Fibers: Experimenting with Fabric & Textile Ink
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 98
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 98
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Fibers: Experimenting with Fabric & Textile Ink is about Learning the basics, experimenting, and creating cohesive artwork. It explains very simple methods of applying the textile water-based ink on the fabric and how to get intricate designs on the sample swatches and the final artworks.
Students may have already tried simple techniques, such as monoprinting, rubbing technique or stenciling, perhaps in middle school or high school. But Fibers is going to push them further and they will be surprised by the final outcomes. For those who already know about the basic elements and principles of design, this book should be even more fun.
Chapter 1 How to Prepare a Work Station
Chapter 2 Material and Supplies
Chapter 3 Rubbing Technique
(Any relief objects under fabric— strings, plastic, wooden sticks, metal elements . . . )
Chapter 4 Monoprinting Technique
(Using plexiglass and other flat surfaces)
Chapter 5 Stitching as a Resist Technique.
(Gathering or folding of the fabric by variety of stitching techniques, using different thickness of the yarns, threads)
Chapter 6 Masking Tape Technique
(Resist elements of masking tape in full size, tear or cut in any direction . . . )
Chapter 7 Stenciling Technique
(Organic, geometric, representational elements cut of the freezer paper)
Chapter 8 Experiment with Empty Screen Printing
(One color, multiple colors, using variety of stencils or go over already printed images or elements on the fabric . . . )
Chapter 9 Exercises/Assignments—From Simple To More Complex
(Different assignments—from simple to more complex tasks)
Summary
Index