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Mastering Digital Printing
Futures Wales Ltd. has a new line of fabrics that include the same patented infusion formulation
for inkjet printing as used with paper. These Futures Fabrics can be printed with
ordinary aqueous inkjet inks, both dyes and pigments. When printed with pigment inks
such as Epson UltraChromes, they can be hand-washed with little or no bleeding. They
can also be ironed, stretched, twisted, pulled, and wrinkled, and they are claimed to be
very durable, even when printed with dye inks. There are currently (at this writing) three
Futures Fabrics available in rolls of various sizes: Gainsborough (100-percent cotton, 320
gsm), Hogarth (100-percent cotton, 230 gsm), and Landseer (polycotton, 100 gsm). Uses
for the fabrics include custom wall coverings, window treatments, floor tiles, and banners.
Compatible inkjet printers include HPs, Epsons, Mimakis, Encads, Lexmarks, Canons,
and ColorSpans.
See more examples of printing on fabric in Chapter 11.
Finding Media
Where do you find all these wonderful printing papers and other media? With the crazy
quilt of paper mills, converters, manufacturers, importers, coaters, suppliers, distributors,
repackagers, dealers, and so on, it would be impossible to come up with a comprehensive
list of all the media and their sources. However, there are two good ways to track down
the media of your dreams: start at the top and at the bottom. By the top, I mean go to the
JD and Myriam Jarvis hold up their
Tyvek print of Le-Com-Bo, which has
been shown in exhibitions hung with
bungee cords attached to the
grommets (inset).
Courtesy of JD Jarvis
www.dunkingbirdproductions.com