| Screen printing shirts is an enviable source of income | | | | After resizing, you can print it out in a plain sheet of |
| these days. What makes t-shirt screen printing a | | | | paper. |
| practicable start-up business is that it can be done in | | | | After choosing the design, the next step in t shirt |
| one's house. There is no need to have a | | | | screen printing is to stretch the gauzy curtain over the |
| manufacturing plant for screen printing shirts. There is | | | | embroidery loop and secure by placing it on the other |
| no doubt that money can be made from it. But of | | | | embroidery loop. Ensure the screen is pulled tightly. If |
| course, before one can pursue this entrepreneurial | | | | needed, adjust until it is inflexible like the head of a |
| endeavor, it is imperative to have information on how | | | | drum. When this part is done, trim the protruding |
| to do the process of t shirt printing. This is the most | | | | materials. |
| basic step in establishing a t shirt printing business. | | | | You can now trace the chosen design. This part of |
| Screen printing shirts is not really complicated. An | | | | printing shirts is quite detailed. So if you are not good in |
| individual can do it in his or her own house. With screen | | | | tracing, ask someone to do it for you. In tracing the |
| printing, a person can print numerous shirts with the | | | | design, what you need to do first is to tape the piece |
| same design expeditiously. Here is a very effective | | | | of paper to the table. Then center the embroidery |
| step-by-step guide. | | | | hoop over the design so you can commence tracing. |
| The first step is to gather the required materials. An | | | | You must avoid having plenty of extra lead on the |
| embroidery hoop, which can be bought at craft stores, | | | | screen. Hence, the tracing must be lightly done. This |
| is needed. The embroidery hoop you should get ought | | | | step in t shirt screen printing can take a while |
| to fit the design are you going to use on it. You will | | | | depending on the complexity of the design chosen. For |
| also need a gauzy curtain. In order to make one, you | | | | some, tracing the design is difficult. Thus, another trick |
| can utilize a transparent curtain. So as to have the | | | | is to use self-adhesive paper. Print out the design on |
| best results, it is recommended to use a gauzy curtain | | | | the self-adhesive paper and then cut it out. It is easy |
| that has small holes. Another needed material is either | | | | from thereon. Center the cut-out design on the screen |
| screen printing ink or black fabric paint. Both of these | | | | and properly stick it down so that the edges are |
| materials can be bought in a craft store. It is also | | | | perfectly stuck. |
| important to have Mod Podge. The following supplies | | | | After tracing or sticking the cut-out design, the next |
| should also be present when screen printing shirts: | | | | step in t-shirt screen printing is to add the Mod Podge. |
| black paper, water color paints, a small sponge brush, | | | | What you need to do is cover all the space that you |
| stencil, watercolor paint and paintbrush, and of course | | | | don't need to print. You cover them with the Mod |
| the shirts. When all of these materials and supplies are | | | | Podge. Let the Mod Podge to dry for several hours. |
| already gathered, then one can begin t shirt screen | | | | The last step in printing shirts is to lay out the shirt on a |
| printing. | | | | flat surface. Slip a cardboard between the front and |
| The next step in t shirt screen printing is to choose the | | | | back portions of the shirt. Then place the screen on |
| design you want to screen print. It is recommendable | | | | the part of the shirt you want to print. Then with |
| to choose a design that will be trouble-free for you to | | | | sponge brush, blot ink all over the image. When totally |
| trace over. In order to have a design, you can either | | | | covered, pull up the screen. Leave the ink to dry |
| draw it on your own or download it in the internet. If | | | | overnight. Repeat this step when printing out the same |
| you are going to download, use a graphic editor to | | | | design on the other shirts. These are the steps for |
| resize the image so it could fit the embroidery loop. | | | | successful t-shirt screen printing. |