I just painted a wall a bold, new color (Blog Post: A Bold, New Paint Color for the Living Room Wall) and I’ve been feeling that the room needs some more color in it ever since. So I had to make some toss pillows for my living room. It’s no good coming up with a silk screen you like, on fabric that you like and then stopping there. So I did, and I simply love the way the black butterfly looks on the printed background. It was worth experimenting to find out and since I have the ScreenIt that Tulip was so lovely to send me ( I wrote about it last week in my Toolbox Tuesday: Tulip ScreenIt Silk Screen Machine post) I had no excuses NOT to give it a try. You know me, I like some MORE with my MORE.īut then I thought, WHY does it have to be a solid background? Why can’t it be a patterned background? Would I like it better then? Once in a while I saw an image that was appealing, but for the most part, I tend to think it’s kind of boring. It’s not that I didn’t like the whole idea but the projects I often see are a solid black graphic on a solid colored background. If you need more help, I’m happy to do what I can or you can email info (at) ilovetocreate (dot) com or call them at 1-80.I used to think that I didn’t like screen printing. It will clog the screen to keep paint from going through. On the screen where you wiped away more than you intended to you can paint over the area with fabric paint and let it dry. Use light pressure and if you find you aren’t getting all of the emulsion off the screen try dipping it in the water again. I found that having a dish of water nearby to rinse out the sponge was helpful. Hold it up the light several times to make sure you have it ALL removed. Keep going until the design area is clear. Have a dish of water nearby and with a smooth sponge begin wiping away the emulsion. Dip it in water for a count of 10 (that’s my own discovery) and remove to a protected surface (garbage bag over table). Make sure to burn your screen for 16 minutes EXACTLY. If you hold the screen up to a light you will likely see that there is some pink residue in the screen. The first trouble with the faint image comes from not wiping away ALL of the emulsion. I’m sorry to hear about your trouble with the screens. So what do you think? Is the Tulip ScreenIt a tool you might try? What image would you try out first? I’ll be back later in the week with a project that I made. Try $995.00 for a professional thermal imager. I have to be honest, at first I thought the price of the machine was pretty high but then I looked into thermal imagers and some other screen printing machines and tools and decided that it wasn’t so bad after all. Once you get the screens burned you can re-use them up to 75 times. I should have ironed it flat first but it worked anyway. The second butterfly is screen printed on regular muslin. The image needs to be the blackest black. If you are filling in your own artwork just be sure that you get the color SOLID. I drew it and colored it in with a Sharpie marker. The first butterfly shows my artwork on a regular piece of copy paper. You might even want to make yourself a checklist before starting.Ībove is my first bit of art for burning a screen. I’ve heard a few little negative things about the machine but I found that when I followed the directions EXACTLY I got good results.Trust me, I wrecked my first screen because I didn’t do things EXACTLY. The first thing you’ll want to do is read ALL of the instructions. A tub that holds water so you have a place to 1) submerge your screen after burning and 2) submerge screens after printing.Printer or black felt marker and white sheet of paper.You’ll need a screwdriver to assemble the machine but it’s really easy to do.Īnd here are some supplies you need to have on hand: I had to giggle as I was assembling the ScreenIt because it made me think of an Easy Bake Oven. Two white light bulbs (not shown) go inside the machine to burn the screens. Today I thought I’d give you some insight into the machine so you can see what it’s all about too!Įverything you need to get started comes in the box. I’d been seeing it here and there on the web and really wanted to give it a shot. You might be amazed that it took me a whole two and a half second to say, “YES”. I was asked at Summer CHA if I’d like a Tulip ScreeIt Silk Screen Machine to try.
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