Saturday, April 25, 2009

MY YUDU ARRIVED AND LOOK WHAT I MADE!!!

Late Wednesday the UPS driver dropped off this huge box containing my latest acquisition via HSN (and their dreaded FLEX PAY and FREE SHIPPING--still just under $300 with tax!). My only "saving grace" is that I have 30 days to try it or return it for a full refund!













I also ordered extra paints and they arrived on Thursday. So with Hubby's help I got it out of the box late yesterday, fully planning to get "rolling" first thing on Saturday (today). Well, after several delays I finally got started.
















Step 1: Create design and make transparency--very easy, went well!
Steps 2 & 3:Prepare Screen and Apply Emulsion to Screen--sort of scary, I hate to waste any of these expensive supplies--but all went well EXCEPT THAT I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE PLASTIC FILM prior to the next steps!!!
Steps 4-6: Adhere transparency to Yudu, Expose Screen--I had to repeat step 6 after I had forgotten to remove the plastic film, but the exposure WORKED!
































Step 7: Wash and dry screen--easy peasey--let's screen print!
Step 8: Print screen--other than having ink all over ME, this step was relatively easy considering I was working on small sized pet tees!
Here's my results (still drying) of my VERY FIRST ATTEMPT AT SCREEN PRINTING WITH THE YUDU!!







13 comments:

Princess of Everything (and then some) said...

Oh that is cool!

J n J Designs said...

LOVE THEM!!! ☺ I have a Big Dog and He gets Dressed Up All The Time!! ☺ Billy even has his own Twitter Account so we just Love Tweet Me!!!! ☺

Princess of Everything (and then some) said...

oh gingerbean needs a twitter account!!

Kat Curlee said...

Suzanne, those dog t's are precious! LOVE IT! I saw your post on TOTT and thought ... hmmmm.... I should get my chihuahua one! Email me if you sell them...I wanna order one! HUGS, Katherine Curlee, Grand Prairie, TX

Art by Kristen Stein said...

I thought about buying one of these machines. But, I feared that I'd make a huge mess. The shirts are adorable. You did a great job!

Anita said...

I tried out the same machine thru HSN and really did so much better than I thought I could! Your t's look wonderful! Anita from OTC :)

Steph Calvert said...

AWESOME! the huzz and i are seriously considering a yudu for when we get back into screenprinting, it's great to see it in action - thanks so much for sharing!

Tamara Tsurkan said...

WOW! I like them :-)

mojo indigo said...

Great job and thanks for making me smile!

Sassy said...

Great job. Love to see innovation at work :)

Ellie-Jayne Designs said...

How do you like the Yudu? I have pondered getting one but am not sure about how messy it might be and with a 3 year old and a 4 year old in the house - it might be a bit much.

Your shirts turned out great!

~Amy

Chrissy said...

So glad to read this! I've been trying to learn more about the Yudu, but it just seems like so many steps! Nice to see it in action!

Tennessee Antique Shack said...

I love it - if I was still on the road flea marketing I would have to have one!! I agree, cooool! Your pup is adorable.