I thought this was pretty neat. It's a technique for printing designs on shirts using handmade stencils, water-based inks, and a home iron.
No idea how durable it would be, but it might be a good choice for those who are looking to make just one or two shirts or craft projects with a simple design.
I thought this was pretty neat. It's a technique for printing designs on shirts using handmade stencils, water-based inks, and a home iron.
There's also this podunk method, which is probably the most linked to screen printing tutorial on the net (it is first on Google). It's popularity is another case of right-place-right-time, as it's not actually that good (and I think was always meant to be one person sharing a good idea with friends, rather than an internet phenonemon).
Personally I prefer the idea of stencil methods, but I haven't tried the glue thing.
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Originally Posted by Jasonda
No idea how durable it would be
It should be fine.
The two biggest problem areas are ink application and curing (heat setting). You don't want the ink to be thick and inconsistent, so try and make sure it is applied evenly and in a relatively thin layer. The biggest one is curing though. You can do it with a home iron, and if you do it properly it should work just as well as any other method. Obviously the problem is consistently applying the heat, knowing you've applied it for long enough, etc. but in general it should work. If you have a heat press (which obviously more people here than in the general wide world do) then use that to cure it.
Basically though if done properly it should be pretty much as durable as a professional print.
The stencil method seems better than the "podunk" screen printing one. I would think it would be really hard to get consistent results using curtain material for a screen!
Anyway, just thought it would be good for those folks wanting to do just a few shirts. Maybe someone will try it out and show us the results.
Really hard to paint a negative image using glue too I imagine.
I've used cut stencils in combination with a screen before, which works fine. This method cuts down even more equipment, but really the results should be much the same.
I use the stencil method. I use acetate for my stencils. It holds up better and with every painting the stencil gets harder and harder. Here are a couple of shirts that i have made.
I use the stencil method. I use acetate for my stencils. It holds up better and with every painting the stencil gets harder and harder. Here are a couple of shirts that i have made.
Do you mind sharing the steps you use to make your stencils?
I've used freezer paper for stencils before too...cut out your stencil...give it a quick mist of spray adhesive...stick it to the bottom of your blank stretched silk screen frame...slap it on a shirt & squeege yourself silly...
Freezer paper stencils 
