Screen Printing on Fabric

Create different stencils and experiment with screen printing in colour onto fabric in this fun hands-on workshop. All materials provided. For age 16+ with Claire. Reduced price for 16 to 25 year olds.

Screen-printing isa processof transferring a stenciled design onto a flat surface using a screen, ink and a squeegee which forces the ink through the mesh of the screen. Although fabric and paper are the most common screen-printed surfaces, with special inks you can also print onto wood, metal and plastics. A “stencil” can be cut from thin paper, created photographically, or painted directly onto the screen with screen blockers. Designs for screen prints can use just one shade of colour, or several, but colours need to be applied in individual layers, using a separate stencil for each colour. When attached to the screen a stencil will block any ink coming though the mesh of the screen apart…