Abstract: A dry release transfer is disclosed in which a releasable layer is adhered to a carrier sheet and a stress-resisting transferable design layer is printed on the releasable layer. The releasable layer is normally pre-stressed so that when an external force is applied to the carrier sheet , e.g. by rubbing with a stylus, this force is transmitted to the releasable layer. Since the releasable layer cannot yield to the applied force by stretching, because it is held by the stress-resisting layer, the adhesive bond between the releasable layer and the carrier sheet is weakened or is ruptured or partial or complete cohesive failure occurs within the releasable layer, thereby facilitating transfer of the design layer. A method of producing such transfers is also disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a stencil for use in screen printing which method comprises coating a screen mesh with liquid photopolymerizable composition, imagewise exposing the coated mesh to radiation to polymerize liquid composition on the mesh in the exposed areas, and removing unexposed liquid composition from the mesh to develop the stencil. Suitably the liquid composition is applied with the screen mesh in contact with a protective film and, after imagewise exposure, the stencil is developed by stripping of the film such that unexposed liquid remains on the film. This provides a simple method of producing a stencil which does not require highly skilled personnel.