How to Silk Screen in 10 Easy(ish) Steps

[macaroniandcheese]

is that a laser printed transparency or ink jet??

[marzipan]

No clamps. I think some screens come with hinges, but I bought the cheaper ones.

I don't put the chemicals on in bright light, but I'm not feeling my away around in a dark room either. I do let them dry in a closet, though.

I xerox onto the transparency. I think you have to do that.

[macaroniandcheese]

No clamps. I think some screens come with hinges, but I bought the cheaper ones.

I don't put the chemicals on in bright light, but I'm not feeling my away around in a dark room either. I do let them dry in a closet, though.

I xerox onto the transparency. I think you have to do that.

I had a VAGUE recollection from a workshop one of my students took, that they had used sharpie on acetate, and so I looked it up!!

It turns out that you can use any method to apply the design to the acetate: laser or ink jet, photocopy, or sharpie marker.

That should make this process a LOT easier for some people.

Here's where I got the info, and after I read it, I remembered learning most of that via my art students...
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1179371-AA.shtml