How to make Goose Hunting Decoys by Screen Printing w/ Hair Conditioner and Spraypaint

Step 5 The Screen

Next we need to make a screen. 1"x3/4" boards work for the smaller size prints. For larger prints you may need thicker wider boards to keep your screen tight.

I get my fabric for making screens at a remnants fabric store for 1.99 a yard. You could use real silk but it's expensive and harder to find than synthetic. Any synthetic silky like fabric will work. The stuff I use is a wedding dress like fabric. Some sort of super thin rayon or dacron or nylon...some sort of "on".

Stretch this fabric tight. Wet it down first. When it dries it seems tighter. Start in the middle of each side with one staple and then staple each four corners. Keep pulling tight and adding staples across from each other in an alternating fashion. Trim the excess.