Making A Screen Printer

Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil a blade or squeegee is moved across the screen to fill the open mesh apertures with ink and a reverse stroke then causes the screen to touch the substrate momentarily along a line of contact.

Making a screen printer.

Next lay the screen over the stencil and spoon out paint onto the screen. Make sure it s enough paint to fully cover the stencil. This seems simple but high quality screen creation is one of the. My name is stephanie and i ve been screen printing for over a year now and i was asked how i screen print using my cricut so i made this video.

If you re screen printing onto a t shirt first lay a newspaper inside the shirt so the paint does not seep through. You build a screen and stencil then push ink through the mesh and onto your shirt paper or object. Screen printing is a printing technique used to quickly stencil an identical image on multiple objects often clothing. You ve come to the right place.

Ready to make a screen and you aren t quite sure where to start. It s true what they say. A good print starts with a good screen.