal, staggered, or grid logo patterns scaled specifically so your brand name is always visible regardless of how the packer folds the sheet.
- Metallic & Pearl Lustre: Add shimmering gold, silver, or bronze pigment highlights that reflect ambient light as the unboxing package is opened.
- Full Flood Tinting: Custom colour matching of the base paper to match signature brand palettes (e.g. millennial pink, sage green, midnight navy).
04
Fulfillment Efficiency & Eco Credentials
Optimised for fast picking benches and zero-waste compliance:
- Optimised Sizing: Standard 500 x 750mm sheets wrap standard folded garments perfectly without waste or trimming.
- Anti-Static Ream Packaging: Pre-cut sheets pull individually without static cling, boosting packing station hourly output by up to 20%.
- 100% Kerbside Recyclable: Biodegradable, compostable, and plastic-free; consumers can place sheets straight into paper recycling.
- FSC® Certified Pulp: Harvested from responsibly managed forests, supporting ESG audits and brand sustainability declarations.
Production & Workflow
Boutique Paper Production Process
From layout proof to neat ream packs.
Step 01 Choose your exact sheet dimensions or roll specifications, paper grade (tissue, silk, greaseproof, or kraft), and grammage.
Step 02 Upload your brand logo or full repeating artwork. Our UK pre-press studio provides a 100% free digital proof and alignment check.
Step 03 High-definition flexographic or lithographic printing using certified eco inks, rich Pantone colours, or hot foil stamping.
Step 04 Guillotine trimmed into neat stacks or rolled onto rigid cores, packed in protective cartons, and dispatched with fast UK delivery.
Clear Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers on sizing, minimum order runs, artwork proofs, board calipers, and free tracked UK delivery.
Why is 22gsm machine glazed (MG) paper the preferred choice for clothing brands?
22gsm MG paper strikes the perfect balance between featherweight delicacy and structural durability. The machine-glazed top surface is calendered to glass-like smoothness, allowing high-definition flexographic printing of fine logos and typography, while the fibrous unglazed reverse provides a soft, non-scratch barrier against delicate textiles like silk, cashmere, and fine wool.
Will the printed inks rub off or stain white shirts and light fabrics?
No, absolutely not. We formulate our inks with food-safe, water-based acrylic binders that undergo rigorous dry and wet crock testing (AATCC Test Method 8 / ISO 105-X12). The pigments lock securely into the cellulose pulp and will not transfer, smudge, or bleed onto delicate fabrics even when compressed inside shipping cartons during warm or humid transit.
What is the standard sheet size for wrapping adult clothing?
The UK and international fashion standard is 500 x 750mm (20 x 30 inches). This size comfortably wraps folded t-shirts, knitwear, trousers, dresses, and shirts with generous overlap. For outerwear, tailored suits, or winter coats, we provide 750 x 1000mm sheets, and for small accessories, lingerie, or jewellery, 375 x 500mm.
Can you match our exact corporate Pantone shade for the tissue background?
Yes. We can flood-print the entire paper with custom-mixed ink matched to your exact Pantone (PMS) reference number, creating an intensely pigmented background with crisp knockout logos, or print delicate spot colours across natural crisp white or rustic brown kraft bases.
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ) for custom printed apparel paper?
Our production minimum starts at just 500 pre-cut sheets for short-run digital and boutique flexographic orders, allowing emerging apparel labels to access luxury unboxing packaging without heavy inventory commitments. For established retail chains, we supply wholesale orders of 10,000 to 200,000+ sheets at scalable trade pricing.
How is custom printed apparel paper packed for delivery to our warehouse?
Sheets are flat-packed in counts of 500 sheets, wrapped in heavy protective kraft ream overwrap, and sealed against atmospheric humidity. Reams are packed into sturdy corrugated double-wall shipping boxes to ensure they arrive completely flat with crisp, unbent corners ready for fulfillment dispatch.
Have a specific requirement or custom dieline?
Our UK packaging specialists can verify bottle clearances, create tailored structural CAD dielines, and supply physical plain samples.
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