Learn How To Screen Print Tee Shirts At Home

I have finally built a collection of screenprinting books available through the Catspit website. In the past I have often been asked where to buy books about screen printing. The problem was I never really knew where to find those books and on top of that when I did do a Google search, I found it wasn’t really as easy as I thought it would be to find them. All I could do was tell people to do a Google search for them and hope for the best. That is not the case anymore.

I was lucky enough to put this book store together by happily stumbling upon certain websites and services available while searching for screen printing books. The bookstore is an affiliate webpage but I really love it because it provides a very cool resource for the visitors to the website. It contains screenprinting books from Lulu.com, Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon. With these three booksellers, the collection of books is quite complete. You can find educational and do it yourself screen printing books form Bill Hood, Scott Fresener, John Isaacson, Annie Stromquist, and Michael P. Shanley.

So take a moment to peruse the collection of books about screenprinting in the brand new Catspit Productions bookstore. You may find a few books there you have never seen. There’s a total of 45 books listed there. They’re all in one convenient place for your consideration.

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As it is easy to guess, I am asked continuously about which products I use and which I recommend for screen printing at home. A few of the common items I am asked about very frequently are inkjet printers, pressure washers and screenprinting books. I have found it difficult to answer each inquiry to my own satisfaction each and every time. And on top of that I felt silly for recommending products and brands for which I would never get credit. These manufacturers or vendors would never know that I was endorsing their products and would never share in the revenues from the business I could possibly be sending them. That’s why we now have a sponsor for screen printing supplies. Of course I don’t mean to try to get rich off of recommending products at all, it’s just nice to know I have a chance of being a part of the sales equation in a way that benefits the website and my visitors at the same time.

Therefore, I have built affiliate pages for inkjet printers and pressure washers as well as screenprinting books. These pages are here first and foremost for educational purposes. I hope that the addition of this information to the Catspit website will be a valuable resource for all visitors. This gives the visitor the benefit of being able to not only see some items for screen printing at home that I suggest, but it also provides an avenue for purchase that gives back to the project. In addition, it gives me a great tool to use when I am asked about these items individually and it makes the information available to everyone. Please remember, these are suggestions, not recommendations.

I really love the bookstore because even with all of the research I have done online accumulating and compiling screen printing information, I have never seen a collection of books like the one I have created. I hope to add more if affiliates will allow but when I first started looking for screen printing books, I found them hard to locate from a simple Google search. After some time looking on specific websites, I found about 34 books that appear to be perfect for the many different aspects of screenprinting at home. Then I was able to find these books available form two online vendors. I don’t think you can find them all in one place except on the Catspit Productions website.

It appears that the Catspit Productions website is the first of its kind to offer information about screen printing all in one place in such complete detail, online 24 hours a day for free. There will certainly be a clone of sorts in the future but remember where it all started and the grass roots effort of one lone screen printer who chose to make this information available to all, free  of charge.

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In the past week I hurt my back and I was unable to do much of anything. Believe it or not, this includes sitting at the computer to tend to internet tasks and even editing the last video. Fortunately, I tend to make video footage before I edit and post the video meaning that I often have a few videos already shot but not produced. I was able to get through that last week and as I started to feel better and take more pain medication, I was able to sit at my computer and write 5 new articles for the Catspit website. That’s right, 5 new articles.

The first two I have already announced in a prior blog post. The second 3 consist of 2 major articles and an addition to the Transfer Articles section. The new article in that section is called, “Modern Digital Heat Transfers: Tips On Best Performance”. This article was an overdue addition responding to questions on how to improve and correctly use heat transfer materials.

The next article is called, “Thin Mesh”: Higher Mesh Counts & Lower Thread Diameters”. This discusses new monofilament mesh technology and the advantages of using some of the newest mesh counts available today. Here you will learn how the thread diameter of your screen printing mesh will affect the performance of your screens.

The last article is called, “The Benefits & Challenges Of Water Based Inks”. This article talks about some of the differences in water based screen printing compared to plastisol. I cover some of the benefits and address the most common challenges in working with water based inks.

I hope you find all of these new additions to the website to be informative, practical, and useful. I always try to write from the standpoint of the reader not being a professional screen printer. I hope this facilitates your understanding of the process without being too simple. Thanks of all of your support!

Two new articles have been added to the Catspit Productions website and a third is on the way! That’s correct, two brand new articles about screen printing went live this past week. The first article is a long overdue introduction to vinyl heat transfers. This article is located at the bottom of the Transfer Articles page on the website. In it, I briefly introduce and explain the vinyl heat transfer process using a computer and a plotter. This is for the benefit of those who are trying to understand the benefits and limitations of heat transfers in custom apparel printing. The article is called, “Vinyl Heat Transfers Using A Plotter”.

The second article that has been posted to the website this week is about starting your own screen printing business. This article discusses the common pitfalls that are encountered when in the beginning stages of starting a custom print shop. The article is intended to make you think of very important and critical factors that go into setting up a screen printing shop. Unlike other screen printing educators and suppliers, my goal is to teach you as much as you need to know about the business before you start purchasing equipment and supplies. This way you can really know if screen printing tee shirts is the right business endeavor for you. This article is called, “Starting Your Own Screen Printing Business: Common Pitfalls”.

The third article to be posted is about “thin mesh”. This article will clear up any confusion or misunderstanding about why I say a 110/80 mesh is the same difference as a 135/48 in ink flow. Technically it is not but for the laymen it is good enough to say they will have similar coverage abilities but the 135 will have more detail with just as good or better ink flow. Sometimes I try to just simplify technical issues so that anyone can get the idea. Check out this article later this weekend and see what I am talking about specifically. The article will post later today. I will announce the article posting over the weekend.

Thanks for reading and happy printing!

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Finally! This is the video about the screen drying rack I “built”. I say it like that because I took a rack that I received from my sponsor and enclosed it so it would be light safe. So technically I did not build the rack part but I modified it. Any way you look at it, this is a great way to save a lot of money on purchasing a professionally made screen drying rack. When you buy them from a screen printing equipment supplier, they can be very expensive.

The video is called, “How To Screen Print: DIY Screen Drying Rack”. In the video I explain what materials I used and how much they cost. You also get to see me working on the unit. At the end of the video, I included photos of the finished product with an added fan to ensure proper air circulation.

Stop by the YouTube channel today and check out this great screenprinting video by Catspit Productions!

Just wanted to let you all know I am still here and quite well. I hurt my back this past weekend and it has put a damper on things around the shop. The video that was scheduled to post to YouTube today will now be uploaded later this week. I am finding it very difficult to move about and even sit at the computer.

Don’t even ask how this happened…LOL. It was very stupid and only gives away my age. I am definitely not in as good physical condition as I should be and maybe this will help me get out there and exercise a lot more. If I had been exercising, this probably wouldn’t have happened.

Remember the old Woody Wood Pecker cartoon where the narrator says, “If Woody had gone to the police, none of this would have ever happened”. Yea, well if Jonathan had gone to the gym, non of this would have ever happened! LOL.

Please stay tuned for the next screen printing video later this week!

Check out the Catspit Productions 20 gallon fresh water aquarium. I have had this tank for about 4 years. The plecostamus and danio’s are original fish probably about 3 years old. In Arizona, the evaporation rate of fish tank water can be very high. I recommend keeping the top sealed with some air flow and a water chiller. This will make it easy to maintain a healthy temperature. Very cool marine video to relax to. You’ll feel like Jacques Cousteau.

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Extra! Extra! The Catspit Productions website is now sporting new colors! I have changed the background color for the content or text. It used to be radioactive green which is one of our company colors but due to some complaints about difficulty in reading, I have now changed it to gray. It took some work to do but I think it looks good. Thanks to all for your input regarding this matter.

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Hello everyone, I just wanted to stop in and let you know about a really cool video I am working on for YouTube. As you may already know, Catspit Productions has a 20 gallon fresh water aquarium. I made a video of the tank for YouTube and it has done quite well in view counts.

Since I am now using a new video camera, I thought it would be a great opportunity to improve on the quality of the aquarium video and even spice it up with some camera movement and different cuts. The lighting and video quality is way better in the new video and the scene cuts look great.

I really enjoy my aquarium and it is fun to share it with the aquarium community on YouTube. This video was a lot of fun to make and I hope you enjoy it even more than the first aquarium video. There are a lot of new tank decorations as well as new and more interesting fish. The video will upload on Monday, July 26th.

The next screen printing video will upload on August 2nd. It will be about printing white ink on black tee shirts. Stay tuned!

Thanks for reading!