silk-screen printing
Essentially a stencil process used to duplicate
original designs, largely in situations where the
run is too short to justify the expense of
lithography. A fine mesh material, such as
phosphor bronze, steel gauze, bolting silk, etc,
is used in the process. The design is cut in a
stencil (or the areas not be reproduced are
painted out on the screen itself) which is secured
to the underside of the screen. Ink, paint, or
another material is then forced through the screen
onto paper, glass, or another material. (17 , 146 )
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