I saw a couple of DIY screenprinting examples on pinterest and wanted to try it for quite a while now. Finally, the holiday season was here and we had the perfect occasion to do it. I followed this tutorial.
At the very end of this post, you´ll find some helpful lessons learned you might want to read before you start.
supplies
put nylon in hoop
trace your design (with a permanent pen!!)
fill the hoop with mod podge leaving your design blank
let dry over night
put some paint on the screen and spread it evenly (don´t forget to put a cardboard inside your shirt), carefully lift the screen et voilá!
let it dry
and here are our three matching christmas tree shirts
//Lessons Learned//
Use a permanent pen to trace your design otherwise your pen will transfer from your screen onto your shirt...
After laundering the pen disappeared and so did most of the glitter, leaving a turquoise shirt with turquoise tree. The design was hard to see. That´s why I re-did this one shirt with another color.
Also, glitter paint might look nice BUT there are some disadvantages: The glitter doesn´t go through the screen evenly and the glitter comes off when laundering and will spread on your shirt. I liked our glitter shirts a lot, but they did not last as long as the non-glitter ones.
