Printing Techniques on Silk Before silk is stretched onto wooden stretchers bars, a trough is made into the woden support. Archival tape is used and the spline holds the silk tight over the stretchers. Mazur draws on tree plates Mazur drawing plates on a tilting table. Mazur uses his hand to develope tonalities. Mazur works on plates while they are on the press bed. Mazur finishes working on the plates. Amanda Barrow places the finished silk stretcher face down on top of the plate. Placing the backing board that fits into the center of the back of stretcher. The plate is still below on the press bed. Another view of the backing board that sits in the back of the silk stretcher. Amanda places paper board on top of the backing board before blankets are used. Blanket or rubber blanket is dropped over plate and stretcher before it goes through the press. After the plate and stretcher are run through the press, the inner board is removed in order to view the results. Amanda reveals print on silk after the image is printed. Amanda and Mike place the silk image on the wall after printing has been completed.