silkscreening project

topic posted Mon, November 21, 2005 - 3:48 PM by  amira
hey people!

i did my first silkscreening project - turned it into a shopping bag for my friend's birthday. i put a pic in the photos for you to look at if interested.

and i'd make you one too, custom design! little business there maybe???? hmmmm, how to turn a hobby into money...

cheers
amira
posted by:
amira
  • Maybe making awesome T-shirt designs for those of us hipsters who know theres nothing better than high-quality home-mades...

    Or maybe I'm just saying that because you made such an great T for me...
  • My husband just bought an at home screening kit and we'd like to get into doing this. Perhaps we can actually organize a craft night sometime soon??

    *steph*
    who lives near Lil' Italy at Harbord and Grace
    • yes!! i am all about art jam nights! craft parties, for sure! and we should meet in person. *finally*

      i've been doing at home silkscreening a lot in the past 2 months. making more bags, doing tshirts for north, etc etc. it's a lot of fun. i have a second sewing machine if you want to sew as well.

      what do you want to print?

      the most tricky things so far has to do with finding the best materials to cut stencils in. so far i've tried transparency-cellophane stuff, watercolor paper, normal paper, and it seems the thin plastic works best.

      ~a
      • See, look at that, you responded quickly and I just floated away as usual! I've not been on tribe as much with the new look (it's just too damn white and annoying to navigate around in) and then I went away for a week to Calgary and now I'm off to Boston.

        I'll touch base when we're back again....

        *steph*

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