Textiles and Design: colouration Flashcards
What is Printing
Is a textile art that involves applying a surface decoration design via a pigment that allows for greater flexibility in the coloration of patterned fabric
what is Direct printing
where a textile material has a design directly printed on the surface of the fabric
Types of direct printing
block printing
roller printing
warp printing
Block printing
A design is carved into a block medium and coated with a pigment
Block printing: Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- patterns are hand-carved and unique
- no skills required
Disadvantages:
- Slow and time consuming
- difficult to align work and keep pattern consistent
- usually mono-colored
Roller printing
rollers are engraved or etched with designs that are subsequently rolled onto the fabric to repeated the pattern. Up to 16 colors can be used
Roller printing: advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- cheap for mass production
- good for large quantities
Disadvantages:
- Lots of wastage
- can’t do small runs
- costly to engrave rolls
- can distort the fabric
- Can’t put on fabric that needs to stretch
Block printing end uses
clothing, sheeting, home furnishings
Roller printing end uses
clothing, sheeting, home furnishings
Warp printing
Uses to print onto warp yarns, which are then woven with plain dyed weft yarns. The printed yarns produce a fabric with soft, blurry, muted-tone designs
Warp printing: advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- gives an expensive look
Disadvantages:
- Hazy design may be undesirble
- time-consuming
Warp printing end uses
Taffeta, cotton, furnishing fabrics, and upholstery
Resist printing
Uses a resist to prevent the paste from being applied to the fabric.
Types of resist printing
Batik, stencil printing, screen printing and ikat
Batik
Wax is stamped or drawn onto a fabric. It later dries, and the process of applying wax and dying can be repeated several times to produce different effects and colours
Batik end uses
designs for fabrics, sarong, featured in fashion shows
Batik: advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- can be repeated to create different effect/ colour
Disadvantages: - involves slow labor intensive process careful planning not for large scale
Stencil printing
Uses a resistor such as plastic, contact paper, or masking tape. The design is cut into a resist paper film, the stenciling brushes or sponges are used to apply the printing color
Stencil printing end uses
T-shirts, clothing, logo
Stencil printing: advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- make specific designs
- cheap and easy
disadvantages:
- stencil may move whilst printing and smudge design
- New stencil needed every time
- time-consuming
Hand or manual screen printing
when a frame is laid down onto a printing bed and a squeegee is used to force the printing paste through the designed areas on the screen mesh.
hand or manual screen printing end uses
t-shirts, tote bag, other fabrics
Hand or manual printing : advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- designs can be done on the same screen multiple times using different colors
Disadvantages:
- required intensive manual labour
- needs multiple people and skills
Machine screen printing
screen printing used by a machine and the basic principles of screen printing skill apply
Machine screen printing end uses
wide fabrics, scarves, pillowcases
Machine screen printing: advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- quick
- does not need to wait for paste to dry
- accurate
Disadvantages:
- lots of wastage
- requires skill and large machines (costly)
- only can be done on wide fabics
Rotary screen printing
the printing paste is forced through the inside of the roller via automated squeeges
Rotary screen printing end uses
clothing, furnishings