Using a silk-screen printer

Using a silk-screen printer

Introduction
	Using a silk-screen printer is a fairly easy, economical way of making copies of printed materials. It is especially suited to making limited numbers of copies in a location where there are no other printing options.
	It is also a useful and fun way to print on fabric and make posters.

Materials
	Here is a list of the materials needed to print with a silk-screen printer:
	Silk-screen printer and applicator Ink or paint Stencils Paper, fabric, or whatever you are going to print on Masking tape Cleaning materials

Things to do
	Here are the things to do when you use a silk-screen printer:
	Assemble materials
	If necessary, make a silk-screen printer. Decide what kind of ink or paint you need and have it ready. Gather the other materials you will need.
	Prepare the stencils (options)
	Cut cardboard or plastic stencils. Prepare mimeograph stencils.
	Print (options)
	Print on paper. Print on fabric. Print posters.
	Clean up
	Have appropriate cleaning materials ready and clean up as soon as possible.

Context for this page:

Task module: Using a silk-screen printer
In task module: Printing literacy materials
In task module: Producing printed materials, by Anne Klaassens (contributor), Robin Rempel (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor, contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Diane Wroge (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 22 October 1999

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