Make Vinyl Stentils For Screenprinting

This works well for me because i don t often print the same design more than once.

Make vinyl stentils for screenprinting.

A sign squeegee or. Make certain that the stencil stays stuck to the screen. Stencil vinyl may stick too but i think 651 is a cheaper. Next use painter s tape to secure the mylar or vinyl to a stiff transparent plastic like acetate to prepare your design for cutting.

If the stencil doesn t stick to the screen fold the tape back over rub the vinyl some more then try peeling the tape again. First with screen printing you can cut one stencil and use it to make multiple pieces. In this video i am showing you how it s possible to screen print using sign vinyl as a stencil. A blank screen 3.

Silkscreen print with vinyl. So here is what you need. Second you might prefer the printed look and soft feel of the ink over heat transfer vinyl for some projects. Maybe you want to make a few shirts or a pair of towels.

For this one we took a vinyl stencil cut on a roland vinyl cutter stretched a screen on a frame attached the screen printed a couple of shirts. A vector image to screen print. Links below for products equipment i use in my videos. You may not want to do it exactly like this but here s one way that actually worked for this projec.

If you ve been following along on my screen printing posts you know that i screen print using my vinyl cutter and oracal 651 adhesive vinyl. This is a great way to do just that. The beauty of screen printing vs htv is that you can cut the design once and make multiple shirts. Screen printing with vinyl.

In this instructable im going to show you how to screen print without the expensive time consuming dark room needing messy photo emulsion. Fill in any gaps between the stencil and the mask with masking tape. You ll attach the vinyl to your screen ink the first shirt lift if off and put it down on the next ink and repeat. It comes off each time you wash the screen.

To make silk screen stencils by hand start by drawing or tracing your design onto mylar paper or vinyl.