Easy Home-Style Screen Printing for Beginners: T-Shirts, Bandanas & Paper Prints

Description

$180.00 4 Hours / Session Single Session All Levels In-Person Class Materials: Included

Tivoli

Learn two accessible ways to make print editions with screen printing in this beginner-friendly workshop. Using wax paper stencils and drawing fluid, you will reproduce your own simple design on paper, a T-shirt, bandana, or textile surface.

No prior experience or drawing ability is needed. In this class, you will translate your design into a stencil or paint your design directly onto the screen. This workshop is for anyone interested in textile design, activism, cottage industry, zines, and DIY education.

What to Expect

  • An introduction in to the ancient art of serigraphy
  • An overview of the many techniques of screenprinting
  • How to screen print with drawing fluid
  • How to screen print with wax paper stencils

How It Works

  • We will go over screen printing history and techniques
  • We will talk about our goals both in the workshop and with screen printing in general
  • I will demonstrate the stencil process and the drawing fluid process of design making.
  • We will each create a design on paper with a marker
  • I will help each student translate their design to stencil or screen
  • We will work in two groups helping each other print our designs

Supplies And Materials

  • All materials will be provided, including 2 white bandanas for each participant and multiple up-cycled t-shirts. Take home kit with small screen, squeege and 1 jar of ink available for additional cost at workshop.

Space and Atmosphere

  • This instructor teaches from dedicated teaching spaces in Tivoli and Brooklyn, New York, and may also be able to travel for private classes at your location or another suitable venue.
  • If you request a private class, you can share your preferred location and any specific needs. DoBeDoUs will coordinate with the instructor to confirm the best setting.
  • When the class takes place in one of her teaching spaces, Lilah creates a relaxed, encouraging environment where students can explore and make something personal without pressure. The atmosphere feels like a well-organized working art space, with materials and printmaking tools ready for hands-on making.

What To Bring

  • wear clothing that can get stained, bring textiles that you would like to print on.

Cancellation Policy

We aim to be fair to both learners and instructors while ensuring artists and studios are paid for their work. This policy helps ensure instructors and studios are compensated for their time and preparation. We encourage learners to review class details carefully before booking and to reach out with any questions in advance.

Some classes have a class-specific cancellation, refund, or credit policy. If applicable, it will be listed in the class description and will apply where it differs from the general policy below. Please review the full class description before booking.

Tickets are refundable if canceled at least 7 days before the event. If you cancel, a cancellation fee equal to the payment processing cost for the transaction, approximately 3% of the booking total, will be deducted from your refund.

If you’re unable to attend, you’re welcome to give your ticket to a friend. Please have them check in using your name.

In the rare case that the event does not meet minimum participation requirements, we’ll contact ticket holders at least 48 hours in advance with the option to reschedule or receive a refund, excluding the nonrefundable payment processing cost.

To learn more or if you have questions, please review our cancellation details. If you need to request a cancellation under a class-specific policy, please email support@dobedous.com with the class name and your order number, or use the contact form in the footer.

Location

Tivoli, Montgomery Street, Tivoli, NY, 12583 View Direction

Your Instructor

Invisible Hand Press is led by Lilah Friedland, an artist, educator, and maker who loves materials and process. Her work is rooted in intention and ritual. Not too woo. Just woo enough.

Lilah has taught students of all ages for more than 20 years, sharing her belief that there is an artist in everyone. Her practice moves across printmaking, letterpress, poetry, fiber arts, ceramics, creative exploration, color theory, and esoterica. She is drawn to practical arts, objects that get touched and used, and words and images that get read in service of human evolution.

Lilah studied performance and poetry at Bard College and Brooklyn College, and has lived and worked in Manhattan and Brooklyn as an artist model, artist assistant, stylist, art department collaborator, curator, and producer. With deep material curiosity and a conceptual art core, she brings a wide-ranging, hands-on approach to teaching, making, and helping students discover their own creative language.

Who This Is For

  • Adults, 18+

Good To Know Tips

Arrive a little early

Please arrive about 10 minutes before the class starts so you can settle in comfortably.

Check your confirmation email

After booking, you’ll receive a confirmation email with directions and any important details for the class.

What to expect

Class format, materials, and preparation are all outlined in the class description. Most classes are beginner-friendly unless noted otherwise.

About the instructor

All classes are taught by vetted artists and makers who are experienced in both their craft and teaching.

Why DoBeDoUs

We offer local, artist-led classes that support ongoing creative learning and bring people together through community.

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Invisiblehand

What we love about this studio

Material-Led, Exploratory Learning

Invisible Hand Press brings Lilah Friedland’s deep curiosity about materials, process, and creative exploration into the classroom. With a practice that moves across printmaking, letterpress, poetry, fiber arts, ceramics, color, and image-making, Lilah invites students to experiment, notice what materials can do, and find their own way into the work.

Warm, Low-Pressure, and Just Woo Enough

Lilah’s classes are encouraging, expressive, and beginner-friendly, with hands-on guidance that helps students feel supported without feeling over-directed. Her approach brings in intention and ritual, not too woo, just woo enough, creating a relaxed space where students can make something personal, playful, and meaningful.

Working Art Spaces with a Reserved Learning Area

Classes take place in active creative settings, including Lilah’s letterpress studio in Tivoli and an artist studio in Brooklyn, depending on the class. Surrounded by materials, printmaking tools, works in progress, finished prints, and artwork, students learn in spaces shaped by ongoing creative practice, with a reserved area set up for class.

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Learn an easy, beginner-friendly way to screen print repeatable designs at home on paper, T-shirts, bandanas, or other textiles.

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