You want to put the vinyl on the side of the screen that touches the shirt not the side that you use the squeegee on.
Vinyl ink screen printing.
When the vinyl is on the shirt side it will act as a gasket leaving an ink deposit the height of the vinyl.
With the ink knife put some screen printing ink into the well of the frame.
Hang out with us while i screen print with 651 vinyl and see what else we ve made.
Screen printing with craft vinyl using your cricut or silhouette machine.
These inks form a positive bond with most vinyl surfaces and will dry to an extremely flexible film which may be vacuum formed.
When you squeegee ink over the screen it goes through the screen except where the vinyl stencil is covering.
Make your own screen print shirts using oracal 651 vinyl your cricut or silhouette machine and speedball supplies.
You want to use enough pressure to push the ink through the holes in the screen but not so much pressure that the ink goes sideways beyond the stencil.
My bestie kayla is in town and we ve had a full day of crafting.
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I m excited to share my process for diy screen printed shirts.
Use the squeegee to draw the ink across your design.
I may never use heat transfer vinyl again.
I just tried screenprinting with speedball ink and vinyl for the very first time and i am obsessed with the outcome.
Screen printing with vinyl and speedball ink.
Screen printing is the right method if you re looking to work on large orders.
Setting up screen printing takes much longer compared to vinyl printing but as soon as the set up in done the printing process is swift.
The high speed is because nothing needs to change from t shirt to t shirt provided the designs remain the same.
Gv series screen ink has been formulated for printing on vinyl surfaces where a high gloss finish is required.
You run the risk of the squeegee getting caught on a piece of vinyl and pulling it from the screen ruining your image.