First attempt at printing with this screen came out off-center and patchy. Second attempt went much better - measured to center and practically pounded the ink through. Result: perfectly centered and solid. Should hit the store tomorrow or Wednesday. Yay! UPDATE: New...
Here's a quick pic of the next design to hit the DD line. This is another thing I've been doodling for years. I'm currently working on blocking out the screen, which - as you'd imagine from the intricate details - will take awhile. Should totally be worth it in...
This past weekend I created a new screen, and printed it up. Behold, the Dragonflight Dreams dragon in wearable form! I'm keeping the blue shirt for myself, but will be printing up some dragon apparel for the Etsy shop this week.
For the curious out there, my screenprinting process is as follows: Step 1: Create the screen (or buy a pre-made one) For this, I just use a basic embroidery hoop in whatever size I need for the design, and stretch some gauzy white material through it until it's taut...
Dragonflight Apparel is officially live! This blog will be where I announce new designs, explore/explain my process, ramble about things, etc. Bear with me for a little bit, as I know it's a bit sparse right now - more to come soon! At moment, I'm going through old...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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