How to screen print on dark colored fabric – Tutorial

In last post I have shared a saree which is designed using screen print. If any designer knows how to screen print, it is an advantage. Screen printing can be widely used in designing, may it be saree, bed sheets, home decor  or dress. Screen printing can be combined with embroidery , or fabric painting, or any other technique. Or simple attaching some embellishments on the screen printed motifs, a nice design can be created. I had shared how to screen print with golden color. In this post sharing how to screen print on dark colored fabric. The method in both are same, but the materials and the mixing is different.

Materials required for screen printing:

1. Khadi binder- This is normally available in the shops in which chemicals and pigments are sold.
2. Pigment- Select lighter shades of the pigments, which will look nice on dark colored fabric. This is also available in pigment shops.
3. Squeezer- Available in some online shops
4. A container and a spatula to mix.
5. Screen

Materials required

Screen

How to screen print :

1. First pour some binder in the container and add few drops of pigment you have chosen. And mix it well with the spatula:
   

   Mix the binder and the pigment

   3. Now on the wooden plank spread the fabric , place the screen on the fabric, where the design is required, pour the mixture on the upper portion of the frame. Then squeeze the paint till the lower part of the frame.

   

   The method of screen printing

   4. Now slowly lift the screen

   

   Lift the frame

   5.  And the screen printed motif 🙂

    

   

   The printed motif

   The video tutorial of the procedure:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RmjswHrkAA

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