| A sweater, pullover, jumper, or jersey is a relatively | | | | item on a conveyor belt which passes through a heat |
| heavy garment intended to cover the torso and | | | | tunnel. This process is to make sure that the ink dries |
| arms of the human body (though, in some cases, | | | | off fast so as to allow the materials to be packed or |
| sweaters are made for dogs and occasionally other | | | | stored. |
| animals) and usually worn over a shirt, blouse, T-shirt | | | | The process is repeated if there is a need for more |
| or other top. Sweaters tend to be, and in earlier | | | | colors. This means that the process should be |
| times always were, made from wool (typically of | | | | repeated for each and every color. The screens are |
| sheep, though possibly of alpaca or other type); | | | | placed on a revolving press which allows different |
| however, they can be made of cotton, synthetic | | | | color prints to be properly aligned or merged with |
| fibers, or some combination thereof. Sweaters are | | | | each other. These days automatic screen printers are |
| maintained by washing, and the use of a lint roller. A | | | | available in the market, which does not require any |
| sweatshirt is not something which we wear to office | | | | manual labor, except for the setting up and the |
| but as a casual wear in your free time the | | | | loading and unloading work. There are multiple options |
| new-generation sweatshirts that give a cozy feeling | | | | to mask a screen. The most popular among them is |
| and a perfect fit looks very pleasing. Sweatshirts are, | | | | to apply the masking liquid directly on to the screen. |
| in fact, gaining prominence as a very popular type of | | | | This method is suited when only one or two colors |
| clothing preferred by millions of people across the | | | | are needed. For more colors to be printed, the best |
| globe, which comes in a wide range of colors, sizes | | | | alternative is to use photosensitive emulsion. |
| and with many different images screen printed on | | | | There are three types of screen printing presses. |
| the front and back of the shirt. | | | | The 'flat-bed' (probably the most widely used), |
| Screen printing or silk screening is a printing technique | | | | 'cylinder', and 'rotary'. Textile items are printed in |
| which suits flat surfaces. The core of the process | | | | multi-color designs using a wet on wet technique, |
| constitutes a fine mesh or screen which is tightly | | | | while graphic items are allowed to dry between |
| stretched around a solid frame. The areas which | | | | colors that are then printed with another screen and |
| need not be printed are masked off on the screen. | | | | often in a different color. |
| The print is created by positioning the framed screen | | | | Over the years, people have been using silk screening |
| over the item to be printed along with a small | | | | to place designs on t-shirts, until recently, when |
| quantity of thick ink. A metal blade is then used to | | | | modern technology has been adopted such as digital |
| press the ink through the screen. The unmasked | | | | printing using inkjet printers. Silk screening, however, |
| areas allow the ink to be imprinted on the material | | | | has always remained an attractive source of high |
| while the masked areas prevent ink from passing | | | | quality prints on shirts. |
| through. The last stage of the process is sending the | | | | |