The term textile printing we can understand that, prints on fabric with a combination of design and color. Printing is the process of painting a design drawn by an artist and fixation to the fabric or materials with a mixture of different chemicals and dyes with the help of applying different types of machinery and technology.
Textile printing can be done in various methods but for that at first, need to develop the design. That’s why design is called the Heart of Printing. To create a textile printing design, a Designer or Artist must consistently have a good idea about some process
A designer develops a sketch of a printing design in the light of his artistic idea and aesthetic beauty. By adding or eliminating or changing any part of the design, a design makes more aesthetic. In the case of export design, the screen preparation has to be done by the fabric sample or artwork (softcopy) which is provided by the buyer.
In our country, there is no specific academy or institute for teaching textile printing design. Our country has no syllabus or equipment to teach Textile printing design practically in the Fine Art department or Textile Engineering department.
Only basic ideas are given in theses department. As a result, we are far behind other countries in textile printing. we are very much dependent on the neighboring country India to develop Local design.
To improve the quality of textile printing design in our country, we need to make an institutional designer or artist. With that need, more design research and also design has to be considered as a creative art. By this, the quality of printing design will be improved day by day.
To create a textile printing design, a designer needs to have a clear idea about all of these things given below: -
A designer needs to have an idea about that in fabric this design, is it possible/ not possible to print.
Measurement of Rotary screen and Flatbed screen and Measurement Calculation of these need to know.
Designers have to be capable to find out the Repeat of Design and also have to recognize the exact number of colors in a Repeat.
After design print on fabric, due to variation of Viscosity-Squeeze pressure of color and if Mesh selection is not perfect, what will happen or which problem will arise, a designer must have an idea about that.
A designer needs to know the difference between Chest print and All overprint.
Must have good skills in computer operation (basically Graphic software).
A designer must have a creative mindset.
Designers need to knowledge about the design process.
Must have the idea of ​​screen preparation.
How many colors can be printed in the various method?
The printing method of the design.
Need to know about the user classes of the design.
Need to know about design according to the season.
Need to have an idea for which age person of the design will be made.
which type of design demand is high.
Need to know the fabric on which this design will be developed.
Usage purpose of this design.
What types of design suitable according to fabric types?
What kind of design are used in various countries?
For which community this design will be used.
The difference between Local design and Export design.
Clear idea about color matching.
Designers need to have artistic thinking and knowledge about technology to create a design.
The garments and textile sectors of our country depend on the requirements of the buyers. Our export factories produce products according to the 100% buyer’s requirements. Here any changes aren’t possible. Also, in the case of all overprinting, the design is provided from the buyer and we just print this to the fabric.
So, in All overprinting, Related- production person, Marketing department and Merchandiser need to know which Design is Possible to print and which Design is not Possible and why. This knowledge helps to make a decision faster to the related person, finally, its helps to make production faster.
All over printing (AOP) is a very important sector in the textile sector. once upon a time, all over printing (AOP) was done in a few factories in the textile sector of Bangladesh. At that time fabric was not printed for export quality.
Fabric Print was done for our local market such as sari, Than Kaapor, three-piece, bed sheet, etc. In the 80’s century, the Garment Industry was gradually established in our country and from this era, the printing project was also upgraded day by day. After the abolition of Roller printing, the technology changed and fabric printing started in the flatbed machine.
Then simultaneously Rotary screen printing started with the Flatbed printing machine. However, there are several limitations in fabric printing while using a Rotary screen print and Flatbed screenprint machine.