7.0 Screen Printing

Front

Number that refers to the size of the openings in between the filaments of thread in the screen.

Back

mesh count

Front

type of ink used for silkscreen printing on to textiles

Back

Plastisol

Front

The alignment of one color of artwork with another

Back

registration

Front

The piece of equipment used to cure the shirts.

Back

curing oven

Front

This occurs when an ink that is printed migrates outside of its printed area into surrounding areas of the shirt

Back

bleeding

Front

A light sensitive liquid chemical that is applied to the screen, it becomes most light sensitive when dry.

Back

emulsion

Front

The process of exposing a printed shirt to a heat source less than that of the curing oven in order to make the ink dry to the touch

Back

Flash Cure

Front

Spreading ink over the screen and then pushing the ink through the screen respectively.

Back

flooding and stroke

Front

The rectangular wood or metal body used to hold the stretched mesh in a fixed position

Back

Screen

Front

This is the piece of equipment that will shine light on your emulsion coated screen curing the emulsion.

Back

exposure unit