Step 8 - Once you determined that the position is perfect, bring the screen down and place some ink onto the screen.

Step 9 – Raise the screen off the shirt and prepare to do a flood stroke.

Step 10 – After the flood stroke you are ready to pull your first t-shirt print.

Step 11 – Using good pressure, pull the squeegee towards you and deposit the ink onto the t-shirt. Be sure that the press is slightly off contact for a cleaner print (the t-shirt shouldn’t “stick” to the screen).

Step 12 - Lift the screen off the t-shirt and apply a flood stroke to keep the screen from clogging. Review your first t-shirt print! For more prints continue the process.

Step 13 – For water-based inks you can let the t-shirt air dry, followed by ironing or a conveyer dryer. For platisol shirts you will need a curing unit, conveyer dryer, heat gun or your oven to heat the ink and cure it. Since I use water-based inks primarily, I will hang the shirts and let them air dry.

Step 13 – After the shirt has completely air-dried, I will turn the shirt inside out  and iron it to set the ink and make it safe for washing.

Step 14 – T-shirt is printed and ready for wear and tear. Love is a beautiful thing…