A quick and easy way of applying this design to the right clothes is known as screen printing. Screen printing on materials and garments is very popular in the textile industry today, and a very common use of this method is used for screen printing shirts, especially for T-shirts, as they are a very popular and usually worn piece of clothing. This method is widely used in the textile industry to decorate shirts with any desired design or a bright pattern to make the shirt more attractive and therefore more attractive to potential customers.
Shirts and T-shirts are ideal for this application, and companies and companies very often use advertising and promotional opportunities that these items can provide. Clothing can be adapted to the requirements of customers at an affordable price, and this makes them extremely popular among clothing designers.
Screen-printed t-shirts use the method of copying the selected design for a piece of clothing using specialized ink. This is essentially a screen printing method, the stencil being formed by attaching silk stretched on a wooden or metal frame. Fine silk will be used for small items. Sometimes steel wire nets or plastic screens are used for special purposes. The design can be applied directly to the screen, painting it in a greasy environment (ink, paint, etc.). the water-soluble resin is then applied to the screen and closes the pores of the silk. However, the greasy areas solidify the chewing gum, and then the greasy ink is washed off with a solvent such as turpentine, and the corresponding silk areas become impermeable to ink. Then the screen is placed on the surface to be decorated, and the ink is applied to the screen with a rubber scraper. Some of the ink seeps through vast areas of silk and is printed on the surface of the desired material, for example:
- Eraser
- Glass
- Tree
- metal
- Paper
- Textile fabric
The screen printing of textiles is carried out on long tables, and the screen moves in stages to successful positions. To get fine details in a template, you need to create a stencil by a photographic process.
The silk screen is very versatile in relation to a wide range of materials to which it can be applied, but is not suitable for reproducing fine details and gradations of tone. Simple designs can be made by sticking cellulose or metal patterns to the screen. The screen can be wrapped around a cylinder for a rotary printing process.
Today, many silk screen printers are specialized companies and will offer a wide range of screen printing services, but with the advancement of screening methods, simple printing kits and home use systems are now readily available.
