Silkscreen Card Set

Tiffany Rooprai scans a dragonfly design from her computer, prints it on transparency film and silkscreen prints the design onto blank cards and envelopes.

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Silkscreen Card Set
Next: Steps 1-2
Materials:

four 13" wooden 1" x 2" pine strips
chop saw
polyester monofilament (silk)
staple gun and staples
clear packing tape
paper and pen
scanner, computer, laser printer
transparency film
halogen light
photosensitive filler
transparency
paint shield for applying the filler
8" x 10" piece of plexiglas
Italian cards and envelopes
various inks and a plastic spoon for mixing ink
metallic powders
screen-printing medium
small food saver containers for storing ink
8" squeegee
hinged frame holder with clamps
clear acetate, blue painter's tape, tape measure
hair dryer, microwave timer, safety glasses
hammer