Textile Printing

Transfer Printing Method

The ability of disperse dyes to sublime on heating has led to a very different approach to textile printing. In this the design is first printed on paper using disperse dyes. The paper can then be inspected for faults; if any exist, that area of paper can be discarded to avoid wastage of fabric. The[…]

Rotary Screen Printing Method

Fully-automatic flat screen printing is not continuous yet. Rotary-screen printing on the other hand is continuous. Rotating screens are used which are automatically fed (by means of pumps) with paste from inside. Driving the screens can be done at either side. The value of continuous rotary-screen printing first became apparent in the 1960s. The hollow[…]

Advantages and Limitations of Screen Printing

The screen printing technique is widely used because of its versatility among the various standard printing techniques. It typically transfers print paste onto multiple surfaces, such as fabrics, paper, glass, and plastic. It is also known as silk screen printing or serigraphy. The screen printing process consists of forcing of a viscous print paste through[…]

What is Flock Printing | Flock Application Methods

Definition of Flock Printing Flock may be prepared from many synthetic fibres by cutting them accurately into pre-determined lengths using a suitable machine. With cotton and wool fibres, it is usually prepared by grinding and lengths may be as short as 0.3mm (0.013 in). The flock may be dyed or uncolored. A suitable material is chosen to[…]

An Overview of Batik Printing

Definition of Batik Batik is an Indonesian word describing a form of resist printing which, although known and practiced as a negative craft in south-east India, Europe and parts of Africa, has achieved an unrivalled degree of craftsmanship in the Island of Java. It is a characteristic of Java Batik that the resist is obtained by[…]

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