| Silk screening is a printing technique that uses a silk | | | | silk screen process for quite some time, it was first |
| fabric to support a stenciled ink block and then the | | | | patented in 1907, as a way to create wallpaper. Silk |
| image is transferred to a fabric. The process starts | | | | screening was used to apply colorful images to fine |
| when the stenciled ink block is transferred to the mesh. | | | | fabrics, such as linen and even the material silk. This |
| Then a squeegee or a large roller is applied to the | | | | intricate process to make wallpaper became popular |
| stencil which pumps the ink past the threads of the | | | | quickly. |
| mesh. The silk screen process can be seen on many | | | | The process not only drew attention to those who |
| items and is a popular technique for making T-shirts. | | | | wanted to purchase the wallpaper, but also from those |
| Silk screen printing first appeared during the Song | | | | who wanted to make their own profit. This did not |
| Dynasty in China, which was during the time of | | | | happen for quite some time, simply because the |
| 960-1279 CE. The technique would not make its way | | | | process was kept a secret and it took a while before |
| from Asia to Western Europe until the later years of | | | | it was revealed. Though the technique is still used |
| the 1700s. This was the first time Western Europe | | | | today to make wallpaper, many other items such like |
| learned about this type of stenciling, but it did not gain | | | | CDs, T-shirts and ceramics are sold on the market. |
| popularity until much later because its mesh was | | | | When we think of silk screening, t-shirts are the main |
| sparse. | | | | item that comes to mind. However, the process can |
| Once the product started surfacing through numerous | | | | be used to add bold sharp images to almost any |
| trades, it became quite popular. This silk screen | | | | product out there. Years ago, a printed ceramic vase |
| technique also became popular in Japan. The | | | | would have been hand painted. Today, the process |
| Japanese used this method along with block printing to | | | | makes it possible for these vases to be mass |
| make beautiful tapestries and garments, such as | | | | produced and to execute beautiful graphics that were |
| printed silk scarves. | | | | once not thought possible. |
| While fabrics and clothing have been undergoing the | | | | |