Foil
A metallic layer bonded to an adhesive base, applied thin and flat so it reads as a finish on the cloth rather than a component fixed onto it. The mirror surface is what separates it from a metallic ink.
Screen Printing
Specialist Decoration.
Beyond standard screen printing: embellishment that adds real hand and depth.
What it covers
Inside this family.
Each technique below is a separate decision on a tech pack. They are grouped here because they share a process, not because they are interchangeable.
- Velvet applique artworks and flock effects
- Diamantes, metallic studs and caviar-bead placements
- Embossing and dimensional 3D print effects
- Foil printing and mixed-technique builds
Techniques
How each one behaves.
Flock
Short fibres stood on end across an adhesive, giving a dense velvet nap. It is recognised by touch and by the way the surface changes tone as the nap is brushed one way or the other.
Embossing and Debossing
A mark pressed into the material with no ink at all, so it is read by shadow and by touch. Because nothing is added to the surface, the mark cannot wear off the way a print can.
Laser Engraving
The surface of the material is removed in a controlled pattern, leaving a tonal etch in the cloth itself. On denim it produces a faded graphic that sits inside the fabric, which is why it looks nothing like a print laid on top.
Textured Print
A print carrying a deliberate surface pattern rather than a flat face. It is tonal work, most often the same colour as the garment, where the whole effect comes from how light crosses the raised structure.
Velvet Applique and Embellishment
Cut material applied to the garment and secured at its edge, sometimes combined with stud, bead or crystal placements. It adds physical depth that no printing technique reproduces.
Seen in
Where this appears in our work.
Concept collections built to show these components in place. Each identity is invented for demonstration and is not a Simsotex customer.
Collection 03
Contemporary Denim CollectionLaser Engraving.
Collection 06
Luxury Fashion CollectionFoil Print. Flock Print. Embossed Branding. Textured Print.
Industries
Where it is specified.
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