Silk screen printing questions and answers
1. What is the silk screen process?
Screen printingis a stencil printing method that involves printing ink through a stencil. The stencil is supported by a porous fabric mesh and stretched across a frame called a silk screen. ...The original material used for screen printing is silk. Hence the name screen printing. Today, polyester is the fabric of choice.
2. What is the use of screen printing mesh?
It has been used in business and art for more than 100 years, mainly for printing images and designs on T-shirts, handbags, paper, wood, ceramics and other materials.
3. Will the silk-screen printed shirts crack?
Can't. When the print on the shirt breaks, it is because the plastisol ink (a plastic-based ink) is very thick and did not cure properly during the heating/drying stage after printing. The high-quality silk screen does not crack or peel off, and the discharge silk screen does not crack or peel off.
4. What are your thoughts on mesh screen printing?
Screen printing is a printing method in which ink is printed directly on T-shirts or clothing. The design printed by screen printing is durable. They can withstand thousands of washes, making screen-printed customized garments lasting for many years.
5. Is screen printing durable?
Fading: Although both printing processes are effective, screen printing will last longer. Shirts printed with vinyl usually last for several years before they fade. On the other hand, the screen-printed shirt will run through the entire life span of the shirt.