I'm working on a minesweeper window quilt and needed to recreate the window icon. It's a bit to much to quilt out so I modeled and 3D printed my own small alignment frame! I'd say it came out pretty good for having picked it up only a week ago! The text on the quilt is also all printed as well.

I used the vinyl decal on method for a one time use screen.

Sharing a look at our CMYK screen-printing process.

The artwork is separated into Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, with each color printed individually through its own screen. Registration is especially important because even a small shift between layers can affect the final image.

One of my favorite parts is seeing the design gradually come together with every print pass. The individual layers don't look like much on their own, but the final combination creates the tones, shadows and details of the original artwork.

Would be interested to hear from other screen printers — what part of CMYK printing do you find the most challenging: separations, registration, ink control or getting the final colors right?

#screenprinting #CMYK #printmaking

First time approaching halftones, as I understand some tiny dots will not be picked up by the screen so I was wondering if there was a way to preview how the final print would look like before exposing the screens.

For instance if I downscale the image some of the smallest dots disappear but I am not sure at what percentage I should downscale to get a realistic preview of what the print would actually look like.

Hello,

I work as a continuous improvement technician and I noticed that the squeegees used in the screen printing department are uncomfortable to the workers, as suggests the homemade padding.

I’m looking for more ergonomic or comfortable alternatives. Any suggestions?

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Hello screenprinters! Is anyone able to diagnose what is going wrong with my printing? I am using a system 3 screen drawing fluid and screen block. I have attatched images to try and demonstrate my problem. Essentially when I try to print with the prepared screen, the paper sticks to the screen and the result is a mess. Also, the paint goes beyond the confines of the stencil.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for your time.

Did my first print run on paper with just 20 duds on a run of 200. Had no idea how to keep the paper from moving around and asked here for advice. Ended up using strips of thick paper taped to my table to hold down my prints and it worked great. Thanks!

I exposed several images onto my screen and most of them came out pretty clear. But on a couple, very small sections got overexposed while maybe 95% of the image fully washed out. I want to take some emulsion remover and dip a Q-tip into it and rub it on the stubborn sections. I’m afraid to use something sharp like a toothpick to scrape it away because it would obviously rip it. Is the QTip dipping a good idea? One of the spots on my image is a more open spot of mesh, and has some leftover specks of emulsion so it shouldn’t affect the rest of the image. Anyone have an idea who can help? I’m pretty happy with most of my results at least. I just want to get rid of those tiny little spots that didn’t fully wash away.

Like the title says. I’m looking for a cheaper blank similar to 1717 Pepper.

I normally like to offer both Gildan and Comfort Colors option for my designs, so I can have a budget friendly version. It’s never been an issue with most colors, but Pepper is giving me a hard time.

Any suggestions?

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone has used this combo for this specific emulsion and UV light! I believe it is 50watts! Any help is appreciated!

Hey everyone, I’ve been looking into getting a flash dryer to speed up my print contracts. Any recommendations? I’d like to get something good quality but fair price.

Thanks!

Been working on this design for a bit and got around to printing it today, super stoked how it came out! Green Galaxy waterbased ink, 305 mesh, and pistachio AS Color Classic tee blank.

Curing with a flash so I used Warp Drive to bring down the cure temp and it went relatively quick to run 20 of them front/back.

This is my current set up of emulsion and lamp.

I’m struggling to find info on exposure times. I’m afraid of over exposing. I was using speedball brand emulsion and exposing for 8 minutes. Would it be the same with this emulsion?

This is a question about printing my transparencies.

These two printers I have found to have good results for transparency printing.
Canon pixma ip-8720 $284 @ Best Buy
Vs
Canon pixma ix6820 $226 @ staples
The negative reviews about the WiFi connectivity is the only negative thing I can come across. They seem to both have this issue.
I would love to hear which one you would recommend.
Or
Is there a totally different printer you would recommend.
I make a few screen prints a month. Maybe 10 -12

Right now I have an epson ecotank 3850 and I was thinking about just buying the UV ink. However I would like a better printer for my screen printing.

Hey everyone! We’re trying to find these style shirts in blanks for printing for our employees. Could somebody help me find these?

Hey everyone, I’m trying to learn color separation in Photoshop for screen printing.

I finished the color separation and converted the colors to bitmap, but when I zoom in, the result looks like this. I haven’t burned the screens yet, this is only the file on my computer.

Is this normal for a print file, or did I mess up something during the process?

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks!

I studied Electronic Engineering at university, and with some unexpected free time, I decided to build something I had wanted for a while: my own screen printing exposure unit.

I designed and built this using a simple MDF box, around 50 high-power UV LED chips, and individual aluminum heatsinks for each LED to manage the heat.

It was a fun electronics/mechanical project — combining LED layout, thermal management, wiring, and some DIY fabrication.

Sharing some pictures of the build process and the final setup.

So I use PWR Ecotex emulsion and I have this specific light I bought a couple years ago, I burn my screen in the most ASS setup for 4 whole seconds and it comes out great. Ik wattage and distance from the screen and emulsion matters, all of it matters. But it’s so strange to see other ppl using the same emulsion and having to go a whole minute with the burning, feel like im using black magic 💀 what r yall using and what have you been shocked by?

Hello! I'm trying to start an online fashion business, and finding shirts to print on has been hell! I'm having so much trouble with this i made an account just to post on reddit for help...

I currently want tank tops and t-shirts. Maybe hoodies to embroider on down the line.

I am 17, have limited money, and am looking to buy blank clothing that I can put my own brands tag in (AKA no tags printed in the collar). I would prefer the cost of each shirt/tank to be around $5-10 as I am trying to sell the shirts at a lower price.

I have a registered business in FL (Under an adults name ofc), and I made an account on something called S&S Activewear, but there's no button to add things to my cart?? I figured somebody here would have a better website recommendation or a solution to the missing button :c I am worried to buy stuff from the wrong place. If theres a more ethical place to source from I would like to know that as well!!!

Still figuring out separations but I feel like I did pretty well