Collection so far...

More images of some of my collection so far...

Digital Printed Sample

Digital Print with screen printed
design over the top in 3 colour ways

Illuminated discharge background with screen
 printed layered design over withfoil to finish off.

Transfer printed design

Colour way from previous final

Colour way from previous final

some from my collection of finals

A few final prints

 I am looking forward to getting back into the print rooms next week to continue with my final collection!

London!

Im currently in London doing a 2 week work placement at Pattern Textiles Ltd. I have completed my first week and have learnt alot already. Everything is so fast moving and several designs get printed per day!
I have been very busy making printed samples into dress shapes by hemming them and adding pleates, sleaves/straps to give them shape, and to give you an idea of how the print would look on a garment.

With it being easter weekend I was off today and used my day off wisely by having a day shopping in oxford street!

quirky window display

Busy busy busy...

I seem to have slacked with the blog posting recently! I have been extremely busy with my final collection.
Since I last posted I have completed several final samples using screen printing, digital printing and transfer printing.
My collection seems to be coming together nicely and I'm excited to complete the last few after Easter!
Here is some pictures of a few of the samples I have been working on...

ditsy print colour samples

ditsy prints & sampling with placement over the top
 using pigments and foil.

Final ditsy print with pigment and foil
 placement print.

Sampling with colour combinations

more sampling in development book

Final print using fluorescent yellow with magenta

Digital design showing colour ways

Sublimation print - transfer printed onto fabric

Sublimation print - re using printed paper from above design
to create a paler print

digital designs - colour sampling

Screen printed samples using different
colour combinations

as you can see I have been experimenting with a variety of different techniques and processes. There is a lot more to follow!

Let me know what you think of my designs so far.
Karly.

Design No.2

I am getting well into the development process of my FPM, I am enjoying experimenting in the dye lab and printing my final samples!Here are some photos I have taken of my progress through my second design...

experiementing with colour ways

experimenting with colourways

making a mess in the print rooms

more colour way samples

colour sample

Fabri dyed for Final with sprayed on discharge

Printed final before steamed

Final design once steamed to follow..

I am extremely happy with how my second print has turned out. I love the bright colour combinations and the liner print mixed with block colours.

Final Major Project continued...

Still on with my FMP! This week I decided it was time to get in the print rooms!

On Monday I decided to start dying fabric for my first design and by wed I had printed a potential final sample.

Here is some of the photos I have taken of my progress in the print rooms so far...

  

Print equipment at the ready

   

Sampling backgrounds



Creating my background for the final print

Koda Trace

 

Print sampling

Potential Final no.1







Paris

This week I had a short trip to Paris. On Wednesday I visited Premier Vision - Indigo. My 'Jardin de Fluers'  and 'Natural Pattern' printed fashion fabrics exhibited there, along with other students work on the Cleveland College of Art & Design Stand.

CCAD Stand At Indigo

CCAD Stand - Some of my prints are laid on the table

I decided to visited the show one; because I think it is really inspirational to walk around and see all the prints and embelished fabric samples other studios have produced, but also to gather contacts and speak to studios about internships. To do this I made myself a small press pack which included a creative CV, my Buisness card and a disc with examples of my work on it along with my full CV.


My collection of press packs - Ready to hand out

When I first arrived I collected my pass along with other leaflets and a Map to help me natigate around the show and see which Design Studio's were exhibiting.

Leaflets and Guides I picked up around the show

Once I was in Indigo I began handing out my press packs to companies that caught my eye, and that I could relate myself to because of certain prints and designs. I found it quite daunting at first walking up to stands because I didnt want to feel as though I was interfiering, but I soon got use to it as most Studios were really friendly and gave me good feedback, most of the studios gave me buisness cards and told me to get intouch with them.

I feel my day at Premier Vision was really successful. I was really inspired and influenced by the work that I saw. From coming back to Paris and visting the show for my second time I have gained more experience and a better understanding of how Design Shows work. From viewing other studios work it has given me so many ideas of how I could design and create future prints.

Excited to go into Premier Vision

Me and Jen

Sponsorship

After emailing several companies and asking them kindly to sponsor me throughout my final major project I was very happy when 'Fast Colours' agreed to it.

'Fast Colours' specialises in quality dyes, and through a few emails and a phone call I was able to explain to them exactly what my project was about and how I wanted my final prints to be. The man that I spoke to (Rob) was extremely helpful and offered me some sample dyes free of charge and even advised me on which colours he thought would work best, going from the information I gave him about what I wanted the outcome to be.

The colours I picked to sample are very bright colours, some luminous! I think they will work great in contract with other not so bright colours to create my textured yet detailed prints.

I can't wait to try them when I get in the print rooms in the next few weeks!