Coming soon: thermal screens in two sizes. Large screen is 10.5" x 8" and small screen is 8"x 5". Designs are one to two inches smaller than the screen to allow room on edge for paint wells.

Instructions
Printing surface: A firm, padded surface works best for printing. The ideal set up is a table, with flannel or light batting tightly secured, covered with a heavy cotton cloth, also tightly secured. A stack of newspaper works, but you must smooth out any "folds" which will impact the smoothness of your work surface (Figure 1).

Preparing fabric: Fabric should be clean and ironed. T-shirts should be stretched onto a piece of cardboard. Paper should be secured.

Always test your screen on a piece of paper or old fabric, prior to screening your desired image. This primes the screen, filling the image area with paint.

Place your screen image on your fabric, in the spot where you want the image.

Choose a squeegee slightly larger than your image.

Apply the paint or ink to the rough side of the screen, above your image (Figure 2).

Keeping the squeegee perpendicular to the screen, pull the paint evenly toward you in one continuous motion (Figure 3, 4, 5).

Fabric often requires several pulls, in fact, 3-4 pulls over each area are usually needed. Paper usually requires only a single pull. The caution is that with each pull the chances of shifting the image increase, as well as the chance of paint "bleeding" outside the image. It does take some practice to get the "feel" of the correct pull for the consistency of the paint/ink. Once you have the feel for the process, you will be able to determine how many pulls you need.

Carefully separate the screen from the fabric, and allow the fabric to dry. Follow manufactures instructions for setting your paint/ ink (Figure 6).

Screen must be washed immediately. The paint dries quickly, and will clog the holes of the screen, preventing further use. Wash your screen, gently, under running water. Use care in touching the screen; try to wash from the rough side only. Washing the smooth side may cause the design to detach from the screen (Figure 7).

Choice of paints or inks
Dharma, Prochem and many art suppliers provide paints and inks made for screen-printing. Solvents and harsh chemicals, including discharge paste and bleach, may damage the screen, if not rinsed out in a timely manner (Figure 8).