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Screen printing at home is fun, addictive, and can even be profitable. PhotoEZ Screen Printing Sheets will save you time on your projects. These sheets are pre-coated templates that are ready to be displayed with your designs. You’ll be screen printing in less than an hour. This article will discuss how to create a t-shirt with PhotoEZ after you’ve exposed the template.
Start by washing the shirt before you screen print it. If the t-shirt is not pre-shrunk, this could make your design look weird after the t-shirt is washed, it could curl and not lay flat.
Lay the shirt out on a flat table and iron the area where you will place the template. Center the template on the shirt. Remember to place the shiny stencil side down and the shade side up. I like to use blue painters to hold the stencil. Holds the stencil well and leaves no residue. Tape all four sides of the stencil together, it will prevent you from accidentally staining the shirt with paint outside of the stencil.
You will need special ink for screen printing on fabrics. Speedball fabric screen paint is a good brand to use, however there are many options available. Apply the paint on top of the template. Use the squeegee and spread the paint over the entire stencil. Firmly press and hold the squeegee at a 45 degree angle. Make sure the paint covers the entire design. Hold the squeegee at 90 degrees to remove any extra paint from the stencil.
Peel off the template along with the tape. Wash the template in the sink with warm water and your hands. This is my favorite part of the PhotoEZ sheets. Traditional screens with hardwood frames usually need to be cleaned with a garden hose if you don’t have an industrial-size sink in your home. You can wash PhotoEZ sheets right in the sink.
Let the paint dry completely. To speed up the drying process, you can use a hair dryer.
Place a piece of wax paper on top of the design. Warm image on the shirt. This essentially “melts” the paint into the fabric, preventing it from coming off or washing out easily in the washing machine. Keep the iron moving over the image, you don’t want to burn your shirt.