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In this video, i go over the first starter kit i got to start my screen printing business as well as the first video i saw that helped me start my screen printing business. Screen printing is a type of stencil printing, where ink passes through a fabric or mesh screen. Next, lay the screen over the stencil, and spoon out paint onto the screen. Little book of screenprinting caspar williamson published by chronicle books in this book, londonbased artist, designer and writer caspar.
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