Screenprinted Drawings on Fabric

 

Join Laura is this video to see how she’s been experimenting with a technique that transfers drawings onto fabric using a silkscreen. She’s tried a range of printing mediums and shares with you her favourite. This is a fun technique that captures the essence of a hand drawn image but gives it the quality of a print.

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Approximate run time: 18 minutes

Presenter: Laura Kemshall

Join Laura is this video to see how she’s been experimenting with a technique that transfers drawings onto fabric using a silkscreen. She’s tried a range of printing mediums and shares with you her favourite. This is a fun technique that captures the essence of a hand drawn image but gives it the quality of a print.
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To work along you’ll need:

silkscreen
squeegee
pale coloured cotton fabric
Inktense blocks
Manutex (a seaweed based thickener available from dyestuff suppliers online)
stencils

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