fabric printing
Patterning cloth surfaces
Fabric printing is the process of applying color, patterns, or designs to textile materials.
Methods range from traditional techniques like block printing and screen printing to modern digital printing.
The term covers both industrial production and artisan craft: She took a fabric printing workshop to make her own curtains.
Distinguished from dyeing, which saturates the entire cloth rather than creating distinct patterns.
- batikWax-resist fabric coloring
- squeegeeRubber-edged cleaning tool
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- stencilsCutout tracing guides
colorfast · mesh screen · registration marks · discharge · polyester · silk · rayon · linen · wool · transfer paper · color separation · textiles · repeat pattern · acrylic · stamp · design · roller · heat press
- textilescotton, wool, silk, thread, yarn
- pattern printingwoodblock, silkscreen, stencil art, textile design, linocut
- screen printingsilkscreen, serigraphy, stencil, squeegee, mesh screen
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- printmakingprints, print, woodcuts, woodcut, lithography
- stamping craftsstamp pads, handmade prints
fabric printingweaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
embroidery · knitting patterns · needlework · appliqué · quilting
fabric printingbleaching
Chemical color removal
stripping · color removal · decolorizing · whitening · scouring