- Screen and block printing In printing, colored designs are
applied to the surface of the cloth in the form of patterns. Color is
usually applied as a paste containing pigments and a binding material.
This is fixed by steaming or heating, and the excess color is removed
by washing. Designs may be printed with stamps or carved wooden
blocks, an art requiring great skill and accuracy on the part of both
printer and block-maker. Silk screen printing is basically a
stenciling process. The stencil carries the design to be printed. The
screen consists of gauze stretched on a frame. A squeegee is used to
force the dye through the exposed sections of screen.
Block and screen
printing are mostly used for small print runs, craft work and one-off original designs.