How to Screen Print with a Cricut (Vinyl)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ธ.ค. 2022
- How to screen print using a Cricut! I've been screen printing for over a year now! This is what I've learned!
MATERIALS LIST:
Cricut Explore 3
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Cricut Roll Holder
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Cricut Basic Tool Set
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Cricut EasyPress
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Cricut EasyPress Mat
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Cricut Smart Permanent Vinyl
www.amazon.com/Cricut-Smart-V...
Cricut Transfer Tape
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Aluminum Silk Screen Printing Frame
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Screen Printing Machine
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
Screen Printing Ink
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Hopefully this HELPS. Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below!
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I watched a lot of techniques exactly like this, but yours was the best so far
Thank you!! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
I really like that screen cleaning box you made, I need to make one of those! I just wanted to say that if you wanted to be able to have a more permanent design, you can use heat transfer vinyl and use your heat press to apply it to the screen. It works best with those wooden frames with the cord holding on the screen, because you can take the screen off and apply the HTV and then put it back on the frame when you’re done. Then the design stays on even when you wash out your screen, which is pretty cool! And if you want, you only need one frame, since you can take the screen off and put in a different screen with a new design. The only downside is that the wood frames get warped eventually from the water, unlike the aluminum frames, but you can always get a new frame when that happens and keep your screens with the designs on them as long as you need to.
Holy cow! Never knew or thought of that! I gotta try that next time. Thank you!! Thanks, the box comes in handy. I actually started to use just warm water instead. Works really well to clean the leftover ink away. It’s easier than power washing. Thanks again for tip! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
@@sshouser31 sure thing! And thanks for the awesome video, I enjoyed it!
@@shannonpalmer Thanks!!
Let me
Tell you. Your explanations is so healthy after watching so many videos .!!!! My head is pounding!! You are awesome ❤
Thank you!! Means a lot! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
Best Tutorial ever! thanks 🤙
I love your video! It’s easy going, straight forward and to the point! Way to go! 🙌 Peace out! ✌️
Thank you! Much appreciated! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
@@sshouser31 Likewise! Thank you! 🥳🙌
@@DigitalPlannerCo My pleasure! Hopefully it helped a bit. It can be a lot and overwhelming at first. At least, that's how I felt!
That was super interesting. A lot more goes into it than I thought.
Thanks Josh! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
Thank you for sharing your technique!! It’s greatly appreciated.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
Beautiful designs!
Thank you!
Wow you put a lot of work on those screen prints!!! I found this very interesting!!!
Thanks Greg!!!!
wow this was amazing because it is excatly the way I ve been doing it ! Thank you Maestro
I guess we’re both doing the right thing! Thanks for watching!
Great short video. Thank you ❤🎉😊
Thanks for watching! Much appreciated! 🙌🏼☺️🙌🏼
Cool job.. I'd like to see more of your creative..💯
Thank you!! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
Thank you, I also love the comedy aspect of this video haha, good work
Haha 😂 I try. Thank you! Much appreciated 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
@@sshouser31 hahaha awesome work man
Killer tutorial brother! Can’t wait to get my hands on a Cricket machine and start rocking some shirts 🤙🏻
Heck yeah dude. Easiest way to crank out shirts!
Yesssirrr! Epic video! 🇵🇷❤️🔥
Thankyou, thank you, thank you. This was amazingly easy to understand and all our doubts are gone. Thank you 3X again.👍
Thanks for watching! Good to know! I know it can be a lot to take in!!
Very interesting and it really worked to scare me away from ever doing it! So much work and I am not that ambitious but you did do a great job!
Hahaha it is a lot of work and materials but I haven’t bought a “store bought” shirt in years! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
@@sshouser31 You haven't bought one in years and I just bought 10 more 'Life Is Good' brand shirts last night. Ha! I MUST have around or slightly over 100 of those now. I always have to buy a shirt from the zipline places I go to or the places I go scuba dive or my favorite band- Blue October. Got to show them some love. Years ago I did think about learning to screen print but you did a great job of scaring me off! ; )
I don't think I've ever seen that first stage of flooding done off the garment so i will give that a go
Awesome Video, loved your logo's, ive been using iron on but want to try this for my tshirts.
Thank you! Much appreciated! I use iron on sometimes, but once you go ink, it’s hard to go back! Iron on is good if you’re doing multiple layers. Thanks for watching! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
Yes please more on your process in affinity designer great job also
Will do! 😎 Thanks for watching!
Unreal tutorial
Fam thank you so much 😭💯💕🙌🏾👊🏾
Thank you!!!! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
thank you so much
🙌🏼😎🙌🏼 Thanks for watching!
Excellent presentation. You made me decide to get started. Question- the listed items you listed for the Aluminum frame, is the same size as your machine? It looks bigger on amazons? Wondering… also, how did you attached it to your machine?
The machine can fit all different sizes. I have smaller ones too. I just prefer bigger ones for my design. I bolted my machine to my workbench so it wouldn’t move. They make other ones that sit right on top though if you don’t want to bolt it! Happy to help! Let me know if you have any more questions!
@@sshouser31 thanks. You should make more of those videos. I have seen several of videos and yours were exactly what I needed to kind of understand my basic of entry beginner to screen printing. 😝 make more videos pls when you get a chance. I will let you know it goes. Planning to work on it pretty soon. Buying my tools. Thanks a bunch. Love your surfing, the good life. 😝
I used to get stuck with the spray but they if you rest the glue spray on the pallet for a bit, you can feel when it’s less wet sticky but more dry yet still grips then place your T shirt on, also you need even coverage of spray glue but not necessarily a lot
Good tip! Thanks a lot! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼 I always find it hard when peeling the shirt 👕 off! Scariest part of the project.
Awesome tutorial! Are you able to screen print more than one shirt before you spray it down to clean it?
Ohhh yeah! I usually do 10 at a time before I had enough 😂 you could probably crank out more!
Thanks that was great. Can you please show another one, using two colours.
I was actually thinking of doing that! Will do! Thanks!!! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
HI I have a question. Does the type of Vinyl finish matter? As in MATTE vs GLOSSY. I have permanent vinyl in both finishes and I am wondering if one is better than the other. Thanks! Your video was very helpful!
Nope! Doesn’t matter as far as I know. The vinyl just blocks the ink from going through the screen. Thank you! Means a lot! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
SUPER thankful for your clear instructions. CURIOUS tho - does it have to be permanent vinyl? It's been a year since I did this last (just by hand) but I'm looking to step it up and get the screen printing machine you suggested. STILL - I can't remember if permanent vinyl was absolutely necessary - I'm only grabbing a few aluminum screens is all. Before I was cutting and putting my own screens in and heat pressing those suckers which DID make them permanent.
I’ve watched other tutorials that use non-permanent vinyl. Seems to work fine. I just prefer permanent. I must say, since screen printing I haven’t gone to a store to “buy T-shirts”. That was almost 3 years ago! Most Graphic T’’s are like $20-30 each! That’s awesome let me know how it goes! Totally worth it. Aluminum screens are the best. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment! Good luck! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
Hi! Thanks for the tutorial. Seems easy enough to try. Which glue spray did you use? I need one but don't know which one to use.
Thanks for watching! Any spray tack will do. It will keep the shirt from coming off the board. Any craft store should carry it! I’ve used other brands they all work the same.
@@sshouser31 thank you so much!
@@sshouser31 so Aleene's tacky spray would work?
@@nancysanchez170 Yeappp! Should work fine! Any spray adhesive will do. Let me know how it works out!
If you see Krylon Easy-Tack I’ve used that before too. Works good.
@@nancysanchez170 No problem! My pleasure! Happy to help!
How many shirts have you been successful with when printing like this? When I've done this in the past, I got like 2-3 shirts then the vinyl starts to come off (It would start to peel off), even with the stronger Oracal vinyl.
I usually do 5-10 shirts at a time. I use Cricut Permeant Vinyl. It has never peeled off while in use. Once, I used one screen 3 different times. Probably got 20-25 prints on it. I gotta use a power washer to get it off. I usually clear it in propose now and start fresh every print.
Thank you so much! How long does the screen last and about how many prints before it deteriorates? Thank you 🙏
If you wash with cold water and not power wash it, you could probably get away with 5 separate print jobs! Maybe more! Depends how complex you design is. I got 5 print jobs once. Good luck! Let me know how it goes!
@@sshouser31when your screen breaks is it the screen with the design itself or is it the frame? I guess what im asking is r u able to reuse your design
@@user-ho7uc7bg5o You can reuse your design if the Vinyl doesn't rip. You have to take your time cleaning it though. I've reused screens plenty of times. If the Vinyl rips just cut out a new one. Hopefully this answers your question!
I appreciate this video! I had a question, i was wondering how difficult it would be for me to get the permanent vinyl back off and if its even possible to begin with ? I tried to come up with my own conclusion, but can't seem to wrap my head around it, lol. Thanks in advance 🙏🏽
I guess I'm just trying to figure out whether I'd need a whole new screen every time or if I would be able to reuse the screen with a diff design.
It comes off pretty easily. If you watch the end of the video, that’s me removing it. You’re actually better off just using hot water vs. a power washer. It will peal right off when you do. No, you don’t need to replace the screen every time. I still have my original one from 2 years ago. Thanks for the question! Let me know if you got anymore! 🙌🏼
@sshouser31 I actually watched the whole thing, I just still couldn't help but wonder how much I'd struggle with that, lol. I really appreciate you getting back to me. Thanks for your time!
Great video!!! I dig seeing someone using a print such as yours, via the Cricut process. Most seem to be much simpler, text based prints.
Curious, in regard to the palette. Does it slide forward and/or back so as to accommodate slight adjustments so the print falls in the right spot on the tee?
Or is that more about the placement of the vinyl onto the screen? Making sure it’s in the right spot?
Hi Mark! Thanks for the comment and compliment. Yes, you can slide the board front to back and adjust the center to accommodate your screen. I’ve gotten pretty good on screen placement but I always have to adjust with every new screen. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for watching.
@@sshouser31 you bet Steve! Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. That's great to learn. I was thinking "IF I think the thing should move, you'd think the folks who made the press, would have it move!".
One more question, and NOT SURE IF THIS WAS IN THE VIDEO'S NOTES, but the measuring tool you used to measure the distance a the top of the tee. It was curved at the top, where'd you get that!!?
Can I ask what kind of vinyl do you recommend for doing this? And type of transfer tape? I’m new at this and looking for guidance. Thanks
I use Permanent Cricut Vinyl and Cricut Transfer Tape. Let me know if you have any other questions! Happy to help.
@@sshouser31 thanks 😊
Question if you are using multiple colors and say theres white in your paraten how do you keep ink from that one small spot id would asume tape?
Yeah, I would use painters tape. Let me know how it goes!
does it work with solvent based paints? or only water based
I’ve only used water based ink. I usually go with Speedball. Super easy clean up.
This is my favorite video,i successfully created my first at home screen print by following your exact steps but the smart vinyl stained my screen , I cant seem to rid of it , how to i get it off completely? Thanks
Thanks for the comment! I appreciate it!! Did you try using warm water and soap to get it off? Warm water should easily do the trick. Let me know how it goes!
@sshouser31 Yes, I used warm water with soap, but it still leaves the appearance of the black smart vinyl
@@KittyPurrzzUnique But the Vinyl material is completely off? If the Vinyl is completely off, and you're still seeing your design on the screen, we call that "Ghosting" in the Screen Printing World. The ink will leave a small stain, completely normal and it won't effect your next screen printing job. It just means you're an official screen printer now!
@sshouser31 the design washed out completely, i used a black smart vinyl, however the vinyl color still lingers on the silkscreen.
@@KittyPurrzzUnique Interesting, do you have Instagram? If you want, DM me a picture so I can look at it to better understand what is happening. If it's an ink stain you're fine. I've never had a problem getting the vinyl off. It's always come off very easy for me. Did you use the same screens I had in the description of the video?
Is it necessary to flood the screen prior to placing on the garment
Nope but it will be a better print job if you do. There’s a bunch of techniques you can use. This is just one. You can also flood the screen again after lifting the screen to prevent the ink from drying when taking off your shirt.
Can fabric paint be used or is using ink the same thing
Look up Speedball Ink. That’s what I use. Works great!
Might want to keep the image flooded when using waterbase ink or the ink will dry in the screen. I stopped using decal vinyl and if in a pinch use htv. It the regular way of using emulsion.
Good tip! I didn’t know that. Thank you! 🤙🏼
Can you do full color screen print with this method?
Yes! You can also layer it too!
nice video... i'm having trouble having the vinyl to stick to the screen?? any tips...
Thanks! What kind of Vinyl are you using? I tend to go with permanent Cricut Vinyl when screen printing. It seems to work the best.
@@sshouser31 maybe the humidity of miami is not on my side... I use oracal 651, but might need to purchase some new rolls.
@@miamifashionstylist Haha, it's possible! Makes sense. If you try the Cricut brand let me know how it works!
@@sshouser31 i will have to search in my bin of viynl... thanks
ok i used the cricut brand and it worked! the viynl did not come off when i passed the ink...yay.... thank you!!!
Hello, very nice job, congratulations. Can I make 100 prints with a single model? I have a screen printing workshop. It is very difficult to deal with small jobs with film printouts, so I wanted to ask, thank you.
No, I usually do 10 and clear it. I only
use for personal use. I would recommend doing it the traditional way if you’re doing that many print jobs. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
How can I was my screen with the stencil on it still. Ideally to make future projects with out having to re print the stencil again?
Wash it gently and get all the ink off. I’ve reused a screen 4 different times once. Just use cold water when cleaning and not a power washer 😂
Washed my screen in the sink and my vinyl slid right off 😭 it was Oracal Permanent too. Any advice?
Have you tried Cricut Permanent Vinyl yet? Wash it with cold water not warm. I tend to do a one and done print job when I do it. I get about 10 shirts then call it a day on the screen and start over. If you want a permanent screen you’ll probably have to go with the traditional method which looks super confusing to me. 🤯 Hopefully this helps!
Can you do it with multiple colors?
Maybe in my next video I’ll give it a try! Never did a double layer yet! Thanks for the motivation! 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼
Dude, every time you clean up do you have to print another screen? =(
You don’t have to but you gotta be careful when cleaning the screen. I’ve reused screens plenty of times. Nowadays, I just start over. It doesn’t take that long to cut out another stencil. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for watching.
also for transparent cups plss
Can i use an iron as a heat press?
Yeap. The Cricut Heat Press makes it easier though. Check out my Iron On Heat Transfer Vinyl video!
Hi can I also do it with socks?
Good question. Never tried it. I don’t see why not? 🤷🏻♂️ I would search Amazon for a “sock screen printing board” I know they make sleeve and leg boards. Heat transfer vinyl might be the way to go with socks.
My transfer tape is too strong it keeps peeling the vinyl off the screen so I’m getting no where
What brand are you using for both Vinyl and Transfer Tape? I usually go with Cricut but there are others that work well too. Make sure you take your time when peeling (I’m sure you already are). I’d try switching up brands or use Cricut brands. If this doesn’t help, feel free to send me a picture on Instagram, and I’ll try to help you out! DM me @sshouser31.
What kind of screen do you use?
Silk screen. I put the link in the description too 🙌🏼😎🙌🏼 Thanks for watching!
What transfer tape do you use?
I use Cricut Transfer Tape. I put the link in the description. Hopefully this helps!
Oh ok thank you
How do u do multicolored
Use a separate screen on top of the base color after it dries. I’ve never tackled it myself, but I plan on it! Maybe my next video! Hopefully this helps. Let me know how it goes if you try it! Thanks for watching.
@0:40 Affinity Desiner is bboth for Windows and Mac, same as Adobe Illustrator and it's not developed by Apple.
Looks like it started as a “vector graphics editor solely for macOS” and yes, looks like it branched off to Windows now too. Thanks for update.
Which spray tack is it?
Any spray tack will work. I’ve used other brands. They all work the same.
will this last on the screen forever?
No, but makes cleaning up a lot easier.
Can you print on the sleeve with that setup?
Yes, but you would need to switch out the board with a sleeve/legging board. They sell it on Amazon too.
You will get the worst results with this method. As you print, youre destroying the vinyls adhesive causing it to fall apart. You also cant wipe the print side of the screen without messing it up. And chances are all the adhesive will stay in the mesh, so the screen is toast afterwards. Just learn to coat and burn. Its not hard AT ALL.
I reuse my screens all the time. Never had a problem. I might try that method next, just seems like a lot with all the chemicals and proper lighting that’s required. Thanks for the input.
It’s not hard, but it requires a lot more equipment. This is a good way for people to do it at home. Not everyone has access to an exposure unit, a light tight rack to dry the screens, etc. I’ve done professional screenprinting since the 90s, and I’ve also used this method, and for a temporary solution with only a few shirts, this works perfectly fine. And using heat transfer vinyl to permanently attach the stencil to the screen works even better. Let people DIY without all the judgement.
Affinity has nothing to do with Apple, it's just a knock-off of Adobe.
Looks like it started as a “vector graphics editor solely for macOS” and yes, looks like it branched off to Windows now too! Thanks for update!