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A guide to screen printing at home

With the advent of modern printing machineries, home printing has become both profitable and easy. You can print numerous attractive T-Shirts and many other types of clothes at home using screen printing equipments at your home. This can both fun and profitable if you know where to look for business opportunities using your screen printing skills. Read this article to learn more about screen printing at home.

Materials you need

You will need items such as embroidery hoop, gauzy curtain, screen printing ink or black fabric paint, latex paint, blank paper and watercolour paints, a sponge brush, stencil, a printing material, preferably a T-Shirt, Watercolour paint and a paintbrush.

Start printing

Procedures First, select the design to print. Keep in mind that simple designs work out easier for you. Images Images can be designed by you or you can find it elsewhere. You can also use the image editor to resize the image. You can use your gauzy curtain to ensure that your screen is tightly pulled.You can use the latex paint and cover the space that you are not printing. Then, you can apply the paint. Usually, the paint takes an hour to five hours to dry, depending on the amount of paint used. When the paint is completely dry, lay your screen on a blank paper and brush it on the screen with the help of thin watercolour paint. Now, the image on your paper will look exactly as it would appear on your clothing. This gives you a very good opportunity to fix the mistakes that might have sneaked in. Drying your image The ink should dry overnight. It can be put in the washer once it is dry. This will provide you with a screen which you can use to print your design as many times as you wish. Advantages of screen printing Home screen printing has various advantages. It is inexpensive, convenient and you can even use it to start your own business. There are many potential clients for screen printed materials and you can always provide them with good quality prints. Furthermore, it does not cost much to start your own screen printing business at home, as the initial costs of owning screen printing equipments are comparatively lesser.

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