Screen Printing for Beginners
A four week introductory evening class 2026
Term 1, 2026
Held at Creative Arts Napier - Workshop space
6pm - 8pm, Thursdays
5 - 26 March 2026 (4 weeks)
Join Lisa in the relaxed atmosphere of Creative Arts Napier and learn a new skill to take away and print to your heart's content.
You’ll be guided through the whole process of stencil making and screen printing on paper and fabric, helping you to achieve great results. You’ll have lovely printed goodies to take home at the end of the course, plus the knowledge/skills you need to keep going with your new hobby.
Bring along a few light-coloured, plain cotton items to print on, such as pillow slips, T-shirts, or tea towels. Heavy weight paper is also a good idea, if making prints to frame interests you.
You will learn:
how to create successful stencil designs for screen printing
How to hand cut stencils for screen printing
Printing and colour blending
Where you can purchase materials to keep going
(Limited to 8 places; pre-payment is required to secure your spot)
$220.00
Easy parking outside, and free after 6pm
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• A scalpel knife or similar (the Fiskars brand are available at Warehouse Stationery) plus blades (these need to be pointy for fine cutting)
• An apron or wear old clothes
• Sketch book, pencils, eraser
• a few light coloured, plain items to print on, such as pillow slips, canvas bags, T-shirts, or tea towels. Heavy weight paper is also a good idea, if you want to try paper printing
• Visual insiration: Anything that will help you feel inspired! Eg. From gardening books to magazine cut-outs, fabric swatches, or some of your sketches.