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-----Screen Printing---------------
Step-by-Step Instructions Screen Printing DVD http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=11915
Jacquard Professional Screen Printing Ink 16oz. Jars http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=12503
---Hot screenprinting tip for light colors on dark fabrics:
1) Be sure all excess dye has been washed-out of the fabric first.
2) Have your screen frame on a removable-pin hinge arrangement (to change colors if you like) so you can use a blow drier to dry the ink a bit (hold a piece of cardboard to shield the screen from the drying air) and then do a second hit of the same light color. This technique in the trade is called "same color double hit with spot-drying."
3) Waterbased inks are usually heat cured. This is great because the more you iron the fabric, all you're really doing is "setting" the ink. Note: over time though light colors will start to break-down with too much direct ironing.
---Iron On Transfers------------
Epson Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper & T-Shirts http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=7505
---Hot heat-transfer tip for light colors on dark fabrics:
1) Apply a blank white transfer behind any other transfer you use. Be aware though, that heat-transfer images CANNOT be ironed once applied. Hot driers too will break the image down. Use this decoration type with extreme caution.
A great place to get supplies for decoration...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.artsuppliesonline.com
-----Screen Printing---------------
Step-by-Step Instructions Screen Printing DVD
http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=11915
Jacquard Professional Screen Printing Ink 16oz. Jars
http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=12503
---Hot screenprinting tip for light colors on dark fabrics:
1) Be sure all excess dye has been washed-out of the fabric first.
2) Have your screen frame on a removable-pin hinge arrangement (to change colors if you like) so you can use a blow drier to dry the ink a bit (hold a piece of cardboard to shield the screen from the drying air) and then do a second hit of the same light color. This technique in the trade is called "same color double hit with spot-drying."
3) Waterbased inks are usually heat cured. This is great because the more you iron the fabric, all you're really doing is "setting" the ink. Note: over time though light colors will start to break-down with too much direct ironing.
---Iron On Transfers------------
Epson Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper & T-Shirts
http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=7505
---Hot heat-transfer tip for light colors on dark fabrics:
1) Apply a blank white transfer behind any other transfer you use. Be aware though, that heat-transfer images CANNOT be ironed once applied. Hot driers too will break the image down. Use this decoration type with extreme caution.
Screen Printing ---------
ReplyDeleteThis has been advertised on TV, and actually looks pretty good for people who have never done screen printing (silk screen) before.
http://www.whatdoyudu.com/