Textile Printing
Revised Second Edition
Edited by Leslie W C Miles
Formerly Lecturer in Textile Chemistry,
Department of Textiles, University of Manchester
Institute of Science and
Technology, Manchester, UK
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Contents
Contributors v
Prefaces vi
CHAPTER 1 Traditional
methods
by Leslie W C Miles
1
1.1 A historical
perspective 1
1.2 Surface printing
methods 8
1.3 Engraved-roller
printing 11
CHAPTER 2 Screen
printing
by Christopher J
Hawkyard 18
2.1
Introduction 18
2.2 Hand screen and
semi-automatic screen printing 20
2.3 Fully automatic
flat-screen printing 24
2.4 Rotary-screen
printing 31
2.5 Design aspects 37
2.6 Computer-aided
design 40
2.7 Screen
production 43
2.8 The fundamental
mechanism of screen printing 53
2.9 Nontextile
applications of screen printing 54
CHAPTER 3 Transfer
printing
by Ian D Rattee 58
3.1
Introduction 58
3.2 Sublimation
transfer 60
3.3 Melt and film
release transfer 87
3.4 Wet transfer
printing 95
CHAPTER 4 Carpet
and yarn printing
by Timothy L Dawson
99
4.1 Historical
development of carpet printing 99
4.2 Yarn printing
(space dyeing) 102
4.3 Carpet
printing 103
4.4 Printing of
carpet tiles 114
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4.5 Treatments
before and after printing 115
4.6 Physical factors
affecting the quality of printed carpets
118
4.7 Selection of
dyes and chemicals for printing nylon carpets
126
4.8 Printing of
carpets tufted from fibres other than nylon
135
CHAPTER 5 Direct
print coloration
by Heinz Gutjahr and
Robert R Koch 139
5.1
Introduction 139
5.2 Pigment
printing 140
5.3 Cellulosic
fibres 153
5.4 Polyester
fibres 172
5.5 Cellulose
acetate fibres 176
5.6 Acrylic
fibres 178
5.7 Polyamide
fibres 181
5.8 Protein
fibres 183
5.9
Polyester/cellulose fibre blends 187
CHAPTER 6 Discharge,
resist and special styles
by Clifford Berry
and John G Ferguson 196
6.1 Introduction and
definitions 196
6.2 Discharge
printing 197
6.3 Application
procedures in discharge printing 206
6.4 Resist
printing 217
6.5 Special
styles 230
CHAPTER 7 The
production and properties of printing pastes
by Leslie W C Miles
240
7.1 The
requirements 240
7.2 Thickeners 241
7.3 Raw materials:
polysaccharides 245
7.4 Viscous
emulsions 255
7.5 Viscous
foams 257
7.6
Synthetic-polymer thickeners 257
7.7 Print paste
rheology 260
7.8 Print paste
production 272
7.9 Colour shop
organisation 273
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CHAPTER 8 Fixation and aftertreatment
processes
by Leslie W C Miles
275
8.1
Introduction 275
8.2 Pigment
prints 275
8.3 Steamers 276
8.4 Miscellaneous
techniques 291
8.5 Washing-off
processes 292
8.6 Washing-off
equipment 296
CHAPTER 9 The use
of digital systems in textile printing
by Timothy L Dawson
301
9.1
Introduction 301
9.2 Image capture
and display 304
9.3 Screen making
using digital pattern data 308
9.4 Digital control
systems in the screen printing industry
311
9.5 Principles of
ink-jet printing systems used for textiles
313
9.6 Large-format
printing machines for textiles 319
9.7 Ink systems for
digital printing 322
9.8 Variables
affecting shade reproducibility 326
9.9 Markets for
jet-printed textiles 328
9.10 Conclusion
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