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4) Screen printing:
This is known as a stencil technique. Silk fabric is stretched tightly over a wooden frame. The ink is
applied on top of the taut silk and is moved across the silk screen using a rubber “squeegee”. The ink
then flows through the tiny holes in between the threads in the material, and adheres to the paper or
material placed underneath the frame.
Stencils are made and placed onto the fabric screen to block the flow of ink in certain areas. These
stencils can be made from film, paper or glue. Each separate colour requires a different screen with
different stencils. It is important, as with all coloured printing that each different layer meets up with
one another – this is called “registering the colours”.
Silk screening is a printing technique that uses various flat, coloured shapes, which interact with one
other, usually used to create bold and bright designs. This technique is still used in the design
industry to print logos, posters, labels and packaging.

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