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Fixation of a printed reactive design is normally carried out by

  • A.washing it in cold water
  • B.steaming the dried print
  • C.immersion in a hot dyebath
  • D.exposure to strong sunlight

Answer: B

Correct answer: steaming the dried print

Steaming supplies both the heat and the moisture the fixation needs: the water condensing in the print film dissolves the dye and the alkali, letting the dye migrate into the swollen fibre and react with it. Ten minutes of saturated steam is typical. Washing at this stage would strip the unfixed dye away before it had a chance to react.

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