SILK SCREEN

The Wearable Art Connection of Southern California

SILK SCREEN

FIBER TECHNIQUES LIBRARY

There are numerous methods of creating a screen.

I choose the following:

1. Line of Squares: tape was used to create masked areas.

2. Spiral: craft paint was painted onto the screen surface. When dry, it creates the mask.

3. X’s: commercial masking fluid was used.

SILK SCREEN

Made by: Joanell Connolly

TECHNIQUE DISCRIPTION

Silk screen is a stencil type process of printmaking. A fine mess screen is stretched tightly around a rigid frame. The areas on the screen not to be printed are blocked or masked out.

STEPS TO MAKING THE TECHNIQUE:

1. Fabric is placed on top of a padded surface.

2. The screen is placed on top of the fabric.

3. Using a squeegee, textile paints are pressed through the unblocked portion of the screen.

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