Influence of the Washing Process and the Perspiration Effects on the Qualities of Printed Textile Substrates

Abstract

Clothes are exposed to diff erent impacts during usages and maintenance. The more frequent impacts on textile materials are the washing processes and the perspiration eff ects. These mentioned eff ects are the causes of specifi c changes of the textile fi bres and on colour reproduction on printed materials. This paper presents research into the impacts of a series of washing and perspiration eff ects on the colour reproduction studied with a spectrophotometric analysis and the water retention capacities of the prints using the screen-printing technique. The research results indicate that with the increase in the number of washes, major changes occurred in the reproduced colours compared to the colours of the samples that did not undergo the process of washing. It was determined that, besides the series of washings, the perspiration effects also had an impact on the reproduced colour changes. The impacts were also affi rmed of printing and a series of washings on water retention on textile materials.

The Effect of Washing Treatment and Washing Temperature on Print Quality of Screen

“…Today it is not enough that clothes meet just basic function, it is expected to fulfil personal requirements, such as visual attractiveness. Thus, clothes should meet both the aesthetic and fashionable requirements [1,2]. Printing in easy way contributes to the aesthetic value of clothes [3].…”

dependence of warm or cold feeling and heat retention ability of knitwear from digital print parameters

“…Results of the research demonstrated that, in addition to material composition, the printing process with its parameters have a significant influence on the thermo-physiological characteristics of textile materials. most suitable printing techniques for textile substrates are: screen printing, digital ink-jet printing and thermal transfer printing (Stančić et al, 2014). Today, the most dominant textile printing technique is screen printing, although digital ink jet printing is rapidly expanding in the textile markets.…”

Thermal Load Effect on Print Quality of Ink Jet Printined Textile Materials

“…and flexibility in substrate format selection is enabled (Stančić et al, 2013). Impressions produced using this printing technique possess better visual attributes, good contrast and consistent quality (Kašiković et al, 2012).…”