DIY Screen Print

Screen prints are a good way to make your own personal design and be able to recreate that same image multiple times. You can use all kinds of permanent substances to make the image such as ink, paint, bleach gel, etc.

Materials

• A sheer curtain
• Embroidery loop
• Waterproof glue
• Paint brush
• Fabric Paint (or other substance of your choosing)

Directions:

• Place the embroidery loop on the curtain and draw a circle around the loop about 2 inches bigger.
• Cut out the circle you just drew and place inside the embroidery loop and pull it tight. Trace the image you want on the circle of sheer curtain.

• Paint around the image in glue (filling all non-parts of the image).

• After the glue dries (about 6 hours) place the screen onto your selected fabric and paint the image onto the fabric. (if you are doing this with bleach gel don't leave it on for more than an hour because you could damage your fabric) Depending on the type of fabric you might want to do two layers of paint.

• Gently pull the screen off being careful not to move the fabric. Let the image dry over night. Rinse the screen off and let it dry (this will take less than 30 min).

• Store the screen to be used again.

The screen can be used again and again.


♥ Mrs. Suzie