Preparing fabric for silk-screen printing

Some preparation is necessary before you begin any fabric-printing project using a silk-screen printer. You must be well prepared to keep printing without delays and interruptions once you begin.

1. Place cardboard pieces under each piece of fabric so that the ink will not bleed through. For T-shirts, place cardboard inside the T-shirts.
2. Position the cardboard centrally so the design will be straight and well-placed.
3. Stack fabric pieces or T-shirts so they are ready to print.

   Caution:

   There is no time for delay between printings. The ink will dry and ruin the screen if you wait too long to use it.

• Task module: Preparing fabric for silk-screen printing
• In task module: How to print on fabric with a silk-screen printer, by Robin Rempel
• In task module: Using a silk-screen printer
• In task module: Printing literacy materials
• In task module: Producing printed materials, by Anne Klaassens (contributor), Robin Rempel (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor, contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Diane Wroge (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
• In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 3 February 1998

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