Art of hand screen printing

The evolution of hand printed silk from the designer’s original sketch, taken from nature, through the many processes until the fabric is completed. Shows in detail the transfer of the photographic copy to the screen, mixing of dyes and the steam treating of the fabric.

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Credits

director

Albert Lane

producer

Stanley Murphy

production company

Orion Pictures Corporation

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1952

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000554

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Screen process and printing

Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile printing

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1952

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