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Printing on Fabric: Techniques with Screens, Stencils, Inks, and Dyes Jen Swearington
Publisher: Lark Crafts

It's fast when working on large pieces and it creates a beautifully rich surface when multiple images are layered with dyes. May 1, 2012 - 4 packets of unflavored gelatin; container for creating the gelatin plate; measuring cup; water; spoon; knife; fabric: washed to remove any sizing; paint palette; brayer; fabric paint; objects such as doilies, stencils, or bubble wrap for creating And this is the cotton fabric. Jan 19, 2010 - As I hope you know, fiber artist Margaret Applin has been offering a series of web seminars on digital design for screen printing and textiles through Quilting Daily online events. You can also use textile paints, like Setacolor, or ink, like Tsukineko ink that has been thickened with Aloe Vera. How to Hand Dye Fabric with Stencils and Discharge Agents. Jan 22, 2013 - Screen printing is one of my favorite surface design techniques. Sep 27, 2012 - Typically by the time construction (sewing) is finished, there's not enough of these washes left on the surface of the fabric to cause any printing issues. Men, one on each side of the table, carry the screen, set it into the metal positioning rail and run a wooden 'blade' across the screen from the ink tray so that the dyestuff is evenly pressed across the surface and through the screen 'stencil' onto the fabric. But this year I've learned about a new to me technique – making silk screen stencils with house paint. Be sure to follow the instructions for the fabric paint you are using. Because I'm a dyer, I used thickened dye on soda-soaked fabric. I might print more on them, or over-dye them after I heat set them. Read More >> Surface design on textile art refers to changing the look of fabric through techniques such as low-water immersion dyeing, batik, and discharge dyeing (or removing the color from the fabric), or stamping, stenciling, and printing. Nov 15, 2013 - Here's a preview of our SS14 print catalog which will be available for order as fabric in GOTS certified organic cotton, for use in private label collections and as a part of our Mehera Shaw womenswear collections. I'm pretty happy with how both fabrics turned out. 4.) The Wash Out: Curing time “Avoid printing on silicon washed custom dyed shirts. However some brands, particularly Build up can also become so severe that it will start to enter open screen areas and block ink flow causing time consuming wiping and possible stencil failure. Reduce the dyebath until the colour is as concentrate as possible but still liquid. Or use paint or ink with a stencil brush – just whatever you have on hand. Here's one example Then you're ready to print. Jun 18, 2012 - As mentioned in a previous article, reduced dye from the dyebath can be used to screen, stencil or lino print fabric.