摘要 |
<p>A method of manufacturing an appliqué uses a laminate of a first layer of a thermoplastics material on which a layer of flock is adhered, and a second layer of a substrate material for supporting the thermoplastics material. The substrate material restricts distortion of the thermoplastics material during printing. A preselected design is then printed on the flok on the first layer. Prior to the step of printing the preselected design the laminate is passed through a blind printing cycle which is a printing cycle in which no ink is used. This has the effect of preparing and stabilising the thermoplastics material layer with the result that when a design is subsequently printed on the laminate a lower distortion of the design occurs and, when two or more colour impressions are made, a much better registration of the coloured inks with one another is obtained.</p> |