One-Step Ink-Jet Printing and Anti-Crease Finishing for Silk

An inkjet printing technology that combines printing and anti-crease in one process was developed for silk. Epoxy resin added to the pretreatment paste formulations was used as crease-resistant finishing agent for silk. The fabrics thus processed had satisfactory K/S color yield and colorfastness that were the same as the color quality from conventional inkjet printing. In addition, both dry and wet resiliencies of printed silk fabrics have been improved significantly especially the wet resiliency.