- 1). Choose a royalty-free image from a stock photo website or draw your own image. If you select one from a website, save the file as a monochrome bitmap, which will store the image in black and white only, not color.
- 2). Select an embroidery hoop a little larger than the size of the image you wish to screen print.
- 3). Print out the image onto printer paper.
- 4). Remove the inside hoop from the embroidery hoop and stretch a piece of sheer material over top.
- 5). Insert the inside hoop into the larger outer hoop, keeping the material sandwiched tightly between the two hoops. Fasten the hoop screws tightly.
- 6). Cut away any excess material with scissors.
- 7). Place the hoop material-side down right on top of the picture and trace around the design with a pencil.
- 8). Flip the hoop over and, using a paint brush, paint glue onto the spaces where the ink should not go (creating a negative of the image in glue). Allow glue to dry.
- 9). Turn the hoop over again and put it onto the T-shirt or other surface where you want your picture to go. Take a second paint brush and dab the ink with the tip of the brush onto the design.
- 10
Peel the hoop away from the surface carefully to reveal your design. Allow the ink to dry completely.
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