Contact paper
is conventionally used to line shelves and provide a layer of protection over a surface. The paper is a thick piece of generally clear plastic that has an adhesive back so it can be applied securely to almost any material. A lesser-known way of using the paper is as a means of making screen-printing designs with a screen frame. You can use contact-paper printing to make designs for fabrics for any type of projects you are doing.
Instructions
1. Draw the design you want to screen directly onto the protective backing of the contact paper with a pencil. Make sure the size of the contact paper is as big as the screen in your printing screen.
2. Cut out the shapes using a craft knife, and discard the waste pieces of contact paper.
3. Peel off the backing paper from the contact paper, and press it down onto the screen. Smooth the contact paper down as you pull the backing away until it's pressed firmly down in place.
4. Set the screen on top of the fabric you want to screen print, and place the screening ink at the top edge of the contact paper. Only use enough ink to cover the screen.
5. Use a squeegee to spread out the ink across the screen. Make two or three passes of the ink across the stencil.
6. Lift the screen slowly off the fabric, and let the ink dry. Set the screen down in the next place on the fabric if you want to repeat the pattern.
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