Exploring the World of Prints: A Guide to Types and Techniques

Procoin Print

A textile printing and dyeing method that uses Procion dyes to create bright, wash- and light-fast colors on cellulosic fibers like cotton, linen, and viscose.Procion is a brand of fiber reactive dyes that are often used for tie dye and other textile crafts.

Screen Printing

Screen printing is the process that involves transferring a stenciled design on a flat surface with ink, a mesh screen, and a squeegee.Although paper and fabric are the most common surfaces used for screen printing,it is also possibleto screen print onto metal, plastic, glass, and wood.

Block Printing

Block printing is the process of printing patterns by means of engraved wooden blocks. It is the earliest, simplest and slowest of all methods of textile printing. Block printing by hand is a slow process. It is, however, capable of yielding highly artistic results. Block prints are never of the same look.