 Re: White shirts black print get fuzzy after wash
Well, no it isn't normal, but it is common for this to occur with beginning screenprinters. The phenomenon is called fibrillation.
The 'fuzzy things' are the loose ends of the white t-shirt fibers that have pushed their way up through the black ink. It comes from printing a very thin ink deposit on 100-percent cotton material. The longer the loose ends and the thinner the ink deposit, the more severe the fibrillation. Fortunately, through a study of the problem, and investing in better equipment, materials and most importantly in understand the screenprinting process, the problem can be avoided. |