It has been 24 hours since I printed my first screen. And it turned out to be complete s**t. I thought I’d read and researched all I needed to know. I was pretty sure I covered all the screen printing tutorials I could find on Google and T-shirt Forums even before I opened my first …
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As requested by quite a few readers, here’s the video version of my earlier tutorial: How to Screen Print T-shirts at Home in 8 Simple Steps If you haven’t already read it, check it out. But if you’re a budding couch potato like I am, here’s the entire process. It’s a good way to get …
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Okay, let’s settle this, there are way too many debates and discussions over this one topic. For beginners, it’s always a wonder if the correct method is to push or pull the squeegee. Now the reason why this is such a hot topic is because, there isn’t a right answer. There just isn’t, let’s all …
Push or Pull Your Squeegee? Everyone Agrees With This Instead Read More »
Heat pressing is quickly becoming everyone’s favorite option when it comes to custom prints. All you need is a home printer, some heat transfers and a heat press machines to get started. It’s easy to apply, quicker than screen printing, less messy, produces decent quality and has a very low learning curve. In fact, I …
T-shirt Heat Press Machines & How To Find The Best One Read More »
The history of screen printing, or silk screening, originated in China during in the medieval ages of the 900s AD, specifically in the era of Song Dynasty Art (960-1279). They didn’t really have anything going on back then, so someone actually started making screens using human hair. Yep, now you know why Chinese people kept …
A lot of people have been emailing asking me about the screen printing exposure unit that I use in this exposure calculator. To be honest, it’s not pretty, and it’s far from being a ‘unit’. But I like to keep things simple, efficient and super cheap to make. But most importantly, it works just like …
How-to Build a Super Easy DIY Screen Printing Exposure Unit! Read More »
Screen printing has evolved a whole lot over the years. Let’s get straight to the point – there are 3 main screen printing ink types we typically use and they are: Plastisol/Traditional Water-based Discharged (Most people will categorize this under water-based, but let’s keep this separate) Plastisol inks Also known as the “traditional” way of …
S***w this! That’s it, I’m done with screen printing!! Okay, so I hear this line a lot from a lot of beginners. Heck, I’ve even said this myself more times than I can count. So for the last few prints, your screens came out terrible. It was underexposed, you saw emulsion melting away during washout. …
Easy Screen Printing Exposure Calculator That Works With Any Emulsion Read More »
