Have any of you boys and girls tried to make t-shirts at home?
I hear there are inexpensive silk screening kits on the market.
Any luck with any of these?
DIY Silk Screen
Started by bobby, Mar 09 2004 12:54 PM
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 12:54 PM
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 01:43 PM
yeah-- dude-- give me a call! I've made t's before.
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 01:59 PM
Minardi's the man. He helped us out quite a bit a couple years ago.
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 02:02 PM
oh man-- yeah.... We spent, like all day doing those shirts....and fucking shit up!.....I'm a LOT better at it now.
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 02:07 PM
It was fun! But we decided it was too much work since we are all lazy lazy bastards and found a guy who printed up T's for us for something like $1 more than we were spending making our own, so we went that route for our second batch. We still have a ton of the second batch, too. Yeah, our shirts sell like hot chocolate in July.
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 02:37 PM
i like cold chocolate milk in july.
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 03:24 PM
you should try "preston designs" they are in west mesa, my friend ryan singer works there, they did the hotfoughtcold tees, and they were better then my "use way too much ink" technique when i made our first shirts, pretty reasonable. alas i have lost ryans number in the move, i will look for a website.
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 04:01 PM
I'm only looking to make like 10 shirts so I was thinking the cheaper way to go would be to do it at home.
What's a good price for 1 color on a black or white shirt?
What's a good price for 1 color on a black or white shirt?
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 04:01 PM
Sometimes its O.k. to go S.E.D.I.F.Y.* especially if you're not incredibly crafty!
*someone else does it for you
*someone else does it for you
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Posted 09 March 2004 - 04:07 PM
I know that I am guilty of giving people shit on the board for not doing the research themselves so I am officially humbling myself now to you all. I am not doing my own research. Thanks for your support.
Can I get a kit at Michaels or something?
Whatever happened to the Glass Cage at Valley West Mall?
Can I reuse the silk screen at a later date?
Thanks for the offer, Richard. I'll take you up on it when I get the kit.
Can I get a kit at Michaels or something?
Whatever happened to the Glass Cage at Valley West Mall?
Can I reuse the silk screen at a later date?
Thanks for the offer, Richard. I'll take you up on it when I get the kit.
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Posted 10 March 2004 - 08:36 AM
you use to be able to get a kit a michaels (i got one there a few years ago). probably still can. you can use the same screen for different designs. you just bleach it out when you're done. if you leave the same design in for a really long time, sometimes it'll clog up some parts or all of the screen.
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Posted 11 March 2004 - 02:02 AM
silkscreen kits are sold for like 40 bucks or less. you just gotta find them on sale! and they come with EVERYTHING. except shirts, of course. you can find them at your local craft store or your favorite art supply store.
for realz, yo.
silkscreening rules. but no one wants to buy my teeshirts.
i guess no one cares about narcissistic with no self esteem!
for realz, yo.
silkscreening rules. but no one wants to buy my teeshirts.
i guess no one cares about narcissistic with no self esteem!
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Posted 11 March 2004 - 08:53 AM
theres a really good store over off the 1-17... I can't rememmer what its called, but its BIG, but get:
a premade screen
a jar of fabric ink for silk screening.
a photo emulsion kit. (two bottles: made by speedball)
a squeegee
masking tape
and thats about it......call me at my house in the evening, and I can give you extra details...R
a premade screen
a jar of fabric ink for silk screening.
a photo emulsion kit. (two bottles: made by speedball)
a squeegee
masking tape
and thats about it......call me at my house in the evening, and I can give you extra details...R
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Posted 11 March 2004 - 09:22 AM
Thanks, Richard.
Do I need to make an negative of my image first?
Would you say that the store is north or south of I10?
Do I need to make an negative of my image first?
Would you say that the store is north or south of I10?
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