How To Screenprint Using A Hoop

What is silkscreening?

Introduction, materials needed.



How commercial companies silkscreen.


Overview of the process.



Selecting fabric for screen.


Selecting embroidery hoops.


Glue.

Brushes.


Printing squeegees.


Inks and paints.


Preparing the screen - cutting the fabric for the hoop.


Stretching the fabric over the screen.


Finishing the screen.



Selecting an image.


Orienting the image.


Tracing the image onto the fabric screen.


Using glue.



Painting glue on details.



Cleaning brushes used with glue - Switching to medium brush.

More on painting glue.


Using a large brush with glue.


Touching up the glue.


Smoothing excess glue.


Letting the glue dry.


Overview of screening - Screen dry, ink purchased.


Preparing a t-shirt.


Saving your silkscreen for future printing - All about ink.


Inking the screen.


Tips for Silkscreening - Squeegeeing the ink, 1.


More on silkscreening - squeegeeing the ink, 2.


Cleaning a screen after silkscreening.


Ironing to heat set image.


More on ironing to heat set image.


Finishing the process.

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The really inexpensive version.

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