How Do You Build A Custom Screen For Screenprinting?
If you have ever been interested in printing your own shirt or a design, logo, or funny saying onto a shirt – either for profit or just to do it – then you probably have heard that screenprinting is the best way to do it. Well I have to admit that screenprinting is probably the best way to print any design on fabric, although it is a tedious task to learn. I am writing a series of articles to help teach how to screenprint designs onto a t-shirt, and this first one will simply tell you how to make your own cheap screens at home to get started – after all, you need to make a screen, before you can print! Before reading each step below, please download my PDF tutorial I created to help aid you in the building of this screen my clicking on the link in the resources section or going to the URL below (copy and paste into browser) http://www.bradmerritt.com/Screenprinting_tutorial_buildscreen.pdf The first thing we need to do is cut the wood for the frame. Take your six foot section of 2″x2″
