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There are many people in the community with SilkScreen shops. We can speak to Rock Paper Scissors collective down the street.
There are many people in the community with SilkScreen shops. We can speak to Rock Paper Scissors collective down the street.


Disadvantages
Disadvantages
* Messy
* Messy, especially when Plastisol (commercial grade screenprinting ink for textiles) is involved.
* Plastisol needs to be heat set in an industrial dryer at 320° F. Putting your shirt in the oven usually results in a crispy golden brown effect better suited for pie crusts but not quite as tasty (or wearable).
* Design will require a lot of consensus which will take a long time
* Design will require a lot of consensus which will take a long time
 
* I'm not sure what the learning curve vis a vis DIY screenmaking (not printing, but burning the image onto the screen) at sudo would look like, but "somewhat steep for non-hackers, damn near impossible for anyone when it's busy or crowded" sounds about right.
Advantages
* cheap in bulk
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