Textile Screen Printing Inks

Waterbased

Water-Based Textile Screen Printing Inks

Water-based textile screen printing inks have gained significant popularity in Ireland's printing industry, offering an eco-friendly and versatile alternative to traditional plastisol inks. Theseinks are composed of pigments suspended in a water-soluble base, providing excellent breathability and a soft hand feel on fabrics.

Applications

Water-based inks are widely used across various textile printing projects in Ireland:

  • Fashion Apparel: Ideal for t-shirts, hoodies, and other garments requiring a soft, breathable finish.
  • Home Textiles: Commonly used for printing on bedding, curtains, and upholstery fabrics.
  • Eco-Friendly Merchandise: Popular for producing sustainable promotional items and organic clothing lines.

Benefits include:

  • Excellent color vibrancy on light-colored fabrics
  • Soft hand feel with no plastic-like texture
  • Environmentally friendly with low VOC emissions
  • Suitable for both natural and synthetic fabrics

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For Dark Fabrics

Opatex- Water Based Screen Printing Ink

Super covering ink for printing on dark coloured fabrics, as well as natural as most of the synthetic fabrics. Also very suitable for transfer printing   

  •   Great covering, extremely suitable for printing on dark fabrics.
  •   Very flexible and elastic, despite of its high covering capacity.
  •   No rubber feeling, but a very soft feeling.
  •   Extensive colour range.
  •   Respects the environment:
  •   Does not contain solvents: 100% water basis.
  •   Does not contain heavy metals or noxious 


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For Light Fabrics

Sicotex - Water Based Screen Printing Ink

Transparent textile ink for printing on light cotton, most of the synthetic fabrics and a mixture of both. Completely water-based screen printing ink. Does not contain solvents.

Easily absorbed into the fabric and is not felt by hand.


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