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Do-It-Yourself Screenprinting: How to Turn Your Home Into a T-Shirt Factory
John Isaacson
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Why we picked it
The whole process of making and selling a screen-printed T-shirt, told as an illustrated graphic novel. It covers building a screen, burning an image, test prints, pulling ink, washing out screens, choosing mesh and understanding line screens, and even selling the finished shirts. A readable starting point for anyone thinking about printing shirts at home. The publisher lists a new edition for October 2026.
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