Screen Printing In The Classroom
By Paula Briggs
Screen printing is a very enabling activity – it’s great fun and creates excellent outcomes, but because it normally requires expensive screens and lots of space, most schools aren’t able to explore it as a medium. This post shares a simple method for screen printing in the classroom without specialist or expensive equipment, which makes it easier for you to manage in school. Watch all 3 videos to find out about preparation, process and cleaning.
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Jo W
May 2, 2023 @ 3:55 pm
Hi there. Would you recommend screen printing for year 6 children who haven’t had much experience in any other type of printing? Thanks
Rachel
May 3, 2023 @ 11:41 am
Hi Jo, while it’s a good idea for children to experience a range of printing activities through KS1 and 2, you could certainly still do screen printing without prior experience. Take a look at the recording of our ‘screen printing hack’ to help you: https://www.accessart.org.uk/accessart-session-recording-screenprint-hack/
Hope this helps!
jo a
September 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm
Hi can I ask how the printed pieces can be made permanent if for example you were printing into T shirts ?
Many thanks
Rachel
September 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Hi Jo, there’s a range of specialist fabric ink you can use for screen printing – although not sure how far your budget stretches: https://www.cassart.co.uk/Speedball-Fabric-Screen-Printing-Ink/ hope that helps! Rachel