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Screen Printed Cactus Napkins

Screen Printed Dinner Napkins

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/screen-printed-cactus-napkins • Posted by studiokatie

I used SpeedBall's screen printing kit to created these Desert inspired cloth dinner napkins! This is using the drawing fluid technique.

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

3 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

I used SpeedBall's screen printing kit to created these Desert inspired cloth dinner napkins! This is using the drawing fluid technique.

Instructions

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    Start by placing whatever design you want to print underneath your screen.

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    Use a sharpie, Micron or other permanent black marker to trace your design onto your screen.

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    Things are about to get messy so now you need something to prop your screen up on incase liquid seeps through the screen. Take 4 thumbtacks and put them in the bottom corners of your screen. Flip your screen back over (so it's sitting on the thumb tacks) and place it over newspaper, or inside a cardboard box.

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    Take your drawing fluid and paint the area of your design that you want to be printed.

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    Let the drawing fluid dry completely.

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    Once the drawing fluid is dry, take Speedball's screen filler and place a line of the filler near the top edge of your screen and use the squeegee to pull the filler over your entire screen.

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    Let the screen filler dry completely- It's recommend that you let it dry overnight.

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    Use warm water and a sponge and wash off the drawing fluid. It should come off pretty easy, but you can lightly scrub at it with the sponge if you need to.

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    Place your screen over your cloth napkin in the area you want your design. Place a line of fabric paint on the top edge of your screen.

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    Use the squeegee to spread the fabric paint over your design on the screen, pressing firmly.

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    Make sure to completely cover your design area.

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    Lift your screen straight up off of your cloth and you're done! Let your design dry!