An introduction to silk screen printing, using ordinary paints and paper. Although the film does not deal with the use of dyes and the process of printing on fabrics, it covers adequately the more elementary uses of the process, showing the cutting of the stencil (a lacquer stencil), the removal of the top layer, fitting the stencil to the screen, and drying the finished prints - in this case Christmas and greeting cards.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009816
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement
Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft
Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Screen process and printing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Stencil work
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Handicraft - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)