Mondays 15th, 29th April & 6th MAY • 6:00-8:00pm

This three week course with additional mentoring from David Dow, owner of Urban Pirate Apparel, will introduce you to using our t-shirt carousel, a specialist piece of equipment ideal for printing runs of garments and merchandise.

What will happen during the workshop?
During this three week workshop you will learn the complete process of t-shirt printing. You will be guided through how to correctly set up a two colour design for print, and produce a small run of garments printed with your design using the t-shirt carousel.

What experience do I need?
As you are working with a specialised process, prior knowledge of the screen printing process is preferable. This course is ideally suited to Print Clan members who can continue to practice using the carousel after completing the course.

What will I make?
Week 1 - Monday 15th April
David will introduce you to printing using the t-carousel, and you will have the chance to practice a two colour print using a pre-exposed design. You are encouraged to bring your own two colour artwork files along to this session, which David will help you correctly set up for printing in the following week. You will each coat two screens for use in the following week.

There will be a break between the first and second sessions. Members are encouraged to book into the studio in this time to practice their screen printing technique and source blank t-shirts to print with during the following sessions.

Week 2 - Monday 29th April
You will expose the screens from the previous week with your designs, mix your own inks and set up the t-shirt carousel. Each student will have time to practice printing their design on the carousel.

Week 3 - Monday 6th May
David will return for the final session to provide technical support and troubleshoot any problems that you may have encountered. You will leave the course with a small run of printed t-shirts, and having gained confidence in using the t-shirt carousel.

Equipment Provided:
Equipment and materials such as screens, squeegees, a range of ink colours, newsprint paper and tape are all included. We will provide two white t-shirts per student for the first session, as well as scrap t-shirts to practice on. Please bring your own t-shirts or garments for Week 2, or purchase blanks from our online shop.

Your Tutors:
David Dow is an artist and designer, and the owner of Urban Pirate Apparel. Urban Pirate Apparel was established in 2010 and sells a range of clothing and textiles inspired by Scottish culture, landscape and heritage. As well as designing his products, David has been hand-printing all of Urban Pirate’s merchandise since 2019 - first from the Print Clan studio, and later from his home studio set up in his garage.

Suzie works at Print Clan as the Studio Manager and fulfils most of the merchandise printing jobs at the studio. After graduating from the Graphic Arts & Design course at Leeds Metropolitan University in 2015, Suzie worked as a graphic designer, before going freelance and working as a print technician and tutor at Leeds Print Workshop. She moved to Glasgow in 2018 to study a Masters in Communication Design at the Glasgow School of Art.

This course is limited to four participants to allow for in-depth, bespoke help and maximum printing time.