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.

1. Md.Azmeri Latif Beg
MSc. in TE

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Glitter
Print

7. 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%

8. 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 160c (speed 3m/min) Delivery

9. 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.

10. 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:

11. Glitter

12. 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

13. 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.

16. 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.