Sunday, June 17, 2012

Deconstructed Screen Printing.....Fabrics


It's been 3 days since
Screen Printing Play Day


Tonight I got around to rinsing and washing the
fabrics created with the screens


Here's how the fabrics turned out:


Screen Printed Fabrics on the line...




Bubble Wrap & Non-Slip Rubber Circles Screen:


This screen created the following prints on fabric...
















FYI: I used clear thickened paste when printing the screens.
NO dye was added to the paste.



Disposable Gloves Screen:


Back Side of Screen...





Front Side of Screen





Here is the fabric created with the glove screen...


















This paper plate holder and cardboard screen created the
following prints on fabric...



















Circles Screen:


This Circles screen created the following prints on fabric...




















I don't have an image of the screen that created the
following prints on fabric...















This bubble wrap and cardboard screen created the following
prints on fabric...













Last week I made 17 deconstructed screens,
but only used 6 of them at the Play Day...



The remaining screens will wait patiently for the next
Screen Printing Play Day...



This surface design process can be labor intensive to
prep the screens...

But, it's worth it to me!





CLICK HERE to view: Part 1

CLICK HERE to view: Part 2

CLICK HERE to view: Part 3


CLICK HERE to view:  The last of the screen printing



CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Monday, June 11, 2012

Screens are Drying...


I decided to move the wet screens out doors today...



This is day 2....and they still have areas of wet dye




A few hours in the sunshine helped to dry them





This screen had the cardboard sleeves from a Starbucks Coffee





This screen had a rubber pad that you put under a carpet
to prevent it from slipping




Bubble Wrap and Corrugated Card Board





Round Rubber Disks to prevent slipping in the tub
Rubber Bands and bubble wrap




Wire Mesh Paper Plate Holder
and Starbucks Coffee Cup Sleeves





Round plastic caps off of all sorts of bottles and containers





Wire Mesh that you put over rain gutters to keep leaves out





Plastic Wrap scrunched up and left to dry all wrinkled





Bathtub non slip rings, metal hooks, paper clips, pop tops from cans


Ooops...

I found a few more items I wanted to try out...


I mixed up another quart of thickened paste and made
5 more screens........these are addicting!





Wire Mesh......Back of Screen




Wire Mesh......Front of Screen.....Not dry yet.





Several colors of thickened dye....drawn out in lines





Disposable Gloves......Back Side of Screen





Disposable Gloves.....Front Side of Screen.....Not dry Yet.

There will be a lot more wrinkles as this dries out.





Plastic Mesh Grid......Back of Screen





Plastic Mesh Grid......Front Side.....Not Dry Yet.





Time to pack up the screens
and round up the rest of the supplies
for the Screen Printing Play Day on Wednesday...

More to Come!


CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Part 1 Deconstructed Screen Printing

CLICK HERE to view: Fabric Dyeing Workshop June 16, 2012

CLICK HERE to view: Thermofax Screen Printing


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi