These images are brought to you by Threadless Tees. They make really funny t-shirts. (Check them out at www.threadless.com)
There are many local screen printing artists that make designed clothing. I'm going to cover one for now: DSSF. DSSF is a boutique on haight street, its an clothing boutique/art gallery/event space. Its the ultimate artists collective!
(Check them out at http://www.d-structured.com/)
If you'd like to try screen printing t-shirts, here are some steps to get you there:
Materials Needed: screen printing ink, transparent material, embroidery hoop, t-shirt of your choice, design/picture of your choice, glue, brushes, sponge, cardboard, pencil, grungy clothes you don't mind getting ink on
1) Choose a picture or design that you would like to print on your shirt. The picture will need to be small enough to fit into an embroidery hoop.
2) Place transparent material in the embroidery hoop securely, and place the hoop on top of the picture you'll be designing onto the t-shirt.
3) With a pencil, trace the picture onto the material in the embroidery hoop. Trace all the details in your design! Don't leave out any details!
4) Spread glue over the areas that you don't want the screen printing ink to be. Use a sponge or paintbrush to spread the glue evenly.
5) Let the glue completely dry.
6) When glue is dry, place the embroidery hoop on top of your t-shirt so that the transparent material is laying against your t-shirt.
7) Place a cardboard piece larger than your picture inside the shirt, this will prevent the ink from bleeding through to the back of your shirt.
8) Apply the screen printing ink over the design. Do not use too much ink, make sure it is spread evenly.
9) Remove the embroidery hoop and allow the ink to dry.
10) Follow the instructions on your ink package to permanently set the image on your shirt.
Tada! Toodles :)
*And to note, screen printing is used for all sorts of clothing and accessory designs, and gorgeous couture clothing! But this post is for the t-shirt lovers out there! Frills and lace to come!
-D.
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