This week we put all our images/ motifs onto screen but started the week off by working with the hand painting onto screen process. We worked well to create different elements of our research to put a first sample piece together. I already knew what kind of effect it would have but it was good to see what Elysha and Chloe thought of this process. We printed onto two different weights of cotton, and we like how some of the designs came out but some of the detail in the figures and text bled which meant it wasn't as defined as we would have liked it to be. This means we are going to try out more printing techniques and see which one we think works the best for what we want to achieve.
Images for screen
We found with our hand painting that once the fabric had been steamed etc.. that the colours weren't as strong as what we had hoped for. For the next time we do this process we now know to use less water when mixing the dye.
All of the team also went to London on Friday on a fabric sourcing trip. It was nice to have the time to get to know Chloe and Elysha better and to see what sort of fabrics they like/ want to work with. We got mainly samples from different fabric shops as at the time none of us could really afford to buy meters of fabric. We also decided we need to spend time to think of what garment/garments we want to produce before buying fabrics. However it was great to see places where we can source all different fabrics at different price ranges for future projects.
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