The World of Wax Print: 10 Skills in 90 Seconds
· Episode 8 of 10
Episode 8 / 10
The Global Supply Chain: Who Makes Wax Print Now
A bolt of fabric is labelled 'wax-style' and was manufactured in China using rotary screen printing. Which of the three producer tiers does it belong to, and why is it not technically wax print?
It belongs to the third tier — high-volume producers in China and India. It is not technically wax print because no actual wax is used; the wax-effect pattern is applied with wax-effect inks through rotary screen printing, meaning the characteristic crackle and double-sided penetration of genuine wax-resist fabric are absent.
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