The name suggests a slow, painstaking process, unable to match the rapid technological progress found in the paper-printing field. However, silk screening had one great asset: its flexibility. Regardless of the item's material or shape, or the ink used, it could duplicate a pattern and do it well.
但人們終於發現它具有另一種不可忽視的潛力﹘﹘由於絹印的網屏具有彈性，因此被印物不受形狀的限制，同時，如果能發展出能附著於各類材質的各種印墨，紙張以外的材質亦能付印。