Textile screen printing has traditionally been a two-dimensional art. You could print anything imaginable, but the only directions your designer could travel were East, West, North,...
Back in the dawn of textile screen printing (the ’70s), a customer once asked me, “Can you print on nylon jackets?” In a moment of thoughtlessness...
Is there one item that symbolizes our industry? One totem that is recognized by both apprentice and master? Of course, it’s the squeegee. Yet I have...
The squeegee. Its name inspires ridicule, while its simplicity makes it one of the most overlooked tools in screen printing. But when you consider the squeegee’s...
Standing high on Crystal Mountain, nearly 5000 ft of powder beneath her feet, Heidi McCory has a breathtaking view of Washington State’s Cascade range. Inching towards...
Most magazines you read are printed in a multicolor format. So are many of the movie posters at your local video shop and display graphics you...
You can reap significant, tangible benefits from what might appear to be an unconventional approach to graphics screen printing: combining conventional and multipurpose UV-curable inks in...
Ideally, curing a UV ink should require no more than “dialing in” the required energy output in millijoules/cm2 on your UV dryer. For any given ink,...
“What’s the correct exposure time for this emulsion?” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard–and answered–this question, Bill Gates would be coming to...
Selecting a direct emulsion used to be so simple. Ten years ago, only two kinds were available: solvent resistant and water resistant. With the exception of...