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Discharge printing

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, discharge printing means: Removing colour locally from previously dyed fabric to form a pattern.

In Turkish: aşındırma baskı

How it is used

Discuss dye compatibility and trial results before production; not every dyed cloth responds in the same way.

Example sentences

  1. Discharge printing produced pale flowers on the dark cotton ground.

    The pattern comes from removing existing colour in selected areas.

  2. The trial failed because the ground dye resisted the discharge printing process.

    The ground dye must be suitable for the intended colour-removal method.

Common collocations

  • discharge printing paste
  • discharge printing trial
  • dyeingThe process of adding colour to fibre, yarn, fabric or finished garments by treating them with dyes, usually in water and with heat.
  • printA design applied to the surface of fabric with ink or dye, such as flowers, logos or stripes, rather than woven or knitted into it.

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