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This guide will help you to put halftones on photographic images in Photoshop, so they can be used in screenprint.

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Use this information to help you prepare your full colour images into CMYK layers in Photoshop for screenprint.

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Read this PDF to find out some tips on how to create great positives for screenprinting.

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Access our online screen cleaning induction on Panopto here.

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We have a badgemaker in the screenprint workshop that makes 45mm badges.

You will need to buy the components that you wish to use from here: e-badges

You can print your artwork on standard copier paper or any lightweight paper.

You don't need to book a session to make badges but it is best to arrange a time by email, to ensure the machine is available for use.

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Some companies offering large format digital printing on fabric:

Bags of Love:  https://www.bagsoflove.co.uk/

Contrado https://www.contrado.co.uk/

Forest Digital http://www.forestdigital.co.uk/

The Silk Bureau https://www.silkbureau.co.uk/

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Digital Textile Printing - Personalised Fabric

With over 20 years of experience in digital printing on fabric, manufacturing goods and accessories here at Bags of Love, we have deep expertise and capability in digital fabric printing. We have one of the widest selections of fabrics and materials. Each with outstanding properties allowing ideas for your printed textile needs. We have our own extensive textile printing facility and manufacturing plant in one location here in West London. We print textile to order with no minimum requirement and we provide fast turnaround. This service is ideal for designers, boutique and artisan productions, fashion and garment prototyping, plus a myriad of other textile needs from upholstery to doll making.

Why Digital Fabric Printing With Bags of Love?

126 fabrics to choose from

Natural, organic, vegan, poly & poly-blend textiles

Cottons, silks, satins, jerseys, linens & more

Several hemming options available

Custom dimensions

Printed in UK

1-2 days production time

Saturday & next day delivery options available

No minimum order quantity

Small runs, short runs, long runs

Test prints and swatch packs available

Quantity, wholesale & student discounts

Over 20 years of experience in digital textile printing

Newest printing technology

Environmentally, friendly printing

Sublimation, pigment and reactive printing

Authentic feel, no stiffness of the fabrics

Real-time preview

Repeat pattern tools available

Free fabric remnants to help us recycle our offcuts

Helpful Online Fabric Design System

Use our design system to select fabric type, input print run dimensions and upload your designs in the design interface so you can print your own fabric. You will find helpful tools to assist you including rulers to pattern repeat set up, free tiling, full preview and quoting. We are specialists in digital fabric printing for students and for fashion helping build future collections and paths.

Wide Variety Of Textiles And Fabrics

We print on 126 textiles from Lycra, to neoprene, jersey and scuba (and growing), using dye sublimation for long-lasting colour and superb finish. Plus we also offer digital textile printing on bamboo, digital print on cotton and various real silks with pigment or reactive printing using the very latest technology. We offer to print your own samples if you need to see our colour management, as well as sell full ready printed swatch packs.

Try us for digital fabric printing services. We have great customer service and we are fast. Choose the material you need and order it in the system. You will receive it in days.

All our digital fabric printing is conducted in our London UK facility as one of the leading digital fabric printing manufacturers, where we have all the machines and services to help your digital textile printing needs. Whether you are from Manchester or Nottingham, Birmingham or Glasgow we cover the whole UK with next day delivery and ship worldwide too. If you are looking for fabric printing services, we can help whether small run, short run or long.

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Digital Fabric Printing. Custom Printed Fabric UK. 100+ Fabrics

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Upload designs and get your fabrics custom printed by the metre. Digital Fabric Printing UK, no minimums, same day printing. 126 fabrics.

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Bookings open:

9.15 am Monday 19 February for sessions on 28 & 29 February

9.15 am Monday 26 February for sessions on 6 & 7 March

9.15 am Monday 4 March for sessions on 13 & 14 March

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If you are looking for somewhere to print once you graduate, or out of term time, here are some Open Access studios in London.

Bainbridge Print Studios

2 studio sites, in Vauxhall and Croydon.

Facilities for screenprint, relief and intaglio, open access and courses.

https://bainbridgeprint.com/

Thames-Side Print Studios

Facilities for screenprint, intaglio, litho and relief, open access and courses.

www.thames-sidestudios.co.uk

Printclub London

Facilities for screenprint.

www.printclublondon.com

Sonsoles Print Studio

Facilities for screenprint, open access and courses.

www.sonsolesprintstudio.co.uk

East London Printmakers

Facilities for screenprint, intaglio, and relief, open access and courses.

www.eastlondonprintmakers.co.uk

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Self Service Laser Film Positives (A4&A3)

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Self Service Laser Film Positives (A4&A3)

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3 Steps to printing your laser film positives

1. Check your artwork:

Is your artwork the right size?  Laser film comes in A4 (210mm x 297mm) and A3 (297mm x 420mm) Adjust your document size to the right dimensions.

Is your artwork 100% black?  When you zoom in, if you can see any light/medium grey pixels or lines, your artwork may not work for screenprinting.  Check it is in CMYK mode, with CMY set to 0, K(black) set to 100.

Is your artwork the right file type?  Please save it as a PDF.

Some tips for making designs and photographs suitable for screenprinting can be found in the How-to Guides.

2. Pay on the eStore:

www.estore.arts.ac.uk

A4 - £0.50
A3 - £1.00

3. Print your artwork:

Visit the Screenprint Workshop in W316, to collect the laser film from a technician.
Print from our desktop computers to the self service laser printer.

Book your Screenprinting Preparation sessions on ORB, in "Rooms and Spaces"

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3 steps to large format Inkjet positives

1. Check your artwork:

Is your artwork the right size?  Inkjet film can be printed in A2 (420mm x 594mm) and A1 (594mm x 841mm) Adjust your document size to the right dimensions.

Is your artwork 100% black?  When you zoom in, if you can see any light/medium grey pixels or lines, your artwork may not work for screenprinting.  Check it is in CMYK mode, with CMY set to 0, K(black) set to 100.

Is your artwork the right file type?  Please save it as a PDF.
Label your file with your name, Inkjet Positive, and size:
example:-  A.Student-Inkjet Positive-A2

Some tips for making designs and photographs suitable for screenprinting can be found in the How-to Guides.

2. Pay on the eStore:

www.estore.arts.ac.uk

A2 - £6.00
A1 - £12.00

3. Email your artwork:

Email your files to screenprint@lcc.arts.ac.uk
Please allow 2 working days for your files to be printed.
We cannot print on the day for you!
Collect your positives from the Screenprint Workshop W316.

Ensure your positives are printed before you arrive for a Screen Preparation session.

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W311 - W316

Here you can experiment with printing onto all sorts of flat surfaces such as paper, wood and textiles using a variety of specialist water-based inks. Have a look at our How-to Guides.

The Screenprint Workshops at LCC include facilities for:

Screenprint on paper, board and other hard surfaces.

Screenprint and dye for textiles.

Heat transfer processes onto textiles, including t-shirts, tote bags & bookcloth.

Digital transfer process for ceramics.

You will need to attend an induction in order to screenprint, which is bookable on ORB.
If you haven’t yet completed a screenprint induction, or need a quick solution, don’t worry, we have other image transfer processes available. Oki transfer, Dye Sublimation, heat transfer vinyl and digital ceramic transfers can all be used without an induction.

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Room W316 - Qualified Access

Room W311 - Teaching Space

Workshop Block 3rd floor

Monday-Friday

10-5pm

Closed for lunch 1pm - 2pm

Closed Wednesday 10am-1pm for workshop maintenance

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Screenprint team email - screenprint@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Lisa Chappell: Monday - Thursday

Simon Walker: Monday - Friday

Josie Molloy: Tuesday - Thursday

Izzy Smithson: Monday & Friday

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Setting up and Printing.

This session will teach you:

Setting up to screenprint on paper using a screenprint table,

understanding inks,

registration and printing techniques.

Any student can come to this session.

No previous experience is required.

After attending this induction you can book Qualified Access sessions to work on your own projects.

Please wear workshop-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes.

Duration: 3 hours

You must complete the new Printmaking, Book Arts & Letterpress - Health and Safety Induction on Moodle

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CMYK is a way of printing full colour photographic imagery, using only 4 colours.

In this workshop you will learn about:

Preparing your image in Photoshop

Creating separations and applying a Bitmap

Mixing process colours

Registration and printing

Please wear workshop-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes.

Aprons and materials will be provided.

Duration: 3 hours

Only students who have completed the Screenprint Induction may attend this session.

You must complete the new Printmaking, Book Arts & Letterpress - Health and Safety Induction on Moodle

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Mono-screenprint is a fun and spontaneous method of working, leading to some unique creative possibilities by allowing you to work in a playful and gestural way. Great for creating texture, painterly and fluid marks, this workshop will show you new ways of working with screenprint.

In this experimental session you will try different techniques to produce a series of quick, spontaneous, unique prints.

Please wear workshop-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes. All materials provided.

Duration: 3 hours

Only students who have completed the Screenprint Induction may attend this session.

You must complete the new Printmaking, Book Arts & Letterpress - Health and Safety Induction on Moodle

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This workshop will give you an in depth introduction to printing on and dyeing fabric.

In this workshop you will learn about:

Preparing fabric and pinning out.

Mixing textile inks with transparent and opaque binders.

Printing.

Dyeing fabric and it's affect on printed areas.

Fixing ink and dye to make items washable.

Please wear workshop-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes.  Aprons and materials will be provided.
Only students who have completed the Screenprint Induction may attend this session.

Duration: 3 hours

You must complete the new Printmaking, Book Arts & Letterpress - Health and Safety Induction on Moodle

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Use screenprinting to renew and up-cycle your old t-shirts!

Using ready made screens and recycled inks, you will add new colours and patterns to your tired old t-shirt.

Instant new clothing!

The t-shirt will be fully washable once completed.

Please bring a second hand / used t-shirt with you to print on to.

Any student can come to this session.

No previous experience is required.

Please wear workshop-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes.

Duration: 3 hours
You must complete the new Printmaking, Book Arts & Letterpress - Health and Safety Induction on Moodle

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A fun workshop using ready-made screens to learn the process of printing a repeated pattern across a long piece of fabric.

In this workshop you will learn about:

Creating a repeating pattern

Pinning out fabric

Mixing textile inks

Registration and printing

Please wear workshop-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes.

Aprons and materials will be provided.

Duration: 3 hours

Only students who have completed the Screenprint Induction may attend this session.
You must complete the new Printmaking, Book Arts & Letterpress - Health and Safety Induction on Moodle

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Read this PDF to have a look at some examples of ways to create positives for screenprinting.

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Read this PDF to find information on how to mix our pigments and binders when textile printing.

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Read this PDF to see how to personalise and fire your own ceramics using transfer paper

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Please note we only have the 45mm size.

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Specialist materials such as laser film, heat transfer papers and printing papers can be bought on the eStore. Pay online and collect your materials from a technician.

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UK Suppliers

Materials & equipment:

SFXC

Special effects screenprint inks such as thermochromic and conductive.

www.sfxc.co.uk

Mail order

Handprinted

Wide range of materials as well as video guides and blog

www.handprinted.co.uk

Mail order

Pyramid

Screen making & re-stretching service, inks and tools.

www.pyramidscreenproducts.co.uk

Mail order

Paper:

G. F. Smith

Wide range of coloured papers and card.

Recycled options.

www.gfsmith.com

Mail order

John Purcell Paper

Extensive range of printmaking and drawing papers.

www.johnpurcell.net

Mail order & in person

Fenner Paper

Wide range of coloured papers and card.

Recycled options.

www.fennerpaper.co.uk

Mail order

R. K. Burt & Company Ltd

Printmaking and drawing papers.

www.rkburt.com

Mail order

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Watch this video to see how you heat transfer vinyl cut designs to book cloth, fabric and more.