Textile Printing

Fabric _______ is specified by the number of threads per linear inch.

• mesh count
• thread count
• weft
• metal mesh

The screen frame provides _______.

• A means of attaching fabric at the proper tension
• rigidity and dimensional stability
• a means of resister
• All of the answers

Threads that run horizontally are called _______ threads.

• mesh count
• thread count
• weft
• metal mesh

The three types of fabric used as screens are natural, synthetic,and _______.

• mesh count
• thread count
• weft
• metal mesh

True or False? Cell distortion is always present when using any method of stretching other than a stretching machine.

• true
• false

_______ stencils are exposed after a light-sensitive emulsion has been applied to the screen frame.

• Direct
• Indirect
• polyester
• emulsion

Indirect stencils are best suited to a multifilament _______ fabric.

• Direct
• Indirect
• polyester
• emulsion

True or False? Flatbed press, cylinder press, and rotary press are the most commonly used presses for screenprinting.

• true
• false

A printing process that uses a squeegee to force ink through aporous fabric covered by a stencil that blocks the nonimage areas. The ink pressed through the open image areas produces the image on a substrate.

• screen printing
• sign printing
• emulsion printing

A rubber or plastic blade used to force ink through the open areas of a screen-printing stencil.

• squeegee
• blade
• smearer