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Incredibly Easy Screenprinting
Hello! Here we will explore Incredibly Easy Screenprinting AKA how to possibly bootleg t-shirts AKA the cool thing to do since puffy paints became passe (how do I make that little e with an accent?!). Anyway! Let me just say that I've been using a photo emulsion method that requires so much time and work and stress, that unless you have complicated fine lines and a whole lotta detail, this is THE WAY to do things.
STEP 1: The Stuff Here is the spread of materials... I've got some regular Elmer's glue (doesn't matter which kind), an old stocking, an embroidery hoop, some decorating tips for the "intricate detail", fabric paint, and a palette knife. Also, I have a t-shirt but I forgot to include that in this photograph. Oops! 
STEP 2: The Screen I stretched the pantyhose over the embroidery hoop nice and taught then cut away any scraps. STEP 3: Design of your choice I laid the screen over this lovely design! The Cozy Creative logo! 
STEP 4: Glue Start by gluing the large bulk white spaces. Basically you're gluing everywhere you don't want the paint to go through. 
STEP 5: Fine Tips I got these tips in the paint section. They're so you can use little paint bottles like markers, but they work on the glue! I use fine tip to do more finer lines that I need to create. STEP 6: Intricate Detail Just screw on like so... I'm going to use this to glue where the letters are. 
STEP 7: Lift Lift it from the paper to make sure you didn't miss any spots. STEP 8: Smooth I used my palette knife to get rid of those bubbles and make sure the glue was spread around. 
STEP 9: Dry Let dry! STEP 10: Pick A Spot After it's dry, position the screen on your shirt where ever you want it. 
STEP 11: Start Globbing I mixed blue and white to make a light blue color. The paint is actual screen printing fabric paint that you can find at your local craft store. Also, it's good to have a magazine or a piece of paper underneath your design to prevent any bleed. STEP 12: Even Coverage Make sure you have enough coverage and that it's pushed through the pantyhose evenly. Make sure that you don't press too hard though, or it'll pull the shirt and mess up your design. Firm but gentle! 
STEP 13: Done! Lift carefully and let dry! Now you have a beautiful shirt! Yay! By the way, if you mess up you can use a toothpick while it's wet to scratch off some over-globbed paint.
Name: mike
Name: Izzy
Name: marrow
Name: ryan
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