Screen Printing with Vinyl: Adding Foil

[@elizabethvallely4044]

WOW Awesome! Love the shirts and the Irish design's ☘Thank you for sharing! Liz. 💚

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

Thank you! My birthday is on St. Patrick’s Day so I love making designs like this!

[@katerueang6958]

Awesome. Can you use this plastisol ink on cardstock or paper bag too? Do you need to heat press for foiling?

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

Check out this project, this is how I like to add foil to paper bags: www.pigskinsandpigtails.com/2023/06/how-to-add-deco-foil-to-paper-bags-with-screen-printing/

[@Syllicah]

@@pigskinsandpigtailsI checked out the page but i have q hard time following. Would you consider making a video on this? Thank you :)

[@losexy26]

Awesome! I’ll have to try this as my next project ❤

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

I hope you do- the foil is so fun to work with!

[@cichris]

Can you make a video showing how to do foil mugs?

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

Oh- interesting idea! I’ll keep that in mind!

[@annekeschep8148]

Wow, this looks amazing!!👍 I wonder if hand washing the foiled shirts will make it last longer.

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

I’m sure that would help! I’m too lazy to hand wash my shirts though 😆

[@Lily.1980]

Great video! What foil did you use?

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

This is the foil that I use: www.pigskinsandpigtails.com/a/foil-for-screen-printing

[@normag191]

Can it be a regular plastisol ink or has to be stretch ? Also why did you choose stretch ink? Thanks! Love your channel! 😊

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

I haven’t tested the foil with standard plastisol ink, but I believe it will work as long as the ink is cured properly. Stretch ink was recommended to me and has worked great on all of my projects!

[@philbuckley3461]

Love this!!!🤗

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

Thank you! ☺️

[@Maria-SJ]

Hi for the water base ink the screen does not have to be spaced like the plastisol ink?

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

When you are using a press, it’s generally helpful to have a some off contact. It’s especially helpful with the stretch ink because of the texture.

[@Maria-SJ]

@@pigskinsandpigtails Thank you and thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips

[@purpleheart1836]

So is using this plastisol method more effective than just using the foil / htv method?

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

I always choose screen printing because of the soft feel and I have better luck with screen printing lasting longer than HTV

[@ethicalfrog589]

I have a shirt that was foiled and I put it in the dryer by accident, the clear ink part is still on my shirt but the gold is gone, could I just re foil it or would I need to reapply the clear ink?

[@pigskinsandpigtails]

When you add the foil with your heat press, it cures the plastisol ink so I don’t you will be able to re-foil it.

[@ethicalfrog589]

@@pigskinsandpigtails ah right that makes sense. Is there anything you would suggest in this situation as it was a shirt I purchased so I don't have the screen to reprint it. Or would you consider the shirt ruined?