Printing

Block printing is a _____ process

hand

____________ printing involves a carved wood or metal block pressed in pigment paste and stamped into fabric

block

block prinitng requires a different block for each ________

color

Common features of block printing

small repeat, few colors, each image is unique

______ printing involves a copper plate etched with design to apply color

plate

plate printing is ________ and _______ than blocks

wider, lighter

Plate printing has one _____ for each color

plate

Plate printing characteristics

repeat less than 36 inches long, few colors, few details, each repeat is unique

“toile de jouy” is a common example of____________

plate printing

roller engraved with design use in _____ printing

roller

picks up paste and presses it into fabric as fabric passes between rollers describes

roller printing

a ________ roller is used for each color

different

in roller printing up to ____ colors can be used

16

Roller printing is ______ and _____

fast, costly

common features of roller printing

repeats difficult to tell apart, more colors available, details still limited

Fine mesh screens etched with design-control location of color

screen printing

screen printing requires one _______ per color

screen

Type of screen printing

flat bed, rotary

flat bed screen printing is ________

slower

flat bed screen printing is fabrics with

shorter yardages

In rotary screen printing, the screen is in ______ form

cylinder

rotary screen printing is ________

faster

rotary screen printing is the most common method to print __________

yardage

Pigments (or disperse dyes) turn into a gas when heated and transfer to fabrics from paper describes

Heat transfer printing

Heat transfer printing is also called

sublimination

heat transfer printing Relies on

thermoplasticity

heat transfer printing works best on _________ fibers

synthetic

heat transfer printing is _________ and ___________

slow, expensive

heat transfer printing is ________ scale

small or large

Heat transfer printing has a __________ environmental impact

small

heat transfer printing uses _______ water

no

heat transfer printing is for _____,_______, and ________ images

detailed, clear, photorealistic

heat transfer printing has a _______ color variety

large

________ printing prints Pigments directly onto fabric via inkjet printer

digital

digital printing is also called __________printing

ink jet

________ does not rely on thermoplasticity

digital printing

digital printing does not rely on thermoplasticity which allows for _________

fabric variety

digital printing is ______

slow

digital printing is done in ____________

small batches

digital printing creates _________ waste

minimal

digital printing allows for _______ color variety

large

digital printing produces detailed, clear, photorealistic _________

images

digital printing Allows for __________ ink printing (smart textiles)

conductive

discharge printing is a _________ print technique

special

discharge printing uses a _______, ________ dyed fabric

dark, piece

in discharge printing, Color is removed by printing with ___________

bleach paste

in discharge printing, discharged areas may be _______ with poor ________ resistance

tender, aging

in discharge printing, traces of dark ground may appear on ___________ in print area or they may be the same color

technical back

color problems in printing

off grain, production matching problems, side to side, end to end

when Print disappears off fabric edge when cut on grain

off grain

problem Assessed with colorimeter (spectrophotometer) and/or human eye

Production matching

printing problem when Color does not match from selvage to selvage

side to side

problem when Color does not match from selvage to center

side to center

Color does not match between ends of roll/bolt

end to end

end to end problem is also called

ending, tailing

fabric with small scale repeated pattern

calico

fabric with larger scale repeated floral print

Cretonne