Fashion & Textiles Instagram Account

I have created a new Instagram account that will highlight some of my fashion and textiles work. It will act as a portfolio for my work that can be instantly accessed online. Below are some preview screenshots of the account featuring a selection of my work.

Sam

                   

Print Project - Continued

Following from my last post, my screen has now been exposed with my design.  I have spent some time preparing the screen to print, firstly by taping up the sides of the screen and then by blotting out any unwanted holes in the screen that had appeared during exposure.

The colour palette that I have chosen is blue and pink, so I began mixing colours so that I could have light, mid and a dark tones of my colours to experiment with.  I’ve added the mixed dye to my own storage pots so that I can continue to use the same tones in future.  Whilst mixing my colours I used some different binders to see how they would affect the dyes, mainly in how transparent they would make them.

In the photo above you can see my newly exposed screen with two of my mixed dyes ready to print.  Below you can see a photograph of some of my experimental test pieces from today.  The processes that you can see in these samples include both heat press printing and screen printing, in some cases both techniques have been used on one sample.

I enjoyed using both the heat press and screen printing techniques together today, I think the two combined gave some really interesting effects.  I think that as I add new shades to my colours, I will be looking for tones that are brighter and more striking.  The pastel colours I made today did give a nice effect and I think they could perhaps work well as part of a design that uses brighter colour too.  

Revived Tradition – Print Project

So I’m just starting out on a new print project.  I’m working around a concept called Revived Tradition; it’s a trend that I am going to use throughout the whole project.  From my initial mark making I could see a link into this particular trend.  The concept revolves around traditional patterns such as plaids, tartans, argyle and checks which I will use to come up with my own print design. I can then use this print design to experiment in different ways.

I hope to change the texture, materials and colours of the print to create different effects.  I plan to change colour variations by using different pigments, dyes and binders. I can use my print design in different ways by using techniques such as silk-screen printing and heat pressing.

I started the project by mark making.  It’s easy to do, making marks with various materials and objects like old cotton reels, floppy disks and scrap metal.  I started just using the colour black to experiment with the marks that I could produce with the different materials.  I moved later on to use various colours and shades to develop ideas further.

Soon I should have the final design for my screen. I also hope to begin experimenting with the colours and fabrics.  I've chosen pink and blue as my colours, but it's going to take some research to see what fabric will work best for me.

Sam