According to a recent production report from the global textile industry, about 5% of fabrics produced are natural white, up to 70-75% of fabrics produced are dyed, another 5% is woven from dyed yarns and the remaining 20% is printed. Aggregating the dyed and printed fabrics, this asserts that close to 95% of fabrics are either yarn dyed or printed. Though printing may include digital printing and screen printing, this shows the significance of the process in the vast textile industry. In an industrialized country, 49% of all printed goods are used for apparel, 37% for home textiles, 9% for accessories like umbrellas, linings and camping materials, 4% for carpets, and 1% for technical textiles.
According to renowned global home furnishings manufacturing firm, Cotton Concepts, which is adept in textile printing, close to 90% of its clientele prefer either screen printing or yarn dying in all home furnishing products. The firm also states that though digital printing has overpowered other printing processes recently, there is still a strong preference for screen printing and yarn dying from buyers across Europe and the North America. Now let’s get to know more about the two topics of discussion.
Screen Printing is one of the most flexible printing processes, through which almost all kind of styles and dimensions can be replicated on a fabric. It is used to print on a wide variety of substrates including paper, paperboard, plastics, glass, metals, fabrics and many other materials including paper, plastic, glass, metal, nylon and cotton. This process brings about the best result in terms of visual impact during the design samples & final finishing of the home textile products.
Screen Printed Tea Towels
A significant characteristic of screen-printing is that a greater thickness of the ink can be applied to the substrate than is possible with other printing techniques. The quoted designs are printed out exactly in all types of fabric structures using the screen-printing technique to meet up with customer satisfaction.
Yarn Dying is a process that involves the twisting of a single yarn or a group of filaments or fibers, over which a suitable dye is applied. Ply yarns are made by twisting two or more single yarns. Cord yarns are made by twisting together two or more ply yarns.
Yarn Dying in home textiles is the dyeing of the yarns before they have been woven or knitted into fabrics. Yarn dyeing is used to create interesting checks, stripes and plaids with different-colored yarns in the weaving process. In yarn dyeing, dyestuff penetrates the fibers in the core of the yarn. There are many forms of yarn dyeing- Skein (Hank) Dyeing, Package Dyeing, Warp-beam Dyeing, and Space Dyeing.
Yarn Dyed Tablecloths and Towels
The characteristics of a spun yarn depends largely on the amount of twist given to the fibers during spinning. A fairly high degree of twist produces strong yarn; a low twist produces softer, more lustrous yarn; and a very tight twist produces crepe yarn.
Though the advancements of technology in industrialization can take certain industries to newer economies of scale, but there are certain processes that cannot be tampered with invention of newer technologies, certainly screen printing and yarn dying are notable mentions.