Textile Printing

What is Textile PRINTING?

Printing can also be defined as localized dyeing.
Defined as the application of dye or pigment in a different pattern on the fabric and by subsequent after treatment of fixing the dye or pigment to get a particular design.
Sometimes a printed fabric can be identified by looking at the back side of fabric where there is no design or color as face side.

DIFFERENT STYLES OF PRINTING

1.DIRECT PRINTING
2.DISCHARGE PRINTING
3.RESIST PRINTING

DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRINTING

BLOCK PRINTING
ROLLER PRINTING
SCREEN PRINTING
FLAT-SCREEN PRINTING
ROTARY PRINTING
TRANSFER PRINTING
STENCIL PRINTING
DIGITAL PRINTING
BATIK PRINTING

block print

digital printing

batik printing

Flat-Screen-Printing

roller printer

rotary printing

screen printing

stencil printing

DIFFERENT STYLES OF PRINTING

1.DIRECT PRINTING
2.DISCHARGE PRINTING
3.RESIST PRINTING

1. DIRECT PRINTING

In this type of printing, dye is applied onto the fabric by carved block, stencil, screen, engraved roller etc.
The dye is imprinted on the fabric in paste form and any desired pattern may be produced
Example: Block Printing, Roller Printing, Screen Printing etc.

2. DISCHARGE PRINTING

In this method, the fabric is dyed and then printed with a chemical that will destroy the color in designed areas.
Sometimes the base color is removed and another color is printed on its place.

application of Discharge printing

3. RESIST PRINTING

In this method, bleached fabric are printed with a resist paste ( a resinous substance that cannot be penetrated when the fabric is immersed in a dye ).
The dye will only affect the parts that are not covered by the resist paste .
After the fabric has passed through a subsequent dyeing process the resist paste is removed, leaving a pattern on a dark background

Resist Printing

Discharge and resist process