What turned the tables was transfer paper, a membrane-like, invisible material, which after receiving the print, could be made to adhere to the item without a trace.
「絹印之所以能與平版印刷在轉寫紙上一較真章，乃在它顏色能力上」，國立藝專美印科主任林啟昌指出：「絹印印出來的成品吃墨厚重，色彩鮮麗，質感近似手工製作，十分適合商品印刷。」轉寫紙很快就成為千千萬萬商品、容器、布料、磁磚、玩具的彩色外衣。