Making the Screen...
I find a day when I've nothing to do. No ten page essays, no chores to finish, nothing. I decide to print a shirt. I have the table set and ready to go, the ink mixed, and the shirt fit snugly into place. All I need now is the screen. I gasp in horror as I realize my trusty screen is not where it's supposed to be and quickly set out to look for it. Ten minutes later, I finally manage to pull it out of the dark recesses of my closet.
"What the-?" I ask myself as I stare at the hole in my screen. It looks like the screen got caught in something and has been punctured.
Muttering profanities, I analyze the extent of the damage, hoping for the faintest sign of good news. There are none. There's no way to fix this-the mesh has got to be replaced. Time for a new screen.
I could run out and buy one, but the closest place to get one is about twenty minutes away. Twenty minutes I don't want to spend driving in Perimeter traffic. So, I'll pass on that and opt to make my own. I have the will, I have the technology.
Okay, how do I make one?
Making a screen is a simple process that involves any old wooden picture frame, a staple gun, and some nylon or silk fabric, which doesn't have to be the fancy hundred dollar screen printing mesh-just as long as it's polyester. I hear organza works very well too.
You will need to staple the mesh onto the frame, making sure that the mesh is stretched tightly over the frame. Any slack in the screen and you'll have to start over because, trust me, your prints will not come out good.
Or, if you’re an avid do-it-yourselfer and don’t want to ruin any picture frames, you can check out this YouTube video to learn how create your own wooden frame.
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