Screen Printing Fundamentals: How to Print the Eco-Friendly Way. Screen printing is a fun art form that you can do at home.
Traditional techniques, however, can be harsh on both you and the environment. Luckily, there are alternative products and practices out there that will make for safer printing. This tutorial will show you one way to print while lessening your environmental impact. Have a look! Supplies An eco-friendly fabric to print on. The squeegee I'm using isn't the best quality, but it gets the job done for smaller projects. Step 1: Draw Your Design Use your writing utensil (like a pencil or felt-tipped marker) to draw a design onto the printer paper. Step 2: Cut Out Your Stencil On your cutting board, take your X-Acto knife and carefully cut out the areas you want to print through. Step 3: Wash and Iron Your Fabric Pre-washing is always good to do with your fabric before printing to remove any coating and prevent shrinking after the ink has been applied.
Step 4: Mix Your Ink Step 5: Mask Your Screen Put your frame screen-side up on the table. Wall Art for Sienna's Room. First off, let me just say, I really love photos printed onto a canvas.
Really. I knew I wanted a set of them in Sienna's room, but as most of you know, we are still students so our decorating budget didn't exactly cover printing four 8"x10" photos onto a canvas. It's pretty darn expensive for just one let alone FOUR!!! I had seen a few ideas online about getting pictures printed out, then just mod-podging the picture onto the canvas, and sanding the sides a bit, which I liked, but I still really wanted that "printed on canvas" texture on the picture itself. Then, while looking around online one day, I found out that you can actually print from your computer onto tissue paper! Thus, my idea was born. What you need: Canvas (however many you are using, I used 8x10's) White tissue paper (I only needed one regular sized sheet for four pictures) Printer *with ink* :) Regular printer paper Scissors Tape Mod-Podge Brush Step1: Take a piece of printer paper.
Step 2: Step 3: Step 4: How to transfer a photo to fabric. Did you know you can transfer photos to fabric without using iron-on sheets?
I love this technique. It's simple to execute and the end results are really pretty. It's another method for hand printing! I made some fabrics the other day and used them to add pockets to one of my wool skirts. Do you want to learn to transfer photos to fabric? Supplies Needed: Fabric (I used white quilting cotton), Gel Medium (I used this kind from Liquidex), Paint Brush and the image you want to transfer. How to transfer a photo to fabric: 1. Note: Don't be alarmed if your transfer isn't completely perfect. Well there you go!