Actually this art should be called 'net' printing, since it is done by stretching netlike silk on a frame to make the plate. As the ink passes through the holes, characters and designs will appear on the printing plate.
絹印的新名稱應改為「網印」，因為它主要是把粗細不同的網狀織品張於框上做版，油墨透過網洞，印在被印刷體上，圖案或文字因而顯現。