DIY Your Own Screen Printing (The Manufacturer)

08/29/2013

DIY Your Own Screen Printing

Nowadays, possessing one designed and featured t-shirt is universal and attractive. There are several companies providing customized services to customers; however, the price is expensive to purchase one. So, it gets more on the rage that we do the screen printing for t-shirts for ourselves at home rather than using screen printers. Here comes some simple steps to DIY your own special t-shirt.

Step 1: Choose your own design

Firstly, choose your own graphic picture that you want to make screen printing.

Step 2: Stretch the fabric and tighten

Secondly, put your fabric into embroidery hoop and stretch the fabric. Just make sure the fabric is tightened inside both hoops, inner and outer.

Step 3: Draw a design

Turn over the hoop so that the screen is facing upwards. Next, take up your paintbrush and dyestuffs starting drawing.

Step 4: Spread screen filler

In this step, first to do is place the newspaper under the screen. And then apply screen filler at a 45 degree angle all around the screen. Repeat several times until you cover the whole screen. Next, lay the screen completely dried.

Step5: Wash out the dyestuffs

Wash the screen in order to remove dyestuffs from the dried screen. The screen filler would remain on the screen. The ink of your drawing will pass through the screen to create an image on your t-shirt. And dry it completely again.

Step6: Examine your screen

Lay your screen on test paper and place some screen-printing ink onto the top of your screen. Hold squeegee at a 45 degree angle and apply the ink to the whole screen. Turn squeegee over and pull squeegee upwards. Repeat this action about 3 times.

Step7: Screen printing

Print the image on your t-shirt, and it will be done successfully!

By above the steps you can design your own unique screen printing at home. And it is redundant to have a product through producers by screen printers. This is the great way to be economic and chic.