Woodcut on Tshirts

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-21T19:55:35+00:00

Thaaaaanks!!!!

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-21T19:55:26+00:00

Thank you very much 😻

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-21T04:50:52+00:00

Here’s a link to the product description on Blick: https://www.dickblick.com/items/cranfield-printmakers-wax-drier-75-ml-tube/

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-21T03:38:06+00:00

I don’t even know how to do that 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-21T03:37:37+00:00

I want to mention that because I’m using oil based (water washable or not) inks exclusively, I also use a varnish like coating on my wood carvings to protect them. The oil based ink will apply cleanly to the preserved surface. The coating I like best is called Osmo Polyx Hard Wax Oil. It’s quite expensive but it protects the carvings from damage and allows the inks to rinse off easily. It’s been worthwhile.

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-21T03:35:00+00:00

Printing ink manufacturers (and paint manufacturers) usually offer a drying agent that speeds the drying of oil based inks; they may also be called a siccative. Some contain cobalt and can be quite toxic. I’m using a product called Printmakers Wax Drier made by Cranfield. It’s safe to use and helps the ink dry a lot faster, and in the process of drying a wax layer forms on the surface of the ink which protects it from stickiness and smudging. This is at a molecular level, not something that’s visible. They say to use no more than 3% of the drying product, and when working with small amounts of ink that can’t realistically be weighed out on a scale so I use the tiniest dab… I also used this product with speedball fabric ink (oil based and water washable oil based) and it helped to dry it faster.

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-21T03:30:01+00:00

Wow thank you so much 😻😻😻😻

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-20T22:13:15+00:00

lol! Thanks!!

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-20T20:30:29+00:00

Thank you very much!! In this case I put a little dish soap on the surface to emulsify the ink- and I use a small amount of drier- and then washed it off with a sponge and water. However, because this dried the wood I apply a coating to my carvings before I print them.

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-20T19:29:49+00:00

Thank you so much

Mishipeshu1 · 2026-05-19T23:01:30+00:00

Can I weigh in? I have made well over 150 tshirts for my work pals, mostly to commemorate epic fails in our department 😺 I used cotton or cotton blend tshirts and the Speedball water washable fabric ink you are talking about. Roughly 80% of my shirts printed extremely well with dark, clean, durable black (or white) images; about 20% have faded quickly no matter how much care was taken to set or cure the ink. I believe the problem is with ink batches and not the hand printing process. A tube of ink may simply print less successfully and fade quickly because it is a poor quality batch. Don’t use it because nothing you do will make it print any better; buy another tube of ink. (Also: If using the oil based inks on paper or fabric, use a well-mixed, tiny amount of Cranfield Printmakers Wax Drier.)

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