Screen Printing - Textiles Workshop Day 3

In this session of the Textiles workshop, i learnt the process of screen printing.
To do this, i put a piece of fabric/paper onto the table from the previous sessions, i then put the screen over the top of the item i was printing on, ensuring that the pattern on the screen was also on the item beneath. I then had to place the pigment ink on top of the screen, i then put the squeegee blade into the ink, then putting it behind the ink and with some pressure, pulling it down the screen and applying the pattern onto what i was printing on. I then had to take the ink back up the screen again, making sure that all of the ink went through. I then had to scrape off the excess ink and put it back into the pot, lift the screen up and peel my material from the back of it. I then had to wash the screen, taking it to the wash out area and washing both sides with a hose pipe. Once it is ink free i had to place it in the drying cupboard to dry.
I could keep printing onto the same piece of fabric/paper to create more interesting effects.

Health and Safety
Wear protective rubber gloves and apron.
Be aware of wet floors in the wash out area.

My fabric underneath the screen before it was printed. 

After i had covered the image with ink.

My design after removing the screen.