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I love the idea of upcycling/recycling clothing, or even just taking a cheap-o tee-shirt and really funking it up and making it unique. I saw the coolest product at CHA Summer to achieve this-- the Simply Screen Silk Screen by Plaid.
The concept is SO simple- they imbedded a silk screen in a reusable, self-adhesive vinyl stencil. Very cost effective!) Squirt a bead of the specially formulated paint along one edge, and then squeegee across. Lift off screen and let dry. Viola! No expensive tools are needed, you can reuse your image scads of times, and it's easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.
I got the rep to give us this little demo, totally off the cuff, just to prove how easy it is:
The Simply Screen Silk Screen is on my short list of "must-haves" for the fall. Wouldn't you want some cool, tricked-out Tee's for school? Or backpacks, or lunch bags....what would YOU make?
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23 Comments:
Very cool - I'm thinking bags for Christmas for my various girlfriends!
This is SO cool! I'd love to try this out sometime! Thanks for all of the coverage at this year's show!!!
This is very cool!
OMG, I just watched the video. This is so awesome. I would totally try this out on tshirts!
This is so cool!
This product really is sooo cool, I just wanted to buy it from online shop but could not find it :(
I've been coloring, stenciling and drawing my daughter's clothes for quite some time and I want this :) It would be so much fun to use it.
That is awesome!!! I would love to do screen printing at home!
Cool product!
Love the concept! Can't wait to see IRL! Already can see Tshirts for the granddaughters!
How cool is that! I really want to try this!
I think my teen would have a ton of fun with this product.
That's awesome! I've seen the Ud-do or whatever it's called, in stores and always wondered if I'd get enough use out of it to justify buying it. This sounds like just the ticket for me!
Wow that would definitely be fun.
How great would this be for a birthday party? The kids could do tie dyes, then after they dry you screen print them all with the same image so that they're unique but still all linked for the party! I love this and that's an excellent price. I can't wait for my birthday next month!
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This looks like so much fun! TFS!!
Thank you for featuring the Simply Screen product. I hope it's available nearby because I can't wait to try it!
I'd love to experiment with these. I have so many ideas for cool shirtprints.
Oh how cool!!! My DD would love to give this a try!! Thanks for the review!!
I love it!
I wonder if it would work on canvas totes or shoes. This is really a great product!
Simply Screen is now available at AC Moore and will be in store at JoAnns and Hobby Lobby very soon (next week).
I just got these and for some reason they are not sticking to the tote bags I got to use them on. They are 100% cotton canvas type bags with a non rough non stiff texture to them. I tested it on a shirt and it stuck fine. I don't know what is wrong, it bleeds through the designs since it is not stuck flat to the fabric...very fustrating cause they look really cute once you get them on and they are really easy.
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