Final designs happening at last!!! I have over a 100 designs to choose from - some more final then others, some which I don't care for at all and some that still need a wee bit of working up, but all were part of the design development journey. I am going to have 6 scarf designs printed by an external company and have just sent off for some sample prints to check colour and also to try and make a decision between printing on 100% soft cotton lawn which I have done before and it was very nice or 100% silk twill which will make the colours pop and is extremely floaty and perfect for scarves!! I like the idea of both but just couldn't decide. Printing the scarves is a huge expense for an impoverished pensioner art student so it needs to be right, so the outlay for samples feels worth it, it will hepl me decide which fabric works best and they will look grand in my sketch book.... and eventually I will make something from all these sample fabrics I've collected over the last years.
I'm also printing a further 6 designs using the sublimation printer at college. I have sourced a nice soft synthetic cotton/ silk feeling fabric which I will be using. I have printed quite a lot of samples so I know how the material feels and drapes so it is perfect for what I need.
All the designs for fabric print are now under going extreme scrutiny to ensure they are absolutely clean from unwanted marks and that the colours are solid where they need to be. The designs are a mix of hand rendered imagery and photographs which have been merged and then in places digitised, scales changed, and the colours are both hand filled and also digitally coloured. Changing scales and placements can sometimes affect the imagery so it has to carefully checked as it becomes a large piece of material. I also have to ensure I have the right allowance for hemming (or fraying) to finish off the final scarf - a job I am not looking forward to!! I still haven't mastered the hemming foot on the machine and it is my intention hand roll all the silk or lawn scarves - potentially 5 hours work per scarf!!
However, there is nothing more satisfying then seeing your own designs on actual fabric. I'm looking forward to seeing the samples when they arrive.
I'm also printing a further 6 designs using the sublimation printer at college. I have sourced a nice soft synthetic cotton/ silk feeling fabric which I will be using. I have printed quite a lot of samples so I know how the material feels and drapes so it is perfect for what I need.
All the designs for fabric print are now under going extreme scrutiny to ensure they are absolutely clean from unwanted marks and that the colours are solid where they need to be. The designs are a mix of hand rendered imagery and photographs which have been merged and then in places digitised, scales changed, and the colours are both hand filled and also digitally coloured. Changing scales and placements can sometimes affect the imagery so it has to carefully checked as it becomes a large piece of material. I also have to ensure I have the right allowance for hemming (or fraying) to finish off the final scarf - a job I am not looking forward to!! I still haven't mastered the hemming foot on the machine and it is my intention hand roll all the silk or lawn scarves - potentially 5 hours work per scarf!!
However, there is nothing more satisfying then seeing your own designs on actual fabric. I'm looking forward to seeing the samples when they arrive.
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