Beginning at Screen Printing
By Troublegum
@Troublegum (641)
United States
December 15, 2008 11:16pm CST
Ok, so I have decided that I need to take up screen printing. I'm not going to buy a $5000 machine and rack system, but I would like to do some basic stuff in my basement or back yard.
Anyone have experiance with this?
Are there any good "screens" that you can use that are not the specific ones you buy. (One person said old curtains work well, but there are a lot of styles of curtains out there.
What are some good resources?
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
16 Dec 08
My husband works in a screen print shop. If you are looking to do something just for fun to make a couple of homemade t-shirts with a large one color print you can use any good curtain sheers.
If you're looking to do something to sell, you might want to consider stenciling instead. Much cheaper and easier to do. Screen printing is NOT an easy, quick or inexpensive process.
Here's a little tutorial I found on doing a homemade screen print for fun. This is not true screen printing but as close as you can get without spending a lot of money.
http://community.livejournal.com/craftgrrl/3674467.html?page=2
@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
gee that sounds like an interesting thing to do, I saw someone doing that years ago at a craft market, I didn't know you could do it with out all the expensive equipment, I hope it works out for you, it would be a great hobby.



