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cant-shake-it · 9 months

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How to Make a Printing Screen from Home

I wanted to share a quick cute little tutorial for how I made my own screen for making patches (and other things that don't require exact measurements). Cute lil how-to under the cut >:)

Disclaimer: I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing at any given moment. There could be a better tutorial out there for you. I'm just guessing for a lot of the things I do and this is no exception. With that out of the way:

THE SUPPLIES YOU DEFINITELY ABSOLUTELY NEED:

a small/medium canvas (depending on what you have and how big your design will be)

paintbrushes

a tight-woven sheer fabric (preferably not stretchy and STRONG)

a fine-tip pen

water-resistant gloss of some kind (mod podge works, but make sure it's a waterproof kind if you want to make more than one print)

paint that won't come off in the wash (acrylic/spray paint work)

good strong tape

a good sturdy card-like thingy

an easy/cool design for your print :)

THE SUPPLIES THAT ARE RECCOMENDED BUT NOT NECESSARY (aka things I like to use):

a good canvas fabric/thick cotton for printing on

fabric paint (will stay on the fabric best duh)

a 1/2in, 1/3in, and fine tip paintbrush for details (depending on your design)

some company for fun :)

Alright, so first you'll want to figure out the design you want to print out and get a good sketch over it. I'm a detail freak so I like sketching out my design then going over it in a black pen. The ideal is hard contrast and clear and discernable lines/fill-in spots, like pictured below:

(Note how I emphasized which spots were to have thicker lines, which parts of the stripes were to be printed, etc. I tried to think a lot about which portions I wanted to show up on the finished design and how they would look on the fabric as a whole.)

So you've got your design. Great! Next step is a fun one: Grab a canvas you are willing to part with (this one was a painting I made when I was 16. I hate it), and rip all the fabric off of that fucker!! If you pull off some staples in the process, don't worry. Just make sure you can retain the shape of the frame, since that's the part you'll need to keep. You don't need to take off every single bit of the fabric, but as previously stated, I'm a freak, so I did. You'll come out with something like this:

For the next steps you'll need a good pair of scissors as well as your pen and your sheer fabric. You're going to want to set the frame on your fabric and cut about an inch and a half around it so there's extra to wrap around the frame and tape down. You can draw a guideline for where to cut if you want, but once again, I'm a freak:

Now lay the front of the canvas frame (the part without staples on it) face down on the fabric and grab your tape! Now we're going to tape down each end of the frame so the sheer lays taut on the frame. I like to put one or two strips of tape on the ends parallel to each other and pull them tight, then do the same with the other side, then continue adding tape until the whole outside of the frame is covered. See below:

(Note: your goal in this step is to stretch the sheer as tight as it can comfortably go so there are no wrinkles or depressions in the fabric.)

So now you have you're frame. Fuck yes!!! Go ahead and grab the design you came up with as well as your pen (you can use a pencil too, but the pen shows up much better through the fabric so I definitely prefer it), and put the frame front side down onto the sketch.

If you're worried about keeping the frame steady, feel free to tape the frame down and go ahead and trace over the design with your pen. Make sure to fill in all the dark parts enough that you can differentiate them from the light parts.

Once you have your sketch copied to the frame, now you can grab your gloss!!! Hurry!!! You're almost done!!!!

With this step I like to start big and go into the details once all the larger portions of the sheer are covered. Pretty much you're going to paint over every part that isn't the black of the pen with your waterproof gloss. This ensures that once you start printing, the only parts that are going to bleed through the fabric will be the black parts that weren't painted over with gloss/varnish/mod podge/whatever you used as long as it's waterproof!!! Take all the time you need, it's not a race. Once you're done and the gloss has dried, your screen is going to look something like this when put up to a light:

Now that this step is over with, congratulations - you have just made a mesh screen!!! Keep reading to learn how to use it lol

So for the patches that I make I just went with black and white paint, and black and white fabric to keep it traditional, but you can use any colors of paint and fabric you want, truly! The world is your oyster! I do not care! That being said, we're keeping it simple today.

Grab your screen, a piece of fabric that can cover the design and leave at least an inch of space around it, and a surface you won't mid getting paint on on accident. You'll also want to grab that card-like thingy for this as well. It can really be anything that can provide a sturdy, even pressure across the screen consistently. Go ahead and pick up that fabric paint too, I guess. We'll probably need that.

At this point, this is what your workspace might look like:

Next up you are going to center your design onto your piece of fabric-

-and grab your fabric paint. put a thin little stripe over the top (start slow and add more - as you can see I added a little too much and kinda fucked up my design) then grab your card thingy. Make sure you have even pressure on it and swipe it down at a medium speed so you're dragging the paint down the screen:

Once you've got everything covered I like to go over it a few more times for even coverage. Then you pull it up from the screen (which you might want to rinse off so no paint sticks to it!!!), wait for that bitch to dry, and you're done!! Congratulations, you have your very own fun silly patch! Go sew it on something! Or not! I do really do not care!!!!!!

#blog post #cant-shake-it #patches #homemade #punk #punk diy #punk patches #tutorial #how to #screen printing #diy #fashion #if i get hate for this im prepared bc i ride life on the seat of my pants #there are no rules and i am so inefficient

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beybuniki · 5 months

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team up mission in the mountains

#screaming shaking crying because i cant afford these ski suits i dont even ski this is the depression getting meeeee but i DO like drawing #deku a lot he is so cute #bnha #midoriya izuku #deku #bakugo katsuki #he he has to they are a duo #also deku is wearing bakugo's outfit because my friends and i share all of our clothes on vacation too like WHO has money for TWO #$800 jackets #shoto does hence deku got his old one (explains the beautiful baby blue color <3) there is lore behind my fashion choices never 4get

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cemeterything · 5 months

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#🐉#last rb reminded me of my hater moment from a few months ago #not saying you cant use sun/moon symbolism but. consider other dynamics! theres so many out there.#im partial to moon/tides or tide/shore myself #OR try to do something unconventional with the sun/moon dynamic. interpret it! shake it up!

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clouvu · 24 days

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Mother and Father 🫶

#genshin impact #arlecchino #peruere #clervie #arlevie #CANON CANT HURT ME IF IM DELUSIONAL ENOUGH!!!!#I feel like im a peasant who was just struck with the bubonic plague #they're rotting my brain so fucking bad ive yet to have a moment of peace since the animated short dropped #head in hands shaking crying throwing up because Clervie would've been a wonderful mother to the hoth children #the way she would've given them all the genuine affection and care she never received from her own mother #Not to mention she wouldve had arle's curse in check and softened her out around the edges for the children as well

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stil-lindigo · 1 year

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PARTY ROCKERS IN THE HOUUUUSE TONIIIIGHT

#how the FUCK did they make this MOVIE #every single person who worked on this movie needs a kiss on the mouth and approximately a trillion dollars these fucking MAGICIANS #are yOU KIDDING ME #god im never gonna be the same #i cant believe i have to wait NINE MONTHS FOR THE SEQUEL RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH #SHAKING THIS MOVIE IN MY JAWS LIKE A RABID DOG I LOVE YOU SPIDERVERSE TRILOGY #spiderverse #miles morales #hobie brown #spider man: across the spider verse #gwen stacy #stillindigo art

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spirits-having-flown · 7 months

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rip matthew perry 💔🕊️

#im heartbroken #chandler bing was my favorite on friends #shaking and crying right now #i cant believe this #💔🕊️#matthew perry #friends #chandler bing #rip

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deunmiu-dessie · 1 month

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sorry, was thinking about doing domestic things with fiancé!ghost, like making cookies and him messing up something in the process 💀--- cause even though ghost is good at most things, this man does not have a cooking bone in his body, maybe he can make a few simple meals but for the most part ( something you taught him btw ), he'll leave the meals and meal prep to you ( besides, he enjoys ur cooking ). so when you pull him to the kitchen and ask him to make cookies with you, he's reluctant but of course he agrees, ( he'd burn the world if you asked ) though, making cookies is a lot harder than he expected😭

"si, the butter--- it's burning."

your fiancé, always standing so tall and imposing, is slightly hunched over the stove wearing your pink apron that you had 'forced' ( wouldn't call it that since he literally bent down so you could put it on him but... ) over his head. despite him being so focused on the task at hand, he'd ended up burning the butter rather than browning it.

"ah fuckin' hell."

he stirs it for one moment more before looking down at you, "y'sure we can't use it?" he mellows at your beaming smile, deflating as you shake your head.

"simon, baby, it's basically tar."

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ (rehehehehe how simon looks most days when youre teaching him to bake.)

connected with this post!

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sushiisiu · 3 months

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klapollo fans have you seen the new drama cds from the trilogy it is so gay. first one has apollo, phoenix and ema going to klav's solo concert and apollo changing his mind on klav's music because of their experiences together in court and geeking out and then klav invites him on stage to duet love love guilty together. this is so huge this is enormous bro. look at this. polly sounds so cute

EDIT: ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE WHOLE THING IN THE REPLIES

#siu talks #ace attorney #apollo justice #klavier gavin #klapollo #im frothing. im dead. im shaking. ive wanted this for years #ok we all know he likes klavs music at least a little but having him actually geek out is crazy #and inviting him on stage like that #bruh im gonna yell #has anyone translated this audio drama yet. should i do it #it wont be good and im not doing the entire 27 mins but. are we aware of this food yet. i cant bear this knowledge alone

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carltonlassie · 3 months

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well. they were insane for this

#mash #he cant even look at him. HE actively turns his head away.#i'll never be able to shake you. tffffffff #finally finished it tho!!!!

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birrdify · 6 days

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oh smg4 fixation how far ive fallen for you ............ hhi smg4 fandom waving nervously

#GOING INSANE THEY ROTATE IN MY HEAD TWENTY FOUR SEVEN.....MARIO IS NEXT(SLASH THREATENING)#smg4 fanart #smg4 #smg3 #smg4 smg3 #smg4 eggdog #smg4 beeg smg4 #birdyfy art #i cant believe tjis. coming back from my (short) art hiatus and i bring forth MEN to my blog. shaking my head/huge jay/pos #smg34 #smg3 fanart

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cenpede · 10 months

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HAPPY YAOI DAY YIPPEEEE

#hell yeah it’s yaoi day brothers #metal gear solid #mgs #otasune #otacon #solid snake #shakes them back and forth like keys #cant separate them yk

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casdeans-pie · 18 days

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I wanted to do something special for my Cas op - since I was imagining this would probably be my only chance to get one - and I really got it

The eye contact alone had me fighting for my life, but I was shaking a whole bunch and he squeezed my hands as I went to walk away ❤️

His eyes are so blue and his expression was so kind. And his hands are so big!!! Mine have completely disappeared lmao. Truly lovely man

#I cant explain how badly I was shaking here lmaooooo poor me. but he was so so sweet #genuinely couldn't be happier with this op I want to cry whenever I look at it. happy tears #castiel #misha collins #crossroads 8 #cr8 #misha photo ops #castiel photo ops #it's pie's face #cr8 adventures

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senseioftheseidiots · 1 month

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I have a thought, that I need to share. But before that, I need to know if you see it too.

OK SO, LOOK AT THESE IMAGES.

CUTE? RIGHT? GREAT LOCKED IN?? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BONZLE MET WU. BEFORE SHE FOUND HER FAMILY, WHEN WU TAUGHT HER WHAT LONELINESS IS AND HOW IT CAN BE CURED.. NOW LOOK AT T H I S.

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malk-with-tea · 3 months

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@queruloustea's latest chapter has put me into a frenzy (positive) and i had to draw them immediately

#hollow purred and my brain stalled for 5 minutes processing it #oughhhh my heart cant survive #(shaking fist) THEY CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS #THE FLUFF IS TOO GOOD #i can't be normal about this anymore #not that i ever was normal abt this but AHFJHFJ #i love them #quirrelhollow #hk quirrel #hk the hollow knight #hk art #art #digital art #hollow knight #hk

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bruciemilf · 1 year

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Bitches be like " can't wait for Bruce to die lmao" and then have 10 consecutive panic attacks when Bruce gets sick for longer than a week (Jason Todd, Jason Todd is bitches)

#like literally i feel like we should talk more about the after effects of becoming robin but like. actively #like imagine your dad getting jumped by 10 people jump and having to shake them off. if he cant?? tough!! if he CAN? you still had #to be quiet in the batmobile as you watch your dad get hurt. sure it may be batman taking the punches but bruce takes the pain #like?? little jason todd crying when he sees bruce get beat up on patrol for the first time. he wins but he's still injured-- idk dude its #cool to think abt.#jason todd #bruce wayne #text #text post #dc #dc comics #batfamily #batdad

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warper-in-training · 3 months

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Barbatos's room has a very strong soundproofing curse casted on it. not because of the weird portal-ish noises or sex but because he likes to sleep while he plays metal music with very loud speakers. and se

#im nornal about barbatos. i totally do not think abiut him 24/7.#obey me #obey me swd #obey me shall we date #obey me nb #obey me nightbringer #obey me barbatos #obey me headcanons #obey me hcs #kizhu #his curse is so strong the walls and even the whole part of the castle barb's room is in shakes and you cant hear the sound at all

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