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Materials Manipulation Techniques
Main Idea
Silk Screen Printing
Idea 2
3D Printing/Puff Binder
Idea 5
Bonding Techniques
Areas of cloth are screen printed with a water based plasticised ink such as 'Puff Binder' or 'Expandex'. The paste dries as a flat print but expands when exposed to indirect heat (e.g heat gun).
Fine silks and cottons show a more exaggerated effect.
A simple process which involves stretching cotton/lycra as taught as possible and pinning onto a print bed. The fabric is then screen printed with a water based adhesive (usually in a geometric style pattern). Once dry another fabric (lightweight silk works well) is placed on the printed area. It is then heat pressed at a high heat. Once fixed, pins are removed from the stretch fabric, the non stretch layer of fabric causes the newly bonded fabric to spring back to create a 3D/quilting effect. Similar effects can be achieved with 'Bondaweb' (an adhesive backed paper).
Idea 3
Flock Printing/Foil Printing
Areas of cloth, paper or plywood are screen printed with a water based adhesive. Once dry the paper backed flock sheet is placed on top of the material and pressed on with heat (iron). The paper backed flock sheet is then peeled off the base material to leave behind small fibre particles (flock) in the design of your print.
Idea 4
Devoré/Burn out printing
This is the process whereby a mixed fibre fabric (usually cellulose based) is screen printed with a paste formula. After printing the fabric is then ironed until the printed area turns light brown. This activates the burning process and destroys the printed areas (weft) of the fabric. The non printed areas (warp) remain intact. Then the 'burnt out' areas are carefully washed out.
Commonly used fabrics - polyester/cotton
- polyester/viscose
- silk/viscose
CELLULOSE - FIBROUS MATERIAL OF PLANT ORIGINS