Screen Printing can be done in your home studio with a few tools and a bit of planning.
You may even have some items that make screen printing at home easier. Here are 10 tools for screen printing:
- Masking tape and clear packing tape is great for blocking of areas of the screen. It saves on clean up time.
- Wax Paper – is good for paper stencils and testing out design ideas.
- Old t-shirts torn into small rags are essential for taking care of inky fingers and tools.
- Small plastic containers are great for resting your ink coated squeeze on
- An old book is great for printing on the pages. This allows you to print with abandon and not be worried about precious and expensive print paper.
- Plastic page protector is helpful for creating simple registration systems.
- Wooden sticks are good for scooping ink and medium out of the jar.
- Bondo scrapers and old credit cards can work as squeezes for small screens.
- Round embroidery hoops function as stretcher frames for quick impressions.
- And small round plastic containers are great for saving small amounts of ink.
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