Dyeing and printing are the two major wet processing techniques for coloration of fabric. In the dyeing process; only one color is produced but in the printing process; various types of colored design are produced on the fabric surface. Dyeing is done on grey fabric but printing could be done on both pre-treated fabric and colored fabric.
Difference Between Dyeing And Printing: There is a lot of difference between dyeing and printing process. Here, I have mentioned some major difference between dyeing and printing.
| Dyeing | Printing |
|---|---|
| 1. By the dyeing process, dyes are applied on the whole fabric equally. | 1. By the printing process, dyes are applied on the fabric localizedly to produce desired design. |
| 2. Fabric, yarn and fibers are dyed by dyeing. | 2. Generally printing is done on fabric. |
| 3. In a dyeing process, dyes are applied on the both sides of the fabric. | 3. Dyes are applied on olnly one side of the fabric. |
| 4. No precise design is required for dyeing. | 4. Design is must for printing. |
| 5. In a dyeing process, only one dye is used. | 5. In a printing process, one or more dye is used. |
| 6. Precise temperature is required for dyeing. | 6. In printing, it is not necessary to maintain precise temperature. |
| 7. Thickener is not required for dyeing. | 7. Thickener is must for printing paste preparation. |
| 8. The density of dye solution is less than the density of printing paste. | 8. In printing, the density of printing paste is higher than dye solution density. |
| 9. Huge amount of water is required for dyeing. | 9. Small amount of water is required for printing. |
| 10. Steaming or curing is not necessary for dyeing. | 10. Steaming or curing is must for printing to fix the dyes or pigments on the surface of the fabric. |
| 11. Dyeing is comparatively cheaper than printing. | 11. Printing is costly than dyeing. |
| 12. Dyed fabrics are soft. | 12. Printed fabrics are hard and harsh. |
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