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How is printed fabric made?

The process of making printed fabric mainly includes the following steps:

Designing the pattern
First, the designer will create the printed pattern of the fabric, which is usually designed according to market demand, seasonal trends or specific themes. These patterns can be done by hand-drawing, digital design software or other methods.

Preparing the fabric
Generally speaking, the base material of printed fabric is undyed fabric. Commonly used fabrics include cotton, linen, silk, polyester, etc. Before printing, the fabric needs to be washed to remove impurities and oil stains to make the printing effect better.

Plate making
The printed pattern needs to be transferred to the fabric through the process of plate making. Depending on the printing method used, the plate making method is also different:

Flat screen printing: ink or dye is printed on the fabric through the mesh of the flat screen.

Rotary screen printing: multiple rotating screen cylinders are used for printing, which is suitable for large-scale production.

Offset printing: the pattern is transferred to the offset plate and the dye is transferred through offset printing.

Printing process
There are usually several ways of printing process:

Hand printing: Use traditional manual technology to print patterns on fabrics, suitable for small batch production.

Mechanical printing: Machines help to complete the printing of patterns, suitable for large-scale production and high efficiency.

Heat transfer: Transfer patterns to fabrics by heat pressing, commonly used for synthetic fiber fabrics such as polyester.

Digital printing: Use digital printing technology to print patterns directly on fabrics, with delicate patterns, suitable for diversified and small batch production.

Color fixation
The printed fabrics need to be fixed to ensure that the patterns are not easy to fade. Common methods include heat setting, chemical color fixation agent treatment, etc.

Finishing
After the printed fabrics are completed, some finishing processes are required, such as drying and finishing the fabric surface (such as softening, glossing, anti-wrinkle, etc.) to improve the feel and appearance of the fabrics.

Inspection and packaging
Finally, the printed fabrics produced will be quality inspected to ensure that there are no defects, and then cut and packaged for delivery to the market.

Through these steps, the originally single cloth is transformed into a printed cloth with rich colors and unique patterns.

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