Md.Azmeri Latif Beg

MSc. in TE

Glitter is recent developed printing. Glitter is a

unique, clear digital print and cut material for full-

color printing that adds the bold look of sparkly

glitter. Glitters add on the garment with paste and

fixed by heat on a specific area. This is a clear

material with flakes of glitter built in. Glitter is

excellent for small designs and detailed logos and is

compatible for use with Eco-Solvent, Solvent,

Latex, and thermo resin (Gerber Edge) inks.

Metallic flakes are suspended in the ink base to

create this sparkle effect. Usually available in gold

or silver but can be mixed to make most colours

Glitter describes an assortment of small,

flat, reflective particles. Glitter reflect light

at different angles, causing the surface to

sparkle or shimmer. Glitter is like confetti or

sequins, only smaller. Since prehistoric

times, glitter has been made and used as

decoration, from many different materials

including stones such as malachite, galena,

mica, insects, and glass. Modern glitter is

usually manufactured from plastic.

Glitter

Print

Glitter printing process

Recipe: This is a simple printing recipe. It will be

changed according to the shade of the delivery

printed goods.

Rubber paste-70%

Fixer-2%

Glitter-28%

Sequence of Glitter printing process on Textile

materials: By the following way glitter printing is done

on the knitted or woven fabric

Fabric pre-treatment

Table preparation

Fabric plaited on the table

Glitter paste apply by screen

Hanging for 15 mins for dry

Curing 160c (speed 3m/min) Delivery

Glitter printing process

After pre-treatment of the fabric, printing

operation is done on the table. Printing glitter

paste is applied on the fabric by the screen

printing process. After printing curing is done at

high temperature. Curing is done slowly.

Glitter Powder

Glitter printing enables the fabric to show

glittering granules on the fabric. For this Glitter

powder is used.

Glitter Powder is generally PET with size of 1/8"

to 1/256". It is cut into square and hexagon

shape. It is available in metallic, rainbow, laser

and iridescent colors. Generally it comes in 25

kg bag. A typical glitter power substance is heat

resistant to 170 degree celcius and is acid and

alkaline proof. The picture of the glitter powder

is as given below:

Glitter

To print, first glitter paste is

prepared. Glitter powder is

added in the Glitter ink, under

stirring slowly to avoid lumb

formation. Glitter ink is made of

acrylic co-polymer. Then it is

screen printed using Bull

nose squeegee. The mesh size

should not be more than 20 T

Glitter apply by Screen

• Glitter powder is added in the Glitter ink, under

stirring slowly to avoid lumb formation. In glitter

print screen is used for printing using Bull

nose squeegee.

Difference between Glitter print and

Metallic Print

•Gives metallic look.

•Similar to glitter, but smaller particles

suspended in the ink.

•Smooth in texture when compared to

glitter

•Glitter reflects light at different angles,

causing the surface to sparkle or

shimmer but in metallic print overall print

gives sparkle, shiny or shimmer look.