FAB Textiles

This is a selection of Design sheets and Textile techniques on fabric that I have combined to create unique designs

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The Inspiration for this design came from Rauschenbergs work.

I spent a long time drawing money, notes and coins in fine detail and transferring them onto a silk screen.

The background was dyed grey to begin with and then discharge paint was sqeegeed through the screen. This causes a bleached effect which takes the dye out of the fabric. Black fabric paint was then pulled through screen. I slightly moved the screen out of line and printed again to cause an overlap in the print. 

 

  

    

 
This design was inspired by Flower Fairy's. It is a screen printed  fairy image that has been printed onto PVC clear plastic.

First I mixed Turquoise and Black fabric paint into PVA glue, carefully blending the colours in the middle. The print was put on in silver when the paint was dry.

 

               

 
This idea was inspired by Andy Warhol's 'Doller note' print and work by Rauschenberg. I combined their ideas to create my own unique £20 note.

Again I used a screen print to put the initial black design down. I then worked back into it with paints and pens to add detail.

 

     

 
This design is a very tactile piece. and  was inspired by Chinese lanterns.

The background colour was painted using vivid procion dyes and the lanterns were then screen printed on-top in black.

Coloured threads were used with machine embroidery to add the detail to the lanterns and make this a tactile design.

 

                

 
This is a design from the same collection as above. This was produced using layered fabric, Machine embroidery, fabric paints/pens and cut work. The design was carefully cut to reveal different layers of coloured fabrics.