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deconstructed screen printing

Petra — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:34:11 +0000

I stumbled on this demo on youtube…

awesome right?

I had most of it figured out, found various recipes for “print paste” using alginate and urea, but wanted to support the inventor (Kerr).

I found most of what I need easily enough, still need to find the water softener, but hoping the hardware store has it.

I ordered her DVD, and got it in the mail today!

will update here later…

Random Prints and Stuff

Petra — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:59:20 +0000

A gallery of random prints, patches, and printed stuff…

Freetekno Halter Top

Petra — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:10:21 +0000

Malorie brought in a cute black halter top that she didn’t really like that much, but wanted to print something on it to make it something she would wear… here is what we did:

P is for Patches

Petra — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:33:03 +0000

last night I posted pictures of the patches I had in stock on Facebook and within minutes I got an order! sent it in the mail today… thanks Alana! anyhow, here they are…

Make your own Photo Emulsion

Petra — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:09:48 +0000

I found this great tutorial on Instructables for “true DIY guide to screen printing” and it included instructions on making photo emulsion using a chemical called Potassium Dichromate (which I found at Kama Pigment in Montreal). It’s highly toxic but if done carefully won’t kill you.

Some might ask “why not just buy Diazo photo emulsion for $20?”… well because once you mix the kit you have to use it all within a couple days and then it’s garbage. for $20 and making it yourself you have 5 times as much, which you only have to mix as much as you will use in a couple days and save the rest for later.