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Thermofax Silk-Screen Printing Technique for Printing Lots of the Same Image Quickly By Sonja Lee-Austin © Copyright 2005 |
- For fabric, tape or pin fabric to your printing table or a piece of cardboard or foam core so that it lies flat. This will not be necessary for printing on paper.
- Place Thermofax where you want your Thermofax image on the fabric or paper with smooth screen side down.
- Use a spatula or plastic spoon to put place a line of textile paint or acrylic paint along the top of the screen.
- Pull your squeegee toward you to make a clean print. You want to press with an even pressure. It may take some practice until you learn the correct pressure to use for the kind of paint you have.
- Hold Thermofax screen in place at one corner and carefully lift up the screen with the other hand to peak to see if your image has printed clearly.
- If your image is clear, lift off the Thermofax screen. If your image did not print clear enough, carefully lower screen back into place, add a little more paint along the top of the screen, and pull squeegee across the screen a second time.
- Continue on to make more prints with your Thermofax or wash it before the paint dries in it by rinsing with water and carefully rubbing paint away with your fingers or a soft sponge. Hang to dry or blot with a towel. (Scrub brushes may scratch the smooth screen side. Soaking Thermofax in water will also ruin it.)
