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October 2009


If you can’t find a dress you like – you make one. So if you can’t find a fabric you like? It’s simple. You make it!
Screenprinting is a really enjoyable way to create a striking piece of fabric that’s unique to you, and the bonus is, once you get the hang of it, it’s as easy as 1,2,3 and in this case, these 10 simple steps should be just enough to start you off.
Rose Sharp Jones, a textile designer, uses screenprinting to create one-off designs and agreed to help me get to grips with the basics of screenprinting with stencils.




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