What kind of printing can I do on polyester lycra?

I'm trying to do a graphic on stretch polyester, like the shiny leggings that are so popular right now…but not sure what type of printing will work. The polyester will be black and graphic yellow, white, burgundy, blue, etc. I'm hearing you can't do screenprint. What are my other options? Help!

Strangely enough, you can do Lycra digitally.

http://www.advdigitaltextiles.com/procedure_textilePrinting.html

You can do polyesters, lycras, and whatnot there. Screenprinting doesn't work for lycra because the material is a little too stretchy and unstable for it to settle properly.

http://www.digitaltextile.com/fashionprinting.htm

It really depends what you are doing and how many you're making. Lycra printing isn't really a cheap process and is generally done on a giant machine to make many sets for separation, so if you're looking to get 10 lycra leggings done, you're SOL.

However, if you want to get a bunch made, it's similar to offset printing, costs a lot for the initial layout, but gets cheaper based on the number of sets you want done.

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