Hey Luanne! Thank you for reaching out! This video shows how I make my screens. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G8SAmAKUyFo.htmlsi=rxT4bpOV87Mgp27l - Let me know if you have any other questions!
I call it a curly Q consistency. When I pull my spatula up out of the icing, it curls over like a DQ ice cream cone, if that makes sense. Or use the consistency you would for piping letters. You just don’t want the consistency to be too loose or it will get under your stencil. I hope this is helpful!
Hi Denise, if it’s oozing out, you’re putting on too much. I use a clean paint brush or sponge brush to spread the karo syrup or piping gel on the back of the edible paper. You want it to be a very thin layer so that it doesn’t ooze out. If it does ooze out, wipe it away immediately using a clean dry finger using care not to touch the printed areas so you don’t smear the ink. I hope this helps!!
Hi. I just rewatched this tutorial (glad I did 😊); may I ask what type of paper it is that you used and where I can purchase? Please & thank you, again. 😊
Here is a link to the video I show how to make a screen. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G8SAmAKUyFo.htmlsi=Pu2FkFegkOOkV226. Let me know if you have any questions. Have fun!
Yes, it works very well with fine lines and lettering. I love the texture screen printing creates. Here is a link to how I make my stencils. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G8SAmAKUyFo.htmlsi=okpElC_PFG2IzM2k
Hi Tracy. Thank you for the great video. I tried it on the weekend. My icing had a tiny bleed as well as some icing were spotty when I pulled the screen off. If I were to make the RI thinner to avoid the spots, then there would be more bleed and vice versa. So I wonder if something else I did wasn’t working. For example, is it possible that the extra screen on the bottom wasn’t long enough for me to pull so it created some bumps on the stencil (circle cookie) instead of having it lay flat. And is it also possible that the stencil design itself was hard to make a clean scrape (like the lines are too close together)? Or anything else? This video inspired me to the scraping method, so I want to learn to get better at it for next time! 😊
The blank spots, is that happening on the very first swipe? Makes me think the icing dried on the stencil. The consistency should have the DQ swirl…when you lift your spatula up out of the icing, the point should fall over like a DQ ice cream swirl.
@@sugarbeezllc No, it happened on each one, some less and some more. Yes, I think the icing clumped together on the stencil. I did thin it down and it was still doing the blank spots, but not as severe, and there was some bleeding too; so I can't thin it down further. Hence I wonder if the extra silkscreen around the design wasn't big enough for my cookie or maybe the design itself isn't working for the scraping method. Would you have further insight on this? Thanks.
Hi Margarita! Check out this video where I show how I made my screen. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G8SAmAKUyFo.html. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi there I just came across your video. Thank you so much for sharing. Awesome idea. Could I do this instead of using a projector ? Maybe do this and then pipe outline and flood ? I do not have a projector and have monogram cookies to do for my daughters weddings. Any thoughts on this ?
Hi Ronda, you could do this instead of piping. It will create a very nice monogram, much like stenciling, but with out all the “bridges” needed to keep the middle of letters from falling out!
@@sugarbeezllc I’m not sure if it would look crazy or not piping over the stenciled letter. I need the dimension on the cookie. I will be piping flowers also. Thank you for your speedy reply. 😁
@@rondamccaskey1141 The only way to know for sure, is try one. I would screen print the lettering and pipe the flowers, those will give the cookie dimension.
Hi Vicki, great question! Yes, it is clearer than a stencil, and you don’t have those bridges that you have with stencils. It does diffuse the icing through a fine mesh screen, which gives is a beautiful finish.
@@sugarbeezllc Thank you! Follow up questions: Are premade screens for cookies available on the market? Are there custom design services? Can I make my own screen design and hire someone to make the screen for me? Can screens be used in conjunction with stencils I already have? I love your work, by the way!
Hi Jennifer! Iron on is HTV (heat transfer vinyl). The carrier sheet is the clear acetate the vinyl comes attached to. All HTVs come on a carrier sheet. Hope that helps!
@@sugarbeezllc Thank you so much. I've ordered some and it will arrive today. The other brand I used did what you said in your video. The image stuck to the wrapping.
So glad you asked! I simply wash with warm soapy water and then dry it off with a paper towel. I store them in sheet protectors in a binder. Hope this helps you!
They do great for about a week, that’s as long as I have kept one before it was eaten. I have not ever frozen them. If you try freezing them, let us know how it goes!
@@sugarbeezllc sorry - I should have been more specific. I was wondering how you store the stencils. Looking for A creative way where they are easy to find!
I'm new to screen printing cookies. I just tried your method and when I add my frosting then pull up my screen, a lot of the frosting comes up and doesn't stick well to my cookie. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
So you reuse the icing on the scraper a few times, do you scrape the excess into a bowl? I find the icing on my scraper dries out and gets too thick to keep using.
The heat transfer vinyl is pressed to the screen, and becomes a screen print stencil. They are fused together. You put that over the cookie and the icing on top of that. Hope that helps!
@@sugarbeezllc yes does very much also wondering when stenciling on the cookie do you put the transfer touching the cookie or the silk screen. Wondering if it made a difference, which way works best.
This is genius!! Thanks for this video. I've watched many videos on how to silkscreen my cookies and all of them needed a lot of tools or had complicated steps to follow. Your technique is simple and yet very neat.
Hi Miranda, the icing I do the screen printing with is a soft peak consistency. Softer than piping consistency, but not even close to flood consistency. I hope that helps?
