Patent ID: 8869694

Claim:
A screen-printing panel for tensioning on a frame, the panel comprising: a mesh having a substantially rectangular shape and four substantially straight edges, mesh along each of the edges of the panel comprising: a locking strip having a first and second surface, a first and second edge, two ends, a length, and a width, the length of the locking strip being less than the length of edge of the panel; a fold of mesh around the first and second surface and the first edge of the locking strip; a length of stitching sewn through the folded mesh and the locking strip, the stitching configured to secure the folded mesh to the first and second surface of the locking strip; a gap between each end of the stitching and a respective adjacent end of the locking strip, the gap greater than about two times the width of the locking strip; and a gap between each end of the locking strip and an adjacent edge of the panel, the gap being greater than about one inch.