Making my own printing screens
in a past life, I regularly made printing screens, but remember how much work they seemed to be. So I set about researching easier ways of doing this and found daylight screens!
No mess, no fuss, you need daylight, water, and a sponge. They are great for basic images, but if you want very fine detail I’d suggest that you invest in getting some made professionally.
You make a black drawing or computer print on clear acetate, lay it over the screen, expose it to daylight for a few minutes and then wash in water and gently rub away the unexposed areas. Be careful not to rub too hard. I over rubbed my first one, and washed away some of my design, but learned from my mistake!
I found them at sunlightstencils.com, I’m not endorsed by the company, it’s just where I bought them, I expect you can get them elsewhere.
This was one of the stencils I created for my Christmas collection last year.
Christmas Gnomes and Trees I used it for the whole collection of screen-printed fused glass decorations, and so it was very well used and stood up to the use well.
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Lots of people have suggested I only post as a patron, but I want to keep this free for any budding glass artists to access. If you would like to drop a few pounds in my coffee fund you can do so here. No pressure I’m just happy to see others being creative