Imitating wax printing using digital ink jet printing

The method and process of producing imitation wax printing by using digital ink jet printing are introduced.Firstly,the wax printing sample is made manually,and then the original digitized pattern,which is exactly the same as the sample,is sketched by using graphic software.After that,the pattern with crack effect is produced by computer simulation,which then is put on the textile by digital ink jet printing.Finally,the printed textile is cured at 150℃ for 3 minutes.The experimental results show that the digital ink jet printing can simply and rapidly get the similar effect as handmade wax printing.It is advantageous over conventional wax printing in displaying pattern characteristics.But efforts need to be made to improve the deep color printing and the reverse penetrating effect of handmade wax printing.