The fun easy way to create custom silk screen stencils that you can screen print at home or office! Make a low cost silkscreen stencil in just minutes with no chemicals! Screenprint a custom t-shirt or crafts in no time with no heavy equipment!
I made these simple wood coasters for a friend's wedding gift! I used their initials to personalize a present they would love.
After I was finished screen printing the coasters with black Speedball silkscreen ink, I sprayed with a light layer of polyurethane to protect the wood from moisture. Walah! Custom screen printed coasters
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Make your stencil according to EZScreenPrint's instructions. Screen printing supplies can be purchased at www.ezscreenprint.com
This tutorial will be using the larger elephant design made on a 8.5"x11" size stencil.
Here is what you need for this project:
1 - completed EZScreen stencil
2 - white tote-bag that has been ironed (no wrinkles)
3 - fabric markers, I used Darvy fabric markers
4 - black Speedball screen printing ink
5 - plastic knife or Popsicle stick
6 - squeegee
7 - thin piece of cardboard
8 - a plastic canvas
Start off by inserting the thin piece of cardboard inside the tote-bag.
This will prevent any ink or fabric marker from seeping through to the
other side
Place the stencil on top of the tote-bag
and position it in the desired spot. Blue painters tape can be used to
hold the stencil in place, or use a plastic frame sold on
ezscreenprint.com
I am not using either in this tutorial, instead I just firmly held the stencil in place with my other hand
Start loading the ink onto the squeegee using the plastic knife or popsicle stick
From the top, move the squeegee down the stencil, passing over the image
a few times to make sure the ink goes through the stencil. Only light
pressure should be needed
Lift up each corner of the stencil to see if the ink has passed through.
If there are any voids, lay the corner back down and go over that area
again with ink.
Once you have made sure all the ink has passed through, lift the entire
stencil off carefully. Place the stencil on a plastic canvas and rinse
off with water.
Speedball ink has an air dry time of about 1 hour. To speed up drying
time, use a blow dryer for several minutes. Make sure to iron the image
once it has fully dried. Ironing will heat set the ink and prevent it
from washing off in the washing machine.
Once the tote-bag has been ironed, start filling in with color using the Darvy fabric markers.
The tote-bag is finished!!!
I used the same elephant screen print stencil to make a beautiful wooden
plaque. The speedball ink and fabric markers can work on wood! Use coupon code SLOANE15 to save 15% off your EZScreenPrint order at www.ezscreenprint.com
The big guys at EZScreenPrint let their lovely employees use their materials for personal projects and art. Which is great for the crafty and artistic people and really great for those people who get asked by their friends to make t-shirts *cough cough* like me. A friend of mine has a team in an upcoming dodge-ball tournament and of course I was his go-to gal to get some custom shirts made. I was asked to screen #TWERKTEAM in white on the front of blue t-shirts. Strange dodge-ball team name if you ask me, but I'm here to screen print and not offer team name alternatives :) Here are some photos of my process:
NOTE: There is a difference between regular Speedball white ink and Opqaue Speedball pearly white ink. I sort of took advantage of the fact that these t-shirts aren't black, so I decided to print with regular white ink. Right after printing, the white looked amazing on the blue t-shirts. However, after 30 minutes to an hour, after the ink started drying, the bright color started fading and it didn't pop as much as it did freshly printed. In the end it worked for my buddy, because it gave it almost an aged, old newspaper look. However, if you really want white ink to stand out on dark fabrics, even not so dark blues, I definitely recommend opaque inks.
I love the look of wall decor to cover up bare and boring white
walls. I searched online for items to purchase but it was either too
expensive, or not exactly what I wanted. Randomly I came across these
beautiful birdcage and chandelier designs and thought, why not make my
OWN wall decor? I typically use EZScreenPrint stencils for t-shirts, but I decided to I was going to expand my medium.
Step 2 - I picked out my two colors, Speedball black fabric ink and Speedball opaque gold fabric ink. I screen printed the black ink first, and allowed it to fully dry. View the How-To video here: How-To Screen Print a T-Shirt.
You can also speed up the process by using a blow dryer. Once the first
color was dry, I repositioned the stencil on the paper, bringing it
down slightly, and screen printed the opaque gold ink.
Step
3 - Once both colors were dry, I embellished them with rhinestones. I
purchased two 5"x7" frames and now have these beautiful pieces hanging
on my wall. Not only were they easy to make, but much cheaper than
anything I could find in stores or online, plus I have a sense of
gratification for making them myself!
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