Craft Week - Silkscreening
So this week's theme is going to be crafting, just 'cause I've come across a few interesting craft sites lately. First one that caught my interest: silkscreening.Maybe it's the retro under-current that's happening in the cool culture.
Maybe it's that we seem to be printing up t-shirts for Scouts and other events all the time, and it would be cool to be able to produce something bigger that 8 1/2 by 11.
Maybe it's the expense of those iron-on sheets for t-shirts you can run through your ink-jet printer. I've never had much luck with those anyway - they fade, discolour, are limited in size, & peel off.
This process doesn't look trivial, but the results seem to be pretty cool.
posted by Bernie May @ 7:50 AM
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I've done this process, you can get cool effects, ask me about it. The initial set up costs are not cheap: darkroom setup, screens, squeegees etc.
K
So which shirt should I print first:
1./ "I taught your girlfriend that thing you like"
2./ "You've been a bad girl, go to my room", or
3./ "He's your God, YOU go to hell"
The Cubs have used the stencil method for about 8 years now... I like it better than the iron ons as well...
think - "Mischief makers", "mostly harmless", wolves and moon, wolves and castle, and this year's grain elevator.... paint, fabric medium, sponges, and stencil blanks. Scouts could even cut their own stencils... a hot tool with the right tip is a bit safer than an exacto knife.
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