Garment printing is a technique for printing patterns and designs onto textiles. During the clothing manufacturing process, printing can add unique style and personality to clothing. The following is the development history of clothing printing technology:
1. Hand printing: The earliest clothing printing was done by hand. People used their fingers, brushes or engraved Patterned wooden blocks to apply paint directly to textiles. This hand-printing process existed in ancient civilizations, such as woodblock printing in China and wooden frame printing in India.
2. Quilting printing: In the early industrialization stage, quilting printing technology appeared. Quilt printing is done by stretching threads or ropes through a quilting machine to form a pattern, and then applying pigment to the textile so that it penetrates the textile to form the pattern. This technology is mainly used for simple pattern printing such as stripes and plaids.
3. Woodblock printing: With the advancement of printing technology, woodblock printing technology has emerged. This technique uses a wooden board carved into a pattern, paint is applied to the board, and the pattern is then transferred to the textile through pressure. Woodblock printing technology is widely used in Asia and has an important influence on Chinese batik, lacquer and Japanese woodblock prints.
4. Mechanical printing: With the development of industrialization, mechanical printing technology has emerged, that is, the method of printing using mechanical equipment. Initial mechanical printing was achieved through early printing machines, which could individually apply different colors of pigment and transfer textiles to create complex patterns. With the advancement of science and technology, mechanical printing gradually adopts advanced technologies such as digital printing technology and inkjet technology to achieve higher quality and faster printing effects.
5. Digital printing: In recent years, with the rapid development of computer technology, digital printing technology has gradually emerged. Digital printing uses computers to convert images into digital signals, and accurately sprays pigments onto textiles through digital inkjet machines to achieve high-definition, fineness and diverse printing effects. This technology not only improves printing efficiency, but also provides designers and manufacturers with greater creative space.
It is worth mentioning that with the increasing awareness of environmental protection, modern clothing printing technology has gradually paid attention to environmental protection performance. For example, water-based pigments are used instead of traditional organic solvent pigments to reduce environmental pollution. At the same time, degradable printing materials and recyclable printing processes have also emerged, making printing more environmentally friendly and sustainable while meeting aesthetic needs.
In general, the clothing printing process has experienced an evolution from manual to mechanization and digitalization, constantly meeting people’s needs for personalization and diversity, and Focus on the development of environmentally friendly performance.
