Wet Processing

Screen Printing Colour Paste Consumption Estimator

Mixed paste that is left over is money thrown away. Estimate before you mix, not after.

Order Fabric to print
m
m
Design & Screen Per colour
35%
1% 100%
g/m²
no.

Total Paste Required

— kg

All colours across the run

Consumption Breakdown

Paste per Colour
— kg
Printed Area
— m2
Paste per Metre of Fabric
— kg/m
Paste per Square Metre
— kg/m2

Coverage is assumed equal across colours here. Where a design has one dominant ground colour, run the estimate separately for each screen.

Screen Printing Colour Paste Consumption Estimator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.