I’ve been having a go at screen printing again, doing some tests for a bunch of t-shirts I’m working on, as I’m having a stand at a local craft fair on October 2nd. If you’re in the East Grinstead area on October 2nd, do stop by the Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road. The fair is trying to raise funds for a girl’s orphange in Kitwe, Zambia, so there will be good craft for a good cause.
I took some work in progress shots of my screen printing. It doesn’t show it here, but I wish I was a neater worker. I’ve not completely finished my designs - the tests showed me which areas I should change, but I’m getting there.

1. Cutting the stencil from a photocopy of my design, being careful not to detach any inside pieces - everything should remain attached, that needs to remain on the stencil. 2. The finished cut stencil. 3. My taped up screen, with stencil underneath, laying loose on the test fabric.

4. My pot of ink - a mix of black and blue. I got very messy. 5. Ink on my screen, ready to print, squeegee above. 6. Inked up screen

7. The test print on a spare piece of fabric. 8.The test t-shirt. This might look a bit of a plain design. My daughter is going to colour in the flowers and butterfly… I’ll show pics when I let her at it.
And some other designs I worked on…


I’m eternally grateful to this fabulous book: Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils and Silk Screens . There are loads of designs to copy - with artwork in the back to photocopy so you can complete the book’s projects - however, for me it was great for showing the joys of printing with really great step by step photos and text. Brilliant book.











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