How to Silk Screen T Shirts

Screen printing is an easy process of transferringOnce you have completed this procedure you should
images and designs on different types of materials.place your shirt on a flat board and press the screen
Some of the materials on which you can transferon the material. The ink can flow through the screen
your designs include wood, paper, silk or other typeson the shirt by coating it with thick ink using a
of fabric. The image that you have created usingsponge. If you want to create a number of lighter
stencils or paints is transferred on any material byand darker shades then you can repeat the process
using equipment and a mesh piece of fabric thatagain and again moving from lighter shades to darker.
allows the paint to seep through and capture theIron on transfers is also an alternative to this method
design of the image you created. Silk screening is notin which the design or images are ironed on t-shirts.
a difficult process and can easily be learnt byThe design is imprinted because of the heat of the
someone who is trained at doing it.iron. Businesses that produce printed t-shirts invest in
Many businesses have been using this method tothe silk screen printing equipment because these
create unique designs and styles on t-shirts. Howeverensure that the deigns are perfectly transferred. You
if you want to have effective results with stunningcan also use a squeegee to make sure that the ink
images printed on your fabric then you should investor paint is evenly distributed. You can create
in a silk screen printing equipment. The traditional wayhundreds of designs using the printing machines with
of screen printing is to take a sturdy frame and pincheaper materials. The screens that are used in this
or attach a piece of fabric. Over the fabric youprocess can be cleaned and reused again. The steel
should place a thin plastic sheet in which you can cutones because of their sturdy material can be used
holes on places where you want the ink to appearfor many years to come.
on your t-shirt. Cutting the holes is easy and canInvesting in the printing machines is a better choice
either be done with the help of scalpel or using liquidcompared to the traditional method if you want
plastic coating.better and high quality results.