I’ve been teaching some form of the Screen Printing 101 class now since 2005. The first class I taught was in a rented 800-square-foot office space in Vancouver, WA, with a trash can to hold the water from the washout sink. From 2005-2020 Ryonet expanded its classes worldwide with the Screen Printed Experience with thousands of aspiring screen printers. In 2023 I’m excited to continue the evolution of education with MADE Lab in Texas. Screen Printing 101 is still one of my favorite classes to produce, I love helping to connect the dots in someone’s screen print journey and see those light bulbs fire with future potential and possibility!
NEXT CLASS
April 21-22nd, 2023
MADE Lab
501 E Broadway Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
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At MADE, it’s been amazing to get to work with people who know more than me. Being the one who started teaching in classes and videos over the past 17 years I kinda thought of myself as an “expert” in most things screen printing but now, having a chance to work with ink and print geniuses like Tom, Brett, and Brian at Made Lab, the teacher has become the student. I’m learning new things even in our basic 101 class.
Here are four things I learned about the screen printing process that we teach in Screen Printing 101 and you could learn too.
- You shouldn’t rush to coat a screen (yes, seems obvious, but I’m mostly always in a hurry to get things done, including coating). Coating in a rush does not allow Baselayr or any emulsion to encompass the knuckles of the mesh and creates a poor EOM (emulsion over mesh) on your screen.
- In the back of every Pantone book there is a light gauge to help you pick the best light to proof color matches under. Very important when using the FN-INK Mixing System in class and in the shop.
- The discharge ink curing process temperature is aligned with the boiling point of water, BECAUSE IT'S WATER-BASED, 212 degrees, DUH!
- Discharge ink doesn’t technically “bleach” the garment, it attacks the dye causing it to lose its ability to absorb or reflect light selectively.
All great stuff and I can’t wait to learn and share more. Join us at the next MADE Lab Screen Printing Class.
NEXT CLASS
April 21-22nd
MADE Lab
501 E Broadway Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
USE CODE RYONET425 TO SAVE 25% ON THE CLASS — SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW