I would recommend covering the wood with 3-4 coats of waterproof varnish to prevent warping. Aluminum is better but wood (if protected) can last awhile
thatkatieproject If you're in a rush, and don't live near a screen printing supplies shop, I bet a short trip to the hardware store, or even pre bought stock, and a few dozen of minutes of work is damn more effective than waiting on the shipping!
OK, I'm a bit late, but great to find out about your use of swiss voile. I have never heard of that, but look forward to experimenting with is as the print screen. Thanks!
Oh my Godddd :O I am at the very start of designing my own clothing line. And I was so upset on how to find the money for a printer and all these. You made my day. Thank you so much. :D
Thanks a lot for posting this video ! I've just used this method and it worked surprisingly well. It surprised me that it came very close to the method with a professional pre mounted screen that I bought earlier. With these easy available and cheap material you can make your own screens really fast. I think that even if you are a professional T-shirt designer you can use this method for a first trial. Later on you can then send your artwork to a professional printing factory and order your T-shirts by the 100's.
Charli ,Thanks so much , i looked at this video quite a few times before i made my own screens . I look forward to hearing your talk at the Seanwes Conference.
This is so fantastic!! I just recently made my own screen printing frames : from using an old photo frame. Which worked really well :) Now I have managed to screen print tshirts featuring the enormous issue of plastic pollution.
I've been looking for your videos for a while!!! I've started screen printing and you were my go to gal lol love your vids and will be soooo useful now that I actually started
I’ve been looking for a tutorial on making good silk screens for a while now when I stumbled across this gem and even better you’re a kiwi too. Letsgoooo
I've been thinking of doing something like this, except i'm thinking of cutting into the ends of each length and chiseling out a piece measuring half the depth of the wood. The idea is to have the each corner resting flush (smoothly) into the groove of another, then screwing it. The measurements would be half the depth of the wood by however wide it is.
i use the staple gun to assemble the whole unit (holds nice and tight) then pre drill the holes for the screws, then put the screws in. find it easier. varnish the frames to protect
nope, on the contrary of what the op says, not good, photo frames are build with mitre butt joints, or angled joints, cant hold any lateral loads, screws are ok but in the long term the frames of the op will fail the way she made them, as you need to wash them a lot, and water will rust the screws, and tensions between dry, wet dy wet will bend them. proper mortise and tenon building will ensure years of abuse, i can guarantee it
If you're looking for a good cheap alternative use an old canvas. Just remove the canvas fabric. The canvas frames are built to adjust tension and the way they are notched you won't have any problems with flexing/twisting.
Total bullshit I used 2x4 pine wood they told me oh they will never last yeah 10 years later I'm still using the same damn screens! I make them myself and all those oh no you need this and that well my fat ass is telling you to go for it. If the wood is good enough to build your house from I think they will take a little mesh! I miter the ends and use screws your not putting them into a water tank for 3 weeks at a time your spraying them with water no big deal, for the most part, your screens are dry and solid. I did not listen to those people who say oh you can't do it no THEY CAN'T DO IT! Big difference! Ps, I went to Luis's page he is like 12 years old, please little man grow up and then build something, till then keep watching videos game channels, and let the grownups make stuff.
Awesome video! Thank you ! I already had all this stuff laying around the house. Much cheaper and faster than buying them online or trying to find them.
You are awesome, I'm starting my own projects too and seeing your videos is helping a lot to see easier ways to get things done without become homeless jajajaja, Thank you :)
Your DIY videos are always so easy to follow! I really want to try this now... May have to wait til next Summer when I have more time for trial and error though hahah
StCaNaLoMOM I got mine from Spotlight in New Zealand. :) I suggest looking in the curtain section of your national fabric store chain and they should have it there, or be able to offer you an alternative with a similar weave.
And yeah, waaaaaaay too expensive to buy. I got my emulsion and sensitiser from the store Yu linked. Paid about $25 including delivery. Saw it in a store here in Oz, $105. Bloody hell its expensive here too. Thanks for the link You saved me a ton
Can you use emulsion on this fabric? Still learning but a lot of the DIY type screens they seem to use mog pog (or something like that) and i assume that must be for a reason so thought it best to ask! :) TIA
Thanks for your vid, gonna save me a few bucks, like the kiwi can do attitude, and rough is good mate, not a beauty contest. Last but not lest, the other vids I've watched on the subject were long and drawn out, yours is well produced, nice pace, vital info only, and you are easier on the eyes too. New subscriber.
Really glad I found your videos on screen printing. I think I've watched four so far. One thing. What type of fabric are you using? I just can't seem to catch it no matter how many times I watch it. Thanks.
+D&E miniature and board games sorry bout that, I think my accent can be hard to understand! The fabric I used is called swiss voile or sheer voile. it's the stuff that sheer privacy curtains are made of so it's got holes that are quite small, but overall the fabric is sheer
Buying ready made frames and meshes are very expensive in New Zealand :| Although making one at home might not result in the best quality work but at least it is cheap and fun. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Charli, I am trying to find this at spotlight online and its showing alot of different Voile but not the swiss Voile.. could you please share a link from Spotlight NZ of the one you used ?!! Thanks so much!! Great idea!! ANd great work dad!!
+Theresa Wells I haven't used a screen cleaner on these because I sell the designs in my store so always need to be able to print them. The material is very cheap so it might even be easier just to rip it off the frame and replace!
Hi, I have been looking into doing screen printing for a while now. I have watched a lot of videos on RUclips. I like the DIY method that you use. A couple questions... I see in some videos that they are recommending that you use a de-greaser on the fabric before applying emulsion. Is this necessary? I thought maybe they were just trying to sell another product to make money. Perhaps a mild de-greasing dish detergent would work as good if needed. Also, on the Swiss voile material, is there a certain thread count or hole size that I should look for to get the best print?
+Steve Lawton I didn't apply a degreaser to my fabric and my screens are fine, who knows, though, maybe they'd be better if I'd done that! i'm afraid i don't know the threadcount or hole size to tell you, but they should be really small. imagine them as pixels, if the holes are too big you'll see a jagged 'pixely' line around the edges of your design, so the smaller the better.
Forêt Threads I do expose them myself! I find the process stressful cos it's all about timings, but I promise I will try to film it next time I make some screens. That probably won't be for a while though so in the meantime check out this (rather old) video where I talk through the process, and there's a link to the tutorial I learned from in the description box: ruclips.net/video/Pb4QR6y7z4Q/видео.html
Forêt Threads I actually do it SUPER DIY and just use daylight to expose my screens!! i put the emulsion on and leave them to dry in a cupboard, put my design on the screen on a transparency and cover with dark cloth, bring it outside and expose for a time that I worked out earlier with a control screen, cover and bring inside again. AWESOME that you're building your own I'd love to know how you do it!
Ah great! are you still doing this now that you're in London? I'm near London too and England just doesn't get enough sunshine for that to be reliable sadly. I'll let you know how I get on building it :D its super DIY for me too!
CharliMarieTV oh... maybe you might know this (maybe you don't) but do u know what kind of paint i would need to use for printing on paper instead of a t-shirt?
***** Ryonet makes a green galaxy water based inks that I've found to work well on paper. www.screenprinting.com/category/green-galaxy-water-based-inks
Hi Charlie , can you please tell me where I can find photo emulsion to coat the screen ? And colours to screen print? Kind regard and thanks for the wonderful video
www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZHGWI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=JCZWB7OKBOVB&coliid=I3I5ED62VE6UMP heres the emulsion! colors can be found on amazon or at michaels/blicks as well
Helpful video! Thanks for sharing :) Still trying to find an adequate staple gun...are you using regular staples, because that would be such a relief for me if I could do that.
thank you for this video, I will try to do the same, but I have a question. Can I use the same frame to print 2 diffrent desings ? if yes, how do we do it ?
+Meryem Kadiri yep! You just lay them both out in the space. Make sure you leave enough room to put tape over one design when you're printing the other tho!
I hope you realize the most important part is make sure the bottoms are flat and square. The way you screwed them together will not make an even surface for the screen. It might work but it’s not a good frame.
nice video tutorial, I have a dumb sounding question: once a screen is made & a image is burnt onto the screen, is that the only use you get out of THAT screen? OR can the image itself be erased from the screen so another image can be burnt onto it? OR is that NOT what's done typically? If I want to print a number of different designs, do I make a number of frames&screens OR just make the 1 & reuse it? Thanks
+NYCP NY not a dumb question at all! Screen printing is best for when you're going to print multiple copies of one design, because it's a lot of effort to go through to print just one tshirt (though of course you're welcome to if you want to) If you want to get rid of an image on the screen you can buy something called screen cleaner which strips the emulsion and clears it, but honestly with these DIY frames I would just cut the fabric off and stick a new bit in! I can't attest to how well these DIY screens stand up to being stripped as the fabric isn't design for that (unlike professional, more expensive screen fabric). The best thing to do is make a few different screens, one for each of your designs, plus a couple of spares just in case something goes wrong with one. Hope that helps!
+NYCP NY I'd suggest googling for a 'silk screen' or 'screen printing frame' but can't recommend where to buy one as I've always made my own like in this video :) art stores perhaps?
I'm actually at Home Depot right now attempting to buy wood for the frames. The price of the wood here at Home Depot is the same price of wood screens and my arts and crafts store. So wouldn't it just makes sense to buy the screens from the arts and crafts store and take off the screen portion after I use it...then add new swiss voile . I went and bought Swiss voile & its really inexpensive
I would recommend covering the wood with 3-4 coats of waterproof varnish to prevent warping. Aluminum is better but wood (if protected) can last awhile
thanks for the tip!
This is true, but aluminum is porous and will retain water it self over time.
Great tutorial. Makes me miss my dad. He was a carpenter. :'-)
+Beth Barnett awh! How special. My dad's dad was great with woodwork so I think he must have learned it from him :)
I love it when a little bit of DIY saves you a ton of time!
In this case it actually takes longer than buying a frame, but definitely saves you lots of money! :)
Ooops that what I meant, money not time!
thatkatieproject If you're in a rush, and don't live near a screen printing supplies shop, I bet a short trip to the hardware store, or even pre bought stock, and a few dozen of minutes of work is damn more effective than waiting on the shipping!
OK, I'm a bit late, but great to find out about your use of swiss voile. I have never heard of that, but look forward to experimenting with is as the print screen. Thanks!
Oh my Godddd :O I am at the very start of designing my own clothing line. And I was so upset on how to find the money for a printer and all these. You made my day. Thank you so much. :D
+Kostas Xarmpi glad I could help!
All the best bro....
Best Screen Printing DIY tutorials on youtube (I've watched them all)
+A Tigre thanks! I'm so pleased :)
I'm so happy to have come across your channel and love for silk screening! It's seriously amazing and so inspiring
Thanks a lot for posting this video ! I've just used this method and it worked surprisingly well. It surprised me that it came very close to the method with a professional pre mounted screen that I bought earlier. With these easy available and cheap material you can make your own screens really fast.
I think that even if you are a professional T-shirt designer you can use this method for a first trial. Later on you can then send your artwork to a professional printing factory and order your T-shirts by the 100's.
Thank you so much for the video. I have watched several diy screen printing frames and this is by far THE BEST!!!
Fallon thanks so much! I'm so glad you found it useful :)
Charli ,Thanks so much , i looked at this video quite a few times before i made my own screens . I look forward to hearing your talk at the Seanwes Conference.
+malik salaam can't wait to meet you there!
This is so fantastic!! I just recently made my own screen printing frames : from using an old photo frame. Which worked really well :) Now I have managed to screen print tshirts featuring the enormous issue of plastic pollution.
I've been looking for your videos for a while!!! I've started screen printing and you were my go to gal lol love your vids and will be soooo useful now that I actually started
Excellent tutorial! Thanks so much for saving this novice a LOT of money!
I’ve been looking for a tutorial on making good silk screens for a while now when I stumbled across this gem and even better you’re a kiwi too. Letsgoooo
Good job, nice to see you and your dad working together.
yeah we're a good team :)
I'll need to keep this video in mind if I ever decide to try this!
Great tutorial Charli :)
I've been thinking of doing something like this, except i'm thinking of cutting into the ends of each length and chiseling out a piece measuring half the depth of the wood. The idea is to have the each corner resting flush (smoothly) into the groove of another, then screwing it. The measurements would be half the depth of the wood by however wide it is.
Awesome Video!!! I am getting the materials this week and building my own next weekend. Thanks for the tips and tricks and the awesome advice.
+Socheath Sim yay fun! Hope it goes well :D
Your method is so good to understand the matter
Thanks from ChCh, What a Super Informative Vidclip, Presented so 'Simply' and easy to Replicate .... Best to ALL, Cheers ....
Remember to glue the pieces together! or else they will twist when you are stretching the frame.
Sam Owens great advice! :)
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Or if you have enough room use 2 screws at each joint. Otherwise you'd want to notch the framing. Good stuff.
i use the staple gun to assemble the whole unit (holds nice and tight) then pre drill the holes for the screws, then put the screws in. find it easier. varnish the frames to protect
Hi Charlie cry good video you have published Congratulations.
Oh nice work Dad! Love the Jandals you two!
haha you must be a kiwi if you call them jandals too!
CharliMarieTV
Could you use an old photo frame instead of making the frame yourself
yep!
nope, on the contrary of what the op says, not good, photo frames are build with mitre butt joints, or angled joints, cant hold any lateral loads, screws are ok but in the long term the frames of the op will fail the way she made them, as you need to wash them a lot, and water will rust the screws, and tensions between dry, wet dy wet will bend them. proper mortise and tenon building will ensure years of abuse, i can guarantee it
If you're looking for a good cheap alternative use an old canvas. Just remove the canvas fabric. The canvas frames are built to adjust tension and the way they are notched you won't have any problems with flexing/twisting.
I used frames from the dollar store and sheer curtains. Made each 10x10 and 8x11 frame for about $4.50 Canadian
Total bullshit I used 2x4 pine wood they told me oh they will never last yeah 10 years later I'm still using the same damn screens! I make them myself and all those oh no you need this and that well my fat ass is telling you to go for it. If the wood is good enough to build your house from I think they will take a little mesh! I miter the ends and use screws your not putting them into a water tank for 3 weeks at a time your spraying them with water no big deal, for the most part, your screens are dry and solid. I did not listen to those people who say oh you can't do it no THEY CAN'T DO IT! Big difference! Ps, I went to Luis's page he is like 12 years old, please little man grow up and then build something, till then keep watching videos game channels, and let the grownups make stuff.
Love your DIYs Charli. Haha what a cool dad :D
he is pretty darn awesome!
Your videos are very helpful, love the instructions 👍🏽
It was cool seeing this different filming style incorporated into your videos :)
Thanks Ryan! Didn't have my normal filming camera so had to improvise :)
Awesome video! Thank you ! I already had all this stuff laying around the house. Much cheaper and faster than buying them online or trying to find them.
+Alex Sayers awesome!! so glad it could help you out!
love your accent! definitely looking forward to more videos. shout out from the lone star state TEXAS
Shotgun Rumble Hellooo over there! :D thanks for watching :)
What was the name of the fabric?
Now this is a simple explanation...Thank You...
The perks of a carpentry father. You'll inherit most of the skill and patterns.
Yusssssss thank you!! I'm from nz and trying to do something during this quarintine love this!!😍
You are awesome, I'm starting my own projects too and seeing your videos is helping a lot to see easier ways to get things done without become homeless jajajaja, Thank you :)
+Viridiana López you're welcome!
Viridiana López HAy
Your DIY videos are always so easy to follow! I really want to try this now... May have to wait til next Summer when I have more time for trial and error though hahah
Yay I'm glad you think so! :)
Having a hard time finding the Swiss voile... Could you tell me where you purchased yours?
StCaNaLoMOM I got mine from Spotlight in New Zealand. :) I suggest looking in the curtain section of your national fabric store chain and they should have it there, or be able to offer you an alternative with a similar weave.
what is the name of that cloth u put on the wooden blocks ?
Well I made some (Helped) and the screen printing press another you tube video worked great thank you I've told all my friends about this too xx
Jules Shultz that's awesome! Glad my video could help :)
Happy Easter!!!
Wonderful now where can I get the screen
And yeah, waaaaaaay too expensive to buy. I got my emulsion and sensitiser from the store Yu linked. Paid about $25 including delivery. Saw it in a store here in Oz, $105. Bloody hell its expensive here too. Thanks for the link You saved me a ton
so good right?? Glad I could help you out!
What is the name of the fabric you use? I couldn’t quite pick it up. Thanks in advance.
Can you use emulsion on this fabric? Still learning but a lot of the DIY type screens they seem to use mog pog (or something like that) and i assume that must be for a reason so thought it best to ask! :) TIA
yep i use emulsion :) Mod podge is glue, so you couldn't expose an intricate design with it.
Thanks for your vid, gonna save me a few bucks, like the kiwi can do attitude, and rough is good mate, not a beauty contest. Last but not lest, the other vids I've watched on the subject were long and drawn out, yours is well produced, nice pace, vital info only, and you are easier on the eyes too. New subscriber.
yeah us kiwi's have a bit of an affinity for doing things the DIY way I think! Glad you liked the video and found it useful :)
Hi thanks for the video. Can you use cotton voile?
I am in nz and I do my diy screens the exact same way even before I watched this video
Great video .
This was cool sis! I think you're going to inspire a lot of people to get screen printing :)
I hope so! :)
Really glad I found your videos on screen printing. I think I've watched four so far. One thing. What type of fabric are you using? I just can't seem to catch it no matter how many times I watch it. Thanks.
+D&E miniature and board games sorry bout that, I think my accent can be hard to understand! The fabric I used is called swiss voile or sheer voile. it's the stuff that sheer privacy curtains are made of so it's got holes that are quite small, but overall the fabric is sheer
+CharliMarieTV Thanks, about to start building these things. Just got my photo emulsion last night.
this is so cool. can't wait to try.
Staples work just as well as screws for this also heaps easier if you are doing yourself
Buying ready made frames and meshes are very expensive in New Zealand :|
Although making one at home might not result in the best quality work but at least it is cheap and fun.
Thanks for sharing.
yeah exactly! They may not be as high quality as bought frames, but they work really well! :)
it takes time and practice to make a quality one..when you already know how , then life will be better..
Thank you for sharing this with us.. I need to know what kind of fabric you used there please.
Excellent video going to try these deffo thank you xx
let me know how you get on! :)
Hi Charli, I am trying to find this at spotlight online and its showing alot of different Voile but not the swiss Voile.. could you please share a link from Spotlight NZ of the one you used ?!! Thanks so much!! Great idea!! ANd great work dad!!
Sorry this was many years ago and I bought it in store. I’m sure you can try the regular voile!
Champion. After looking at a lot of you tube clips, yours is the best! Thank you!
you're welcome!
Hi
Thank you for the clip but kindly advice on the next step to draw the art
can this material be cleaned and reused for other shirts? or is it one time use her screen?
+Theresa Wells I haven't used a screen cleaner on these because I sell the designs in my store so always need to be able to print them. The material is very cheap so it might even be easier just to rip it off the frame and replace!
Theresa Wells you can get emulsion remover but i've never tried, still in my infancy test stages.
this awesome thank you i am been waiting to do this for a while thanks.
Super helpful tutorial!
Have you ever used an embroidery or quilting hoop?
I can see the wood twisting especially if you are using a printing mechanism.
No mechanism, this is totally DIY :)
Hello to your dad, He seems to be a kind person.
Thnx alot more, your videos really help me to learn the screen print
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I'm so glad!
Hello nice video and what is screen fabric name
Shari brand of staple gun is that one? Thanks!
Any staple gun will do, you can get decent cheap ones, just make sure the staples are a bit longer than the average stapler.
so the concept is.... a piece of mesh over a frame.... soooo would it work to put mesh in a embroidery hoop.... I think It would work great!!
yep i think it would too! just as long as the hoop is wide enough for the sequeegee
Very creative ideas
hello and thank you, do you know this frame can use for the pcb screen printing tecnique?
what material needs to put inside the wood
Thanks for these vids very helpful .
Hi, I have been looking into doing screen printing for a while now. I have watched a lot of videos on RUclips. I like the DIY method that you use. A couple questions... I see in some videos that they are recommending that you use a de-greaser on the fabric before applying emulsion. Is this necessary? I thought maybe they were just trying to sell another product to make money. Perhaps a mild de-greasing dish detergent would work as good if needed. Also, on the Swiss voile material, is there a certain thread count or hole size that I should look for to get the best print?
+Steve Lawton I didn't apply a degreaser to my fabric and my screens are fine, who knows, though, maybe they'd be better if I'd done that! i'm afraid i don't know the threadcount or hole size to tell you, but they should be really small. imagine them as pixels, if the holes are too big you'll see a jagged 'pixely' line around the edges of your design, so the smaller the better.
+CharliMarieTV The pixel explanation is a good analogy. I think I can go with that. Thank you for the info.
Great fun vid, cant wait to have a crack at this!!!
I see that you used swiss voile. Will this work normally or should I use silk screening mesh
YOU look very much better without glasses😊😊💖💖
This is really fucking rude 😑
whats the name of the fabric where can i find it
in my store it was called swiss voile. But just look for any sheer curtain fabric.
CharliMarieTV ok thanks
Nice one! thanks Charlie :) do you also expose your own screens? If so, I'd love to see your tutorial on this.
Forêt Threads I do expose them myself! I find the process stressful cos it's all about timings, but I promise I will try to film it next time I make some screens. That probably won't be for a while though so in the meantime check out this (rather old) video where I talk through the process, and there's a link to the tutorial I learned from in the description box: ruclips.net/video/Pb4QR6y7z4Q/видео.html
Thanks Charlie! I'm actually just about to build my own exposure unit. Did you build one or buy one? :)
Forêt Threads I actually do it SUPER DIY and just use daylight to expose my screens!! i put the emulsion on and leave them to dry in a cupboard, put my design on the screen on a transparency and cover with dark cloth, bring it outside and expose for a time that I worked out earlier with a control screen, cover and bring inside again. AWESOME that you're building your own I'd love to know how you do it!
Ah great! are you still doing this now that you're in London? I'm near London too and England just doesn't get enough sunshine for that to be reliable sadly. I'll let you know how I get on building it :D its super DIY for me too!
Really nice video. Thanks!
+Darpan Sheth you're welcome :)
what material and what you use as a "canvas" in the painting?
Brilliant thanks I will definitely give this a bash xx
Awesome Video! What material did you use for the actually screen?
Matt Faller I used a sheer curtain fabric that I think is called voile :)
hey ! , i'm using a 110 mesh count , around what mesh count would this be ?
nice video, will help me a lot for an art project
***** i'm so glad it will help :)
CharliMarieTV oh... maybe you might know this (maybe you don't) but do u know what kind of paint i would need to use for printing on paper instead of a t-shirt?
***** Ryonet makes a green galaxy water based inks that I've found to work well on paper. www.screenprinting.com/category/green-galaxy-water-based-inks
Owen Leonard awesome, thank you. Those color names ;) Asteroid Orange, Mars Red, ... haha
ownn so cute video!! thanks for sharing the process :)
+Nicole Marcio you're welcome!
Hi Charlie , can you please tell me where I can find photo emulsion to coat the screen ? And colours to screen print?
Kind regard and thanks for the wonderful video
www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZHGWI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=JCZWB7OKBOVB&coliid=I3I5ED62VE6UMP heres the emulsion!
colors can be found on amazon or at michaels/blicks as well
Candice Senpai thank you .
Hi! It was super helpful! May I ask where did you get the Swiss Voile Fabric cheap?
+Jay Lee I got it at a fabric store in New Zealand called Spotlight. you should be able to find it in the curtain section of any fabric store :)
Helpful video! Thanks for sharing :) Still trying to find an adequate staple gun...are you using regular staples, because that would be such a relief for me if I could do that.
+Claire Sophia I don't know if regular staples would be sturdy enough! But definitely couldn't hurt to try. Just use a lot of them!
thanks! They seem to be working so far but better on some types of wood than others
This is the best example of making a scream and the entire RUclips platform
Does using a cheaper material for your screen sacrifice quality for a more detailed design?
I'm in Canada, what was the fabric that you used? Can I use a sheer drapery fabric?
thank you for this video, I will try to do the same, but I have a question.
Can I use the same frame to print 2 diffrent desings ? if yes, how do we do it ?
+Meryem Kadiri yep! You just lay them both out in the space. Make sure you leave enough room to put tape over one design when you're printing the other tho!
RIAZ KHICHI Screen Art Kpt
What's the name of that cloth type sticked on the frame .. I'm really confused
Where do you usually buy the sheer fabric?
Can you reclaim the screen when you use the swiss voile or is that only if you buy the mesh actually used for silkscreening?
+Rocio Alvarado I've never actually tried it so not sure sorry!
Hi I was wondering if you are able to wash and reuse your frames for different designs? If so what is the cleaning process?
You could buy a screen cleaner to remove the emulsion and expose again. But curtain fabric is so cheap I’d just rip it out and put new fabric on
@@charlimarieTV Thank you!
0:24 Jandals in the workshop, Kiwi as bro!
I hope you realize the most important part is make sure the bottoms are flat and square. The way you screwed them together will not make an even surface for the screen. It might work but it’s not a good frame.
nice video tutorial, I have a dumb sounding question: once a screen is made & a image is burnt onto the screen, is that the only use you get out of THAT screen? OR can the image itself be erased from the screen so another image can be burnt onto it? OR is that NOT what's done typically?
If I want to print a number of different designs, do I make a number of frames&screens OR just make the 1 & reuse it? Thanks
+NYCP NY not a dumb question at all! Screen printing is best for when you're going to print multiple copies of one design, because it's a lot of effort to go through to print just one tshirt (though of course you're welcome to if you want to) If you want to get rid of an image on the screen you can buy something called screen cleaner which strips the emulsion and clears it, but honestly with these DIY frames I would just cut the fabric off and stick a new bit in! I can't attest to how well these DIY screens stand up to being stripped as the fabric isn't design for that (unlike professional, more expensive screen fabric). The best thing to do is make a few different screens, one for each of your designs, plus a couple of spares just in case something goes wrong with one. Hope that helps!
CharliMarieTV thanks, what type of "screen" do i buy? Where?
+NYCP NY I'd suggest googling for a 'silk screen' or 'screen printing frame' but can't recommend where to buy one as I've always made my own like in this video :) art stores perhaps?
I'm actually at Home Depot right now attempting to buy wood for the frames. The price of the wood here at Home Depot is the same price of wood screens and my arts and crafts store. So wouldn't it just makes sense to buy the screens from the arts and crafts store and take off the screen portion after I use it...then add new swiss voile . I went and bought Swiss voile & its really inexpensive
I take that whole comment back. I found some Lumber dowel for way cheaper
glad you found some cheaper wood!
Is this a clothe that shep covered
Hii, Sorry im from Tonga but please Do you know any store there in New Zealand or online where i could buy or order a screen printing mesh??
Hello Charlie! I have a quick question, do wooden frames last long? Thanks.
deoends how long 'long' is! hehe. they can warp over time I guess.