Screenprinting? Anyone here to it!

IF YOU DO, i request you do a how-to! I'd LOVE to learn how to screen print. That would be amazing and whoever posted the howto, free hemp bracelets for life! lol Happy

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6 replies since 19th October 2008 • Last reply 19th October 2008

Reply #1:

Er... to do it properly you need a lot of equipment. You need silkscreens, photosensitive liquid, a light box, squeegees and fabric paint. To cheat, it won't work so well but you could do this: [url="http://community.livejournal.com/craftgrrl/3674467.html"]Screen printing using tights and glue![/url]

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Reply #2:

Roma the link only refreshes my paaage!!!

When we did screen printing in college I found the word 'squeegees' so funny, it's the actual technical term! I might try the tights and glue thing but I can never do stuff like that right. Screen printing is really fun though. It might be easier to use a stencil at home though.

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Reply #3:

i heard or saw somewhere about using clear contact paper to get your stencil and fabric paints...

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Reply #4:

That'll teach me to be clever!

http://community.livejournal.com/craftgrrl/3674467.html?page=13

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Reply #5:

wow that is pretty easy than i thought it would be. Thanks Roma Happy

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Reply #6:

AWESOME! Lol

ANd yea, Roma, I know its really really ... heavy in equiptment, but I figured someone here would have a setup. I've looked up all the equipment, and me and a friend are buying it and sharing it [we've got an art store that has all the supplies needed].

But thats for the ghetto version, it looks cool! [btw, ghetto is NOT a bad word in my book! Happy]

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