Textile Silkscreen Printing with Stencil

A course by Festela Store , Graphic Designer and Fashion Designer

Graphic Designer and Fashion Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2019
97% positive reviews (228)
5,753 students
Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
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Create unique garments by printing your own designs by hand

The fusion of artistic synergies is becoming more and more widespread and encourages the creation of projects as interesting as Festela Store, a clothing brand involved in the slow-fashion movement founded by Mireia and Merce, a graphic designer and a fashion designer. Both decided to pursue the idea of creating unique and timeless textile pieces full of handcrafted prints and patterns.

In this course, they teach you the technique they use to create their prints manually. Learn to carry out the entire process of printing a garment, from creating a mood board to experimenting with random objects, in order to craft prints and later capture them with a stencil and a silkscreen on a textile garment.

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What will you learn in this online course?

16 lessons & 24 downloads

  • 97% positive reviews (228)
  • 5,753 students
  • 16 lessons (1h 37m)
  • 24 additional resources (9 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create prints on paper that you later print on a T-shirt and a sweatshirt using the screen-printing technique and a stencil. Print a pattern in one location and an all-over pattern.

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Who is this online course for?

This course is for anyone who likes do-it-yourself, who wants to make their own prints, who has an interest in design and fashion, and who wants to take their first steps in textile printing.

Requirements and materials

You do not need any previous knowledge, since you are starting from scratch.

Regarding the materials, for the first part of the course you need white and colored paper, brushes, paints, sponges, sprays, scissors, glue, masking tape, markers, and various objects such as textured paper, grids, caps, and a brush, among others. For the second part of the course you need acetate paper, a cutter, a cutting iron, scissors, packing tape, textile inks for screen printing, a piece of cardboard, a bottle to mix colors, a spatula, a squeegee the size of the silkscreen, a small 43-thread textile screen, a dryer, and a T-shirt and a sweatshirt in any color.


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A course by Festela Store

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Graphic Designer and Fashion Designer

Mireia is a graphic designer and Merce is a fashion designer. Together they created Festela Store, a clothing brand dedicated to designing and printing timeless sweatshirts and handcrafted prints. Part of the slow-fashion movement, Mireia and Merce want to teach their methods for making a garment in this course, as well as their peculiar way of creating patterns and crafting unique pieces.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What are we going to do in this course?
  • U2

    First steps towards screen printing and Slow Fashion

    • Stamping technique: Screen printing with stencil.
    • Slow fashion
  • U3

    Materials and experimentation with random objects

    • How to create your own universe through a moodboard
    • Materials for printing on paper
    • Experimentation with random objects on paper
    • Compositions and final design
  • U4

    Materials and the possibilities of screen printing

    • Textile inks and their different finishes
    • Materials to print your designs on canvas
    • Stencil preparation and screen printing
    • We print on allover on t-shirt
    • We print positionally on sweatshirt
  • U5

    Final tips

    • Tips for keeping clothes
    • Tips on how to create your own collection
  • FP

    Final project

    • Textile screen printing with stencil

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FAQs

You’ll learn pattern making, digital illustration, handcrafted print design, textile screen printing, upcycling, and how to create sustainable garments, personalize them, and sell them online.

This is an intermediate-level course. Basic knowledge of design or sewing is recommended but advanced experience isn’t required.

You’ll need recycled materials, acrylic paints, sponges, sprays, markers, paper, acetate, garments to customize, a basic screen printing kit, and access to a camera or phone for product photography.

The course teaches printing and screen printing techniques using recycled materials, everyday objects, and upcycling methods to create unique, sustainable garments.

Slow fashion promotes ethical and sustainable clothing. You’ll learn how to make and personalize garments in line with these values, using artisanal techniques and responsible materials.

Yes, the course covers how to create mood boards, select visual references, extract colors and textures, and sketch to develop fashion collections.

You’ll learn classic and stencil screen printing, preparing screens, choosing mesh types, mixing inks, and printing on various surfaces like fabric and paper.

Information about the course and certificate

Textile Silkscreen Printing with Stencil. Design, and Craft course by Festela Store

Textile Silkscreen Printing with Stencil

A course by Festela Store
Graphic Designer and Fashion Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2019
  • 97% positive reviews (228)
  • 5,753 students