I would recommend covering the wood with 3-4 coats of waterproof varnish to prevent warping. Aluminum is better but wood (if protected) can last awhile
thatkatieproject If you're in a rush, and don't live near a screen printing supplies shop, I bet a short trip to the hardware store, or even pre bought stock, and a few dozen of minutes of work is damn more effective than waiting on the shipping!
Oh my Godddd :O I am at the very start of designing my own clothing line. And I was so upset on how to find the money for a printer and all these. You made my day. Thank you so much. :D
OK, I'm a bit late, but great to find out about your use of swiss voile. I have never heard of that, but look forward to experimenting with is as the print screen. Thanks!
Thanks a lot for posting this video ! I've just used this method and it worked surprisingly well. It surprised me that it came very close to the method with a professional pre mounted screen that I bought earlier. With these easy available and cheap material you can make your own screens really fast. I think that even if you are a professional T-shirt designer you can use this method for a first trial. Later on you can then send your artwork to a professional printing factory and order your T-shirts by the 100's.
Charli ,Thanks so much , i looked at this video quite a few times before i made my own screens . I look forward to hearing your talk at the Seanwes Conference.
I've been looking for your videos for a while!!! I've started screen printing and you were my go to gal lol love your vids and will be soooo useful now that I actually started
This is so fantastic!! I just recently made my own screen printing frames : from using an old photo frame. Which worked really well :) Now I have managed to screen print tshirts featuring the enormous issue of plastic pollution.
I’ve been looking for a tutorial on making good silk screens for a while now when I stumbled across this gem and even better you’re a kiwi too. Letsgoooo
I've been thinking of doing something like this, except i'm thinking of cutting into the ends of each length and chiseling out a piece measuring half the depth of the wood. The idea is to have the each corner resting flush (smoothly) into the groove of another, then screwing it. The measurements would be half the depth of the wood by however wide it is.
Awesome video! Thank you ! I already had all this stuff laying around the house. Much cheaper and faster than buying them online or trying to find them.
nope, on the contrary of what the op says, not good, photo frames are build with mitre butt joints, or angled joints, cant hold any lateral loads, screws are ok but in the long term the frames of the op will fail the way she made them, as you need to wash them a lot, and water will rust the screws, and tensions between dry, wet dy wet will bend them. proper mortise and tenon building will ensure years of abuse, i can guarantee it
If you're looking for a good cheap alternative use an old canvas. Just remove the canvas fabric. The canvas frames are built to adjust tension and the way they are notched you won't have any problems with flexing/twisting.
Total bullshit I used 2x4 pine wood they told me oh they will never last yeah 10 years later I'm still using the same damn screens! I make them myself and all those oh no you need this and that well my fat ass is telling you to go for it. If the wood is good enough to build your house from I think they will take a little mesh! I miter the ends and use screws your not putting them into a water tank for 3 weeks at a time your spraying them with water no big deal, for the most part, your screens are dry and solid. I did not listen to those people who say oh you can't do it no THEY CAN'T DO IT! Big difference! Ps, I went to Luis's page he is like 12 years old, please little man grow up and then build something, till then keep watching videos game channels, and let the grownups make stuff.
i use the staple gun to assemble the whole unit (holds nice and tight) then pre drill the holes for the screws, then put the screws in. find it easier. varnish the frames to protect
You are awesome, I'm starting my own projects too and seeing your videos is helping a lot to see easier ways to get things done without become homeless jajajaja, Thank you :)
Can you use emulsion on this fabric? Still learning but a lot of the DIY type screens they seem to use mog pog (or something like that) and i assume that must be for a reason so thought it best to ask! :) TIA
Your DIY videos are always so easy to follow! I really want to try this now... May have to wait til next Summer when I have more time for trial and error though hahah
StCaNaLoMOM I got mine from Spotlight in New Zealand. :) I suggest looking in the curtain section of your national fabric store chain and they should have it there, or be able to offer you an alternative with a similar weave.
And yeah, waaaaaaay too expensive to buy. I got my emulsion and sensitiser from the store Yu linked. Paid about $25 including delivery. Saw it in a store here in Oz, $105. Bloody hell its expensive here too. Thanks for the link You saved me a ton
I hope you realize the most important part is make sure the bottoms are flat and square. The way you screwed them together will not make an even surface for the screen. It might work but it’s not a good frame.
Buying ready made frames and meshes are very expensive in New Zealand :| Although making one at home might not result in the best quality work but at least it is cheap and fun. Thanks for sharing.
Really glad I found your videos on screen printing. I think I've watched four so far. One thing. What type of fabric are you using? I just can't seem to catch it no matter how many times I watch it. Thanks.
+D&E miniature and board games sorry bout that, I think my accent can be hard to understand! The fabric I used is called swiss voile or sheer voile. it's the stuff that sheer privacy curtains are made of so it's got holes that are quite small, but overall the fabric is sheer
Hi Charli, I am trying to find this at spotlight online and its showing alot of different Voile but not the swiss Voile.. could you please share a link from Spotlight NZ of the one you used ?!! Thanks so much!! Great idea!! ANd great work dad!!
Thanks for your vid, gonna save me a few bucks, like the kiwi can do attitude, and rough is good mate, not a beauty contest. Last but not lest, the other vids I've watched on the subject were long and drawn out, yours is well produced, nice pace, vital info only, and you are easier on the eyes too. New subscriber.
I'm actually at Home Depot right now attempting to buy wood for the frames. The price of the wood here at Home Depot is the same price of wood screens and my arts and crafts store. So wouldn't it just makes sense to buy the screens from the arts and crafts store and take off the screen portion after I use it...then add new swiss voile . I went and bought Swiss voile & its really inexpensive
Sorry about that, I really need to caption this video! I think it's called voile. Ask for a sheer curtain fabric and you should get something suitable :)
+Theresa Wells I haven't used a screen cleaner on these because I sell the designs in my store so always need to be able to print them. The material is very cheap so it might even be easier just to rip it off the frame and replace!
why they are so expensive in NZ ,,,,, back here in pakistan i can get a complete finished screen of 10 inch * 10 inch in 2.5 USD ,,,,,,, just ready to use screen
I’ve had these screens for years and they still work :) granted I’m not a professional churning out multiple prints per day every day but I’ve used them over a long period of time and they’re fine still.
Hi, I have been looking into doing screen printing for a while now. I have watched a lot of videos on RU-vid. I like the DIY method that you use. A couple questions... I see in some videos that they are recommending that you use a de-greaser on the fabric before applying emulsion. Is this necessary? I thought maybe they were just trying to sell another product to make money. Perhaps a mild de-greasing dish detergent would work as good if needed. Also, on the Swiss voile material, is there a certain thread count or hole size that I should look for to get the best print?
+Steve Lawton I didn't apply a degreaser to my fabric and my screens are fine, who knows, though, maybe they'd be better if I'd done that! i'm afraid i don't know the threadcount or hole size to tell you, but they should be really small. imagine them as pixels, if the holes are too big you'll see a jagged 'pixely' line around the edges of your design, so the smaller the better.
Hi Charlie , can you please tell me where I can find photo emulsion to coat the screen ? And colours to screen print? Kind regard and thanks for the wonderful video
www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZHGWI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=JCZWB7OKBOVB&coliid=I3I5ED62VE6UMP heres the emulsion! colors can be found on amazon or at michaels/blicks as well
