SCREEN PRINT TUTORIAL VIDEOS

Because seeing is believing  finally understanding what the hell to do!

If there is a screen printing topic you need to understand quickly, a PDF might not cut it.  So we have filmed a series of videos to walk you through a range of scenarios to help you.  These will be part of an ever growing library from coating and exposing screens to understanding the difference between plastisol and waterbased.

EXPERIENCE

We are building up a library of instructional videos to show you how to print, cure and have a good time screen printing.  All backed up from our own experiences of being proffessional printers.  

EDUCATION

Knowledge about this craft can either be learnt by your own experiences and trial and error, or through learning from our resources.   We troubleshoot the process in our videos to fast track your printing. 

SCREEN PRINTING RESORCES

E-BOOKS AND TEMPLATES

LOVING WHAT WE DO SINCE 2013

Screenprinting is awesome but we know that it can be tricky to get set up.  We continue to build a library of e-books and handy downaloadable PDF’s to guide you – remember, there’s no use crying over spilt ink!

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

The resources we have put together come from research and more importantly tried and tested methods we use in our own shop.  We screen print every day and are handing over our best charts and cheat sheets to speed up your workflow. 

TECHNIQUE

As we continue to develop our techniques and as new products come on the market, we will continue to review them for you.  Here you can find our shopping lists and favoruite brands and more importantly how to use them in your own business.

SQUEEGEE & INK BLOG

INK IN MY BLOOD, FIRE IN MY BELLY

FOLLOW US FOR FREE INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS

Screen printers are basically good problem solvers.  Our blog is a place to see what we are working on at the moment and find out how we are adapting to shifts in the industry.  Make sure you follow us on Instagram too @squeegee_and_ink

HOW WE PRINT AND MERCHANDISE T-SHIRTS FOR RETAIL

OUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR PRINTING AND SELLING T-SHIRTS IN OUR RETAIL SHOP For anyone starting a clothing brand it is important to understand that just creating a design is only a very, VERY small portion of the job roles you are about to take on board.  If you want to...

START SCREEN PRINTING FROM SCRATCH; WHAT WOULD WE DO?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY IF YOU COULD START SCREEN PRINTING ALL OVER AGAIN? If you have been following Squeegee & Ink for a while, you will know that we have dabbled in many different areas of screen printing and garment decoration. We have experience in flat...

10 TIPS FOR MANUALLY SCREEN PRINTING DISCHARGE INKS

SOFT, VIBRANT, DISCHARGE PRINT. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Discharge ink is an absolute dream to screen print with if you have the knowledge to make it work. You don't need to print an underbase, you can (almost) print on any colour shirt and if you're skilled enough, you...

WHEN SHOULD I UPGRADE TO AN AUTOMATIC PRESS?

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE THE JUMP? While manual screen printing is fun, challenging and rewarding, we still occasionally dream about that big automatic set up. But what do you need to consider before making the jump and how much will all this new kit cost?  Luckily we...

DOES COLD CURE ADDITIVE WORK?

THE QUICK ANSWER IS YES... BUT... Cold cure additive can be a life saver for small screen printing businesses and home printers. Having the ability to fully cure your garments without heat can save money and space in your studio, but how effective is cold cure...

DIFFERENT WAYS TO CURE WATER BASED INK

HOW THE PROS DO IT... The best and most common way to cure water based ink is by using a large, forced air, tunnel dryer... but not all of us have the space, money or ability to use top end, factory grade equipment.  With this in mind, we have tested 3 different ways...

THE BEST SCREEN PRINTING LAYOUT FOR SMALL STUDIOS

CONFIGURING OUR STUDIO LAYOUT FOR A BETTER WORKFLOW At Squeegee & Ink, we have a fairly limited workspace and generally end up placing equipment where it fits easily. This isn't always the best method however, so recently we have spent some time analysing the...

TIPS FOR SCREEN PRINTING WITH WATER BASED INK

WATERBASED INK AT IT'S FINEST We recently visited Magna Colours for a day course on how to use their waterbased inks to gain the best results. We had the opportunity to learn from their best technicians and play with a range of their award winning waterbased inks.   ...

HOW WE PRINT FILM POSITIVES FOR SCREEN PRINTING

WHICH PRINTER FOR PRINTING FILM POSITIVES? This is the most asked question when it comes to film positive printing. Knowing the printer model is a great start but just the printer alone won't automatically provide you with perfect film positives for screen printing.  ...

HOW WE DRAIN & CLEAN OUR EASIWAY DIPTANK

WHEN SHOULD I DEEP CLEAN MY SCREEN PRINTING DIP TANK? If you are finding that your dip tank is taking longer and longer to remove the emulsion you may benefit from 'shocking' your tank first.  If you are using the Easiway systems dip tank like us, to 'shock' your...

PRINTWEAR & PROMOTION LIVE EXPO 2022

THE UNMISSABLE REUNION. That's their tagline, not ours. But seriously, if you have never been to Printwear & Promotion before, can you even call yourself a garment decorator? If you didn't have a chance to make it over to Birmingham this year, don't worry, we have...

HOW WE CLEAN AND PREPARE SCREENS FOR SCREEN PRINTING

IT STARTS WITH STORAGE. When cleaning and prepping our screens ready for their next use, we make sure to complete this job in bulk. This saves time, chemicals and money! The minimum amount of screens that we will clean in one session is 20. If you want to follow our...

REVIEW ON THE RILEY HOPKINS 150 JUNIOR – SINGLE ARM PRESS

BEFORE YOU BUY... The Riley Hopkins 150 Junior is a single arm press which is mainly used to screen print single colour t-shirts. If you are starting out in screen print and want to know if this is the best press for you, you need to understand exactly what the Riley...

HOW MANY GARMENTS CAN WE SCREEN PRINT IN ONE DAY?

HOW MANY GARMENTS?.. IT DEPENDS ON THE DAY. At Squeegee & Ink we are a small team of just 2 people. We manually screen print every garment that comes through the studio and we generally take on smaller orders to keep our workflow interesting.  If you have been...

EXPOSING SCREENS USING PHOTOSENSITIVE EMULSION

HOW LONG SHOULD I EXPOSE MY SCREEN FOR? Screen exposure time is one of the most asked questions with new screen printers. We have all asked the question only to find the most frustrating truth, that your exposure time is unique to your set up.  Exposure time is not...

TOP 5 SQUEEGEE’S, TESTED & REVIEWED

WHICH SQUEEGEE HANDLE FOR A MANUAL T-SHIRT PRINTER? We have been screen printing t-shirts by hand for nearly a decade now. It's about time we gave you our opinion on some of the most common squeegee handles on the market.  Before we get into the details, I want to...

HOW TO STRETCH SCREEN PRINTING SCREENS AT HOME

GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME WITH 'ECO SNAP FRAMES' Screen stretching is something which is usually left to the professionals, but what if you could stretch a professional quality screen from your own studio (or home) as and when you need it? THIS IS A GAME CHANGER! Eco...

HOW TO SCREEN PRINT PUFF INK & CONTROL THE HEIGHT

CONTROLLING YOUR PUFF Screen printing with puff ink is easy... but knowing how to control the chemical reaction is something we have learnt over time. We believe there are 3 main ways to dial in your puff reaction; PUFF ADDITIVE MESH COUNT DESIGN CHOICE 1. PUFF...

REVIEW ON THE M&R KRUZER T-SHIRT CAROUSEL

10 REASONS WHY WE LOVE THE M&R KRUZER We have been using the manual M&R Kruzer screen printing carousel for the last 2-3 years and we LOVE IT!.. This piece of kit has 4 rotating platens, 6 heads with micro registration (which means it can easily register up to...

5 SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS FOR SCREEN PRINTERS & CREATIVES

WHY TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT? At Squeegee & Ink, we use social media as our main marketing tool to target our audience worldwide. We have well over 100,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok alone resulting in an engaged audience that we can learn from and build on....

GETTING STARTED IN EMBROIDERY

NEW TO EMBROIDERY? We were too! We have been offering an embroidery service to our customers for approximately 3 years now and feel like we are finally ready to share some of our tips that we have learnt along the way. From hooping stations to garment choice,...

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR MESH COUNT FOR PRINTING T-SHIRTS

T-SHIRT PRINTING NEWBIE? What you need to know before screen printing your first t-shirt. Download our FREE artwork cheatsheet to find out your mesh count and read on for a quick overview. https://www.squeegeeandink.co.uk/product/artwork-cheatsheet/ WHICH MESH COUNT...

WHY A DIE HARD SCREEN PRINTER USES TRANSFERS

WHICH TRANSFERS? To be more specific, we are solely talking about UltraColour Transfers. We get ours from a UK based company called Target Transfers and we have set up a handy DISCOUNT CODE (SQUEEGEE) for all of our followers to use. THE GOOD BITS Obviously, here at...

SCREEN PRINTING BASICS, STEP BY STEP

EASY SCREEN PRINTING Lets make this as simple as possible. We have broken down the whole screen printing process into 4 manageable chunks. We will be focusing on t-shirt printing specifically however if you are printing onto paper, card or flat substrates, similar...

8 TIPS FOR PRINTING OVERSIZE T-SHIRT DESIGNS

WHAT IS AN OVERSIZED T-SHIRT PRINT? We class an oversize t-shirt design to be anything that fills the entire platen with printable area. Our studios maximum print area for t-shirts is 50x35cm. Printing this size can be tricky and a little problematic but hopefully, if...

SIMPLE IMAGE SEPARATION TECHNIQUE

BEFORE YOU START This method of image separation is using vector images in Adobe Illustrator. If your image is not currently a vector, you can contact us directly to fix this first! Email your image to chessie@squeegeeandink.co.uk and we will get you on track!   This...

HOW TO REGISTER A 3 COLOUR SCREEN PRINT

FIRST THINGS FIRST There are so many different ways of registering multi-colour images and we don't claim any ideas are better than others. If it works, it works! If it doesn't... well, maybe you need to read on... WHICH METHOD? I'm going to talk you through a step by...

THE DIP TANK REVOLUTION : TRIED AND TESTED

THE TANK We have been lucky enough to get our hands on the new dip tank by Easiway.... and it is incredible! We have put together some benefits, tips and recommendations to keep you in the know like a pro. Check out our set up video below including a discount code for...

WHITE INK EXPLAINED, WHICH IS THE BEST?

Which white ink should I use for screen printing? Well it depends on what result you are looking for BUTTTT we have been lucky enough to recieve 6 different types of white ink from Amex (links below) and we have sampled each one to see the results. These are the inks...

HOW LONG SHOULD I EXPOSE MY SCREEN FOR?

SCREEN EXPOSURE How long should I expose my screen for? This sounds like a simple question but there are so many variables that the answer is a tricky one! Exposure time is dependent on the type of exposure unit you are using, the type of emulsion, the thickness of...

RECLAIMING SCREENS – MANUAL vs DIP TANK

THE BASICS Reclaiming or de-coating a screen simply means completly cleaning off the old image to allow you to re-use your screen. WHY RECLAIM? Well, quite frankly, its going to cost you a bomb if you are purchasing a new screen everytime you want to change your...

FLASH DRYERS : THE WHY, WHAT AND HOW

INTRO A flash dryer is used to gelcure plastisol ink after an underbase or inbetween colours. You would also use a flash dryer to achieve a perfect white on black print using plastisol ink. We recently upgraded our studio with a brand new flash dryer and this is what...

6 HELPFUL TIPS FOR MIXING PHOTOSENSITIVE EMULSION

TIP 1: GET YOUR HANDS ON SOME DECENT EMULSION Cheap emulsion is not good emulsion and good emulsion is not cheap! You can get your hands on hundreds of varients for different jobs but we prefer to use an 'all rounder' emulsion which comes in 2 parts - Screen Sol Q T...

3D T-SHIRT INK, AKA: PUFF ADDITIVE

WANT TO MAKE YOUR PRINTS POP? RAISE THE BAR IN YOUR PRINT SHOP? YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE! We have been playing with some screen printable puff additive. This is a professional quality plastisol base used for adding height to your design. Check out our video:...

8 STEPS TO COATING THE PERFECT SCREEN

STEP 1: USE A GOOD SCREEN PUT DOWN THAT STAPLE GUN! It's not welcome here. If you want to create a beautiful, smooth and silky screen print, then you need a good coat of emulsion. If you want a good coat of emulsion, then you need a good screen. Simple. We consider a...

SCREEN PRINTING WITH DISCHARGE INK

SCREEN PRINTING WITH DISCHARGE INK SUPER SOFT FEEL SHIRTS! Check out todays video of Chessie printing with discharge ink. We will update with lots of information about this soon. Let us know in the comments what you would like to see!

SCREEN PRINTING VIDEOS

We are using this space to share our knowledge of screen print with you guys! Let us know your questions! What do you want to learn more about?

Great company, love to follow them on Instagram. Very helpful tutorial videos and they have an amazing customer service team.

Info Mation

Google Review, 5 stars

1:1 TUITION & CONSULTATIONS

COME TO OUR STUDIO OR TROUBLESHOOT VIA ZOOM

FOR PROFESSIONALS AND COMMERCIAL USE

If you have a business where you need to use screen printing, we can help.  We can spend a day together working on your specific project. From printing decals and transfers to fabric and art editions.

We have helped countless t-shirt printing businesses learn our methods and even advised on equipment. At Squeegee & Ink  you can quickly kick start your business and leave with t-shirts you have printed yourself.

 

Chessie & Emily absolutely rock. Getting my apparel business up and running has been made a LOT easier thanks to having them on hand to produce awesome prints for me. Not only that, but they’re generous with their time and wisdom, and always have loads of cool ideas & suggestions. 

Rory Batho

Google Review, 5 Stars

Squeegee & Ink are the best! I did my print work shop with Chessie and Em a few years ago and I now print my own shirts at home. They are so helpful and really quick to respond when you need advice or help with printing.
Their screens are amazing quality and the service is the best.

Amanda Hartley

Google Review, 5 Stars

Great day of screenprinting own artwork. Very thorough and fun session, covering everything from digital artwork preparation through screen exposure and masking, ink mixing, registration, print techniques etc. And they have a power hose! Recommended!

Chris Cutting

Google Review, 5 Stars

I did a workshop here when they first started up and it was great fun. Chessie and Emily are very knowledgable about screen printing, had loads of advice on the art of screen printing and marketing …. I also had many screens made up through them which I was very pleased with

Emily Williams

Google Review, 5 Stars