Screen Printing Tutorial Part 2: Creating a Printing Screen

This is the second in a series of three screen printing tutorials, in which I will describe the process I use to create the hand printed items for sale in my Etsy shop, The Dog House. Over the course of the tutorials I will show you how to use a photograph to create a screen printed product, using the example below.

This specific tutorial will show you how to make a printing screen using the monochrome image which you created in the first part of this tutorial.

Step 1 What you will need

• a computer print out of the monochrome image which you wish to screen print
• an embroidery hoop large enough to accommodate your monochrome image
• fabric (non-water-soluble) glue
• a pair of tights (nylons) - the tighter the weave, the more detailed the resulting print will be
• a coloured pencil (in a colour that will show up on the tights you are using)
• a cheap/old paint brush