Everything You Need To Screen Print At Home

Wood 16 x 20 screen diy hinges with screws 156 mesh screen 10 squeegee green galaxy pitch black ink and a full supply kit including light bulbs tape cleanup cards degreaser and emulsion stripper.

Everything you need to screen print at home.

Starting a small screen printing business at home can be a lucrative endeavor. At this stage everything is ready and you can proceed to print your garments. With a small initial investment plenty of motivation and a solid marketing plan you can launch your own screen printing business and turn a profit in no time. A screen printing frame is a wood or metal frame with silk on it.

So last week i called in a belated christmas present from my wife laura and took a two day screen printing course at the print club london. We 39 ll show you how you can do it with. I recommend you buy your screen but you can make your own by stapling 110 polyester mesh to a square wood frame. If you have small runs you can do them one after the other using the template.

You might need to mix several inks to attain a certain color. Your screen is ready for printing. You can buy 110 polyester mesh on amazon or at a craft or art supply store store. Screen printing isn t difficult as what you draw is exactly what you get on the final print.

Step by step tutorial on how to screen print posters. You can only print 1 color at a time. However there are certain principles and limitations to screen printing that you should know as you design your print. The silk is actually polyester.

However many screen printers focus so much on the screen printing process that they forget about the. A diy approach to exposing registration and printing 2 color. Now set it on the press and apply ink to it. It doesn t come with a printing machine hence the low price but it does have everything you need to get started.

Silk screen printing is a bit intimidating at first but it s easier than it looks and it s possible to set up a printing area in your own home for cheap. Day 1 the first day was spent learning the basics of screen printing a little history and learning how to set up our pre prepared artwork files ready for printing on day two.