Screen Print- Trail and Error

My first attempt with my designs in screen print last week...not quite right!

 

 Here is a little tester of my first print on a basic cotton material base. As I didn't know what pressure to apply to the squeegee once pulled across the screen and knowing how many pulls I need to apply for my print, my outcome came a little to bold and thick for what I was hoping for. 

Also I found it was not showing the detail and intricate mark making within my print, it didn't come through clearly.    



 I learnt from my mistake so I went back and revisited where I went wrong. Thinking perhaps for my next try I should lift my screen by not applying to much pressure on the surface.

I tried by placing two layers of cut small pieces of card either side of my frame lifting away from the surface. 

It went well showing an improvement to my printed designs as I kept trying and testing through the day.