Eco-friendly water based screen printing is a great option for fashion clients and also for print baby clothes.
Water Based follows the same rules and processes as standard screen printing but the inks used are all water-based. The common inks used for screen print is plastisol. This ink is more eco friendly, free of plastics and PVC , but too harder to work for the quicker drying time.
This Eco Friendly ink has 2 part, a base and a pigment. The water based screen printing are best used on white or light color items as this allows for the inks to penetrate into the fabric, leaving a soft hand feel.
There’s a range of techniques and inks available within Silk Printing :
