They had a carousel for screen printing T-shirts, they got this from www.wickedprintingstuff.com. They said it does a the job OK, but recommended getting one with clamps on the side to stop the screens from shifting.
They also managed to build their own exposing unit for around £50 using a UV light and a glass coffee table, very clever and cost effective. They said it does the job just fine, they print the design onto acetate then flatten it to the screen using a wooden block.
They also built their own area to wash down their screens.
They were kind enough to give us a sample of their work, which was printed using a riso printer. I had never heard of this process before but I really like it, its a kind of mechanical screen printing process, and comes out with a similar finish.
We then had a meeting and Niall came up with a great idea for our presentation. We intend to have an event/ gallery type night. We will promote this with posters around college leading up to our deadline and give out invitations during our presentation. The event will hopefully be held at the library pub where Niall works and will include pieces of our work and T-Shirts to buy. Also if we have time we will produce a small publication showing our work and bios of each of us.
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