Week 50 finally got me to try screen printing. I had a canvas drop cloth that I had used to catch my paint when I worked on projects. It got a little muddy as there were multiple colors dumped on this over the year. I had purchased some thermofax screens off of ETSY. I had set them in a drawer a bit intimidated to try them. I decided to try them on my canvas drop cloth. I couldn't hurt anything utilizing that piece of fabric. I used actual screen printing ink. This sets on top of the fabric as opposed to dies which actually change the color of the fabric. I used two different kinds of ink, jacquard and speedball. The colors I used were Magenta, Turquoise, White, and Raspberry. This technique is so easy. The screens can be washed with warm water. I used an old gift card to pull the ink across the fabric. I didn't add any stitching to this piece as I liked it just the way it was!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Week 50 Dimension
Week 50 finally got me to try screen printing. I had a canvas drop cloth that I had used to catch my paint when I worked on projects. It got a little muddy as there were multiple colors dumped on this over the year. I had purchased some thermofax screens off of ETSY. I had set them in a drawer a bit intimidated to try them. I decided to try them on my canvas drop cloth. I couldn't hurt anything utilizing that piece of fabric. I used actual screen printing ink. This sets on top of the fabric as opposed to dies which actually change the color of the fabric. I used two different kinds of ink, jacquard and speedball. The colors I used were Magenta, Turquoise, White, and Raspberry. This technique is so easy. The screens can be washed with warm water. I used an old gift card to pull the ink across the fabric. I didn't add any stitching to this piece as I liked it just the way it was!
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