You will need:
Screens cleaned and dry
Squeegee that fits the screen, Parcel tape
, palette knife
Fabric screen printing pigment and medium
Newspaper (for covering the table or stencil)
Newsprint for stencil
Fabric selection to print onto
Scissors, masking
tape
Printing Medium and pigment
preparation
Cover printing table
area with newspaper ( tape it down)
Mix printing pigment
with medium 50/50 (Acrylic Screen printing ink)
Tape around inside of
screen with parcel tape to seal the frame (this stops the ink drying in the
gaps)
cut out you stencil
design in newsprint or magazine (we used figures from magazines to cut out)
Printing
Tape fabric down with masking tape on
table
Place paper stencil on top
Place screen on top of both positioning
it to line up with your stencil.
Use palette knife to spread a thick
line of ink along the top edge of the screen about 4cm deep
Another person must hold the screen down
firmly
Place squeegee behind the row of ink
Holding with both hands, press down
Draw the squeegee and ink towards you using firm even pressure and a
smooth speed.
This can be repeated back in the other direction to take the ink back to
the top of the screen
( this make a thicker layer of ink on your print)
Lift off the screen, your print needs to be hung up to dry (string and
clothes pegs are useful)
Repeat with other stencils
Remember to clean the screen thoroughly so that the ink does not dry in
the mesh and block it for next time.
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