You want to buy pure cotton cloth for block printing. Answer the following in this regard:
(i) Any two characteristics of cotton fiber
(ii) Why you have chosen cotton for block printing
(iii) Which weave will be suitable for this purpose?
(iv) Brief method of block printing.
Answers
(i)Color: The color of cotton fiber could be white, creamy white, bluish white, yellowish white or grey. Tensile Strength: Cotton is moderately strong fiber. It has a tenacity of 3-5 gm/den. The strength is greatly affected by moisture; the wet strength of cotton is 20%, which is higher than dry stren.
(ii)Block printing is the one which will be done by rubbing the surface against inked surface ! Using Colton will be easy to copy the exact print Which was present in the ink ! Therefore .. using cotton is efficient for block printing !!
(iiiThe weave should be fine tight over under weave
(iv)Block printing involves carving the desired pattern onto a large block, covering that design in ink or dye, and stamping it onto the fabric. While blocks could be made from stone, they were most commonly made of wood.
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