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How to Make Floral Embellishments on Shirts

Use screen printing techniques to create your own floral designs and embellishments on shirts. With only a few pieces of equipment, such as a silk screen printing frame, fabric ink and a squeegee, floral patterns can be printed, as desired, onto clothing . When you select or design your floral image, remember that you will have to cut it out to create the stencil. Silhouettes and simple outlines can add just the right embellishment when screen printed.

Things You'll Need

Acetate
Pen
Craft knife
Thick cardboard
Iron
Silk screen printing frame
Masking tape
Fabric printing ink
Squeegee

Instructions

- 1
  Draw or print the floral design that you want on your shirt on a piece of A4 size acetate.
- 2
  Cut out all the areas of the floral design that you want to print. Place thick cardboard on your work area to protect the work surface, if not using a work bench. This is your floral stencil.
- 3
  Press the shirt to remove any creases or wrinkles from the fabric area you intend to print.
- 4
  Lay the shirt out flat on your work surface. Insert thick cardboard between the layers of the shirt under the area you intend to print. This will stop the ink from bleeding through both layers of fabric.
- 5
  Place the stencil on the desired area of your shirt. Place the screen on top of the stencil. Use masking tape to cover any areas on the underside of the screen that are not covered by the acetate stencil.
- 6
  Squeeze ink along the top of the screen. Use the squeegee to spread the ink down the screen. This is known as a pass. Hold the squeegee at a 45-degree angle for the best pass.
- 7
  Lift up the screen from left to right to reveal your printed floral embellishments. Leave the shirt to dry.

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