FLOCK PRINT

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Md.Azmeri Latif BegM.Sc. in Textile EngineeringDaffodil International University

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Flock Print:Flock printing or Flocking is a printing process in which Short Fibers of Rayon ,cotton wool or another Natural or synthetic Material are applied to an Adhesive –coated surface

Flock print is very attractive print. The looks and feeling this prints are very nice. The printing technique of flock prints is totally different from as usual screen, auto machine and rotary prints.

The printers don’t use any dyes and chemical during the flock print. They use normal printing screen, gum and powder of fabric.

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Flock Print:

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Types Of Flock Print:By Materials:

1.Cotton flock prints

2.Polyester flock print. Polyester flock print

also known as Nylon flock print.

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Types Of Flock Print:

By Technic:

1. Single color flock print

2. multi color flock print.

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Cotton Flock Print:Cotton flock print is a most common type of prints.

We know the main materials of flock print is a

powder of fiber. That means the flock is a very very small part of the fiber. When we produced the fiber

for flock print from cotton source, we called it cotton

fiber. And when we use this cotton fiber for flock print

we called it the flock print as cotton flock.

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Cotton Flock Print:

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Cotton flock print

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Advantage of Cotton Flock

Print:

1. It is not so harmful for human body as

polyester.

2. The fiber didn’t stay on the fabric surface after

the print.

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Disadvantage Of Cotton Flock

Print:

1. This type of flock print is not glossy as polyester

flock print.

2. Hand feel is not so good and soft as polyester

flock print.

3. It is not available in the market as polyester flock.

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Polyester Flock Print:

When the flock powder is produced from

polyester or nylon source then we called it

polyester flock.

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Polyester Flock Print

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Polyester flock print on taffeta fabric

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Advantage of polyester flock

print:

1. The polyester flock print is very shiny and

attractive .

2. Hand feel is very good and soft like as velvet.

3. polyester flock is very common in market.

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Disadvantage Of Polyester

Flock Print:

1. Polyester flock can be a cause of allergy

in the human body.

2. Polyester flock remains on the fabric

surface.

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Single Color Flock Print:

It is a common flock print. Most of the

buyers asked for single color flock print.

Single color flock print quality always

remains very good.

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Single color Flock Print:

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Single color flock print

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Multi Color Flock Print:

It’s a very difficult process. It makes the flock

quality very poor. Actually a multi color

flock print becomes a felt type print. It

makes the hand feel of flock print very

poorly.

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Multi Color Flock Print

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Required Materials And Tools

For Flock Print:

1. Printing table

2. Screen with require design

3. High quality gum

4. Powder of fiber

5. An electric plate with appropriate power supply.

6. Net like flock filter

7. Belt curing machine or heat presses curing machine.

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Flock Printing Machine

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Flock printing machine

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Printing Table Heat Machine

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Printing table heat machine

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Flock Printing Process:

1.Preparing the print screen and arrange

the flock powder:

After getting the artwork or design from a buyer

need to prepare the screen for printing. And collect

the flock powder as per buyer color requirement.

Also we have purchased the flock based on buyer

quality requirement. It can be cotton flock or polyester flock.

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Flock Printing Process

2. Making the Gum:

After arranging the flock powder we have to make

or purchase the gum. This gum must be high quality.

At present most of the print factory buys the gum

from chemical house. In this regards, this gum has a

limited expiry period. Which is +/- 6 hours. After

preparing the gum we can maximum use this gum

for next 6 hours. If the printers use it after 6 hours then

flock print can be waste out or come off from the

fabric.

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Flock Printing Process3. Lay the fabric and paste the gum:

Now we have to lay the fabric on the table and paste the gum on it by using the print screen. This time screen man paste the gum on the fabric instead f color. Gum take the place on the fabric as in design.

4. The flock print:After pasting the Gum on fabric as per design by using the screen we put the fabric on an electric plate. Actually this technique is for polyester flock print. After putting the fabric on the plate we have to place the flock powder on it evenly by use of a net like tools. In this point the electric plate attracts the polyester fiber by electric powder. In this process gum attached the flock with fabric.

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Flock Printing Process

5. Finishing process of flock print:

After placing the flock on fabric we have to dry

fabric. Now dry the flock printed fabric by a belt

curing machine at a specific temperature.

6. Quality checking and delivery:

Then we have check the quality and deliver the

goods for sewing.

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Precautions of Flock Print:1. Always wash the printed sample or strike off for

checking that the flock is not coming off.

2. Use gum tape for removing the dust from garments.

3. Wear musk while putting the flock powder on

fabric.

4. The production is slower than other prints. So, take

enough days from buyer for shipment.

5. Make the flock printing in a room like the place because flock powder can effects on the other

prints.

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THANK YOU ALL

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