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Textile printing can be defined as the process of transferring ink to the textile substrates by using specific printing technique and machines. The most suitable techniques for textile substrates printing are: screen printing, digital ink-jet printing or usage of thermal transfer processes. In the past and today the most popular textile printing technique is a screen printing, with its advantages in terms of total costs and productivity, as well as simplicity and speed in high printing volumes. Also, screen printing machines usually cost less compared to the other printing techniques machines. On the other hand, digital ink jet textile printing offers higher printing speed of short runs, flexibility, creativity and environmental benefits. In addition, it is important to note that using digital printing techniques enables better visual effects, as well as wider flexibility of print formats. Besides that, it offers better control of print quality uniformity during the production runs. The aim of this paper is to compare these two techniques and to predict future developments in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]