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Liquid emulsion as easy as 1-2-3

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

An important part of having good detail in your screen printing is having a good smooth coat of emulsion. For the new DIY screen printer this may seem like a daunting task (it did to me). You can read about our first experience in these two earlier posts.

I learn best when I watch a task several times and see how different people approach the task. So with that in mind, I have included three videos that show how to apply liquid emulsion from You Tube. I thought each had an interesting aspect to share and together give a pretty good look at how it is done. (more…)

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Where we shopped…Liquid Emulsion

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

We have started using liquid emulsion and are really happy with the results. We chose Speedball Diazo photo emulsion because of the ease of use. We purchased a kit that included 7oz photo emulsion, 7oz photo emulsion remover and 2oz of sensitizer.

Here are the prices and places we found:

http://www.dickblick.com
Speedball Diazo photo emulsion kit for $19.13 and $6.95 in shipping.

http://www.artsupply.com
DIAZO Photo Emulsion Kit for $19.52 kit and $9.62 in shipping

http://http://www.misterart.com
diazo photo emulsion kit Item # 3554559 $22.31

http://www.amazon.com
Speedball Diazo Photo Emulsion Kit for Screen Printing $20.96 and $8.19 shipping

We chose Dick Blick and we have used our kit to cover 3 screens and think we have at least 3 to 4 more screens to cover. It has been mixed for two weeks and makes a nice sharp image. Even with shipping we are paying less than $4.00 per screen.

It was very easy to use.

Michelle

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What to do for ink?

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

We have had good results with our Yudu inks. We started with 2 of the 3oz bottles that came with our kit and we purchased 2 of the 3 packs. Here is the problem-it goes fast!

Our local craft stores had limited choices so we have began researching different brands of ink that would be compatible with our Yudu. We found that water-based textile ink is the best choice for beginners. Soap and water is all that is needed for clean up and it can be heat set with an iron.

I found three main brands that were readily available online from art supply stores:

Jacquard screen printing ink
I found the average price was 4 oz for $4.35 and 16 oz $11.37.

Speedball water-based textile screen printing ink
The average price I found for an 8 oz bottle was $5.74 and 32oz for $16.99.

Permaset Aqua fabric ink
The 300ml (about 10oz) for $8.37 and 1 liter (about 33oz) for $18.37.

We found that even with shipping, we saved quite a bit and had a wide choice of colors. Our first shipment of Permaset Aqua fabric ink will be in next week. We also want to try Speedball as we have read on the forums that they have worked well with the Yudu.

Michelle

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HELP! WE NEED SHIRTS….

Monday, December 28th, 2009

We have been printing on everything we can think of, but WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF STUFF TO PRINT ON!

When we first started printing with our Yudu, we used coupons and bought some items at Michaels. We paid $9 for a cute tote bag and got 2 shirts for $5 on sale. At this rate we are going to run out of supply funds. Our friends want shirts and we have so many ideas!

We have been doing a little research on resources for items to print on. Here are two places we have looked at and how they compare.

Shirtcamp.com
http://www.shirtchamp.com
There are no minimum size orders for Shirt Camp, but they do charge a $10 handling fee for orders under $75.

Shipping is fast for me in Oregon with 3 days being usual according to their site.
UPS charges for my 10pc order of tote bags would be $14.95, but with these 10 items I would need to pay a $10 handling fee.

T-Shirt
100% cotton pre-shrunk 6.1 oz t-shirt by Anvil 976. Large size white $1.65 each

Tote bag
100% cotton 10 oz heavyweight canvas tote. Toppers 0801 Size: 10.5”x 14” x 5” 24” handles $2.50 each

BlankApparel.com
http://www.blankapparel.com
There are not minimum orders for Blank Apparel and no handling fee.
Your price goes down with the quantity of items that you order. They also group together your different items to give a discount also.

The shipping was fast for Oregon with one day transit.
UPS charges for an order of 10 tote bags would be $12.45

T-Shirt
100% heavyweight cotton, 5.4 oz., preshrunk Anvil Large size white $1.98

Tote bag
8 oz. cotton. Self-fabric handles. Harvard Square Size: 15” x 14” ½” x 1”
$2.03 each

In conclusion, online is the way to go for us. At this time my choice is going to go with BlankApparel.com. I like the flexibility of being able to mix totes, aprons, T-shirts and other products and receive a discount for buying 12 items without worrying about a $75 minimum order. In the future, if friends’ demands for shirts keep growing I may go with Shirtcamp.com to get the higher quality for about the same price.

What about inks? click here!

See what we did for emulsion here!

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