EN In relief printing, the printing areas are raised, which means that only the raised lines, gutters or surfaces of the printing plate are printed. The soft printing plate is very easy to use. It is a direct printing process, i.e. the printing plate transfers the ink direcily onto the fabric. Therefore, the motif has to be its mirror image on the printing plate. Transparent watercolours are diluted with water and applied to the fabric with a wet brush. Water based, saliva-resistant, washable up to 40 °C/104 °F, and soft to the touch. For light-coloured fabrics free of finishes and fabric conditioners (max. 20% synthetic fibre). After drying, heat set in the oven (150 °C/302 °F/8 minutes), or iron for 3 minutes without steam. Stir paints before use and wash tools after use in water.

 

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