UNIT X- printing onto high vis

For our jumper we have the front and back as we are using the denim jacket and taking it apart to then replace the different panels with other fabric. For the sleeves we wanted to use the high vis jumper so we needed to print on them.

 We also printed onto the back piece to then use as a panel. We used puff for this but it went slightly wrong as we was quit careless with the screen and didn't clean it between the print so it smudged a lot;so had to print another. We could overlap the better print so the one that went wrong would be hidden.

Using the ferris wheel motif we printed using the foil, we found it works best on the reflective material.After speaking to a fashion tutor, he said it would be cool if we bonded some fabrics together. This gave us the idea of having  different layers of fabric in the sleeves so when one layer was rolled up, the other colour shows.

UNIT X- Walter Van Beirendonck

His garments are playful and have a comedy side, like ours with the must motif.

As our garment is menswear we've been looking at Beirendonck as inspiration. Like our garment he places the patterened fabric in panels in contrast with the plain fabric on the trousers.

The panels in this jacket look like they've been printed rather than sewn into. 

UNIT X- Maison Martin Margiela

Margiela creates garments with quite a lot of panel work.

The use of different length panels on the coat defines the separate coloured fabric. As we have printed onto different un-picked garments, we are able to select what we want to sew into the denim.

The coat with the orange lining relates more to our work than the others as we would like to use a lining in our jumper.

UNIT X- garments

Using our prints we started to look at different designs for the garments. By draping and pinning the fabrics we could see what worked well.

Using the 'negative' shapes from the prints eg the foil we don't need to use. By adding a ruffle it shows the costume side to our garment.

Adding more ruffled collars using the heat press print.

The prints work well layered together. Adding a larger ruffle underneath the collar creates depth.

We added parts of the yellow jumper to give the jacket more structure.

Placing the muse print underneath the jacket.

The black fabric with the grey track print creates another layer under the jacket which looks like a different garment. The layers show how much this can be changed. I like the contrast of the track print with the pink puff going vertical and the black print going horizontal.

Taking the sleeves off. Creating a back pice using the black fabric. The panel of black is draped over the top and shows the track going through the horizontal one.

We came up with the idea of using the back panel from the denim jacket as the front. Turning the jacket into a hybrid jumper was the idea for this design. We used the ribbing from the jumper for the neck. This design changes the jacket completely and like how it looks like a jumper.

Trying out ruffle ideas for the bottom.

UNIT X- Printing onto our un-picked garment

Using the printing techniques we experimented with on our plain fabric, we wanted to add a different element and print onto a denim jacket. After Louis un picked the jacket (and removed the sleeves) we started to add prints.

Using the hand painted discharge print.

The print looks like acid dye and adds a slight hint of colour. I like how the colour isn't as vibrant on this and the denim dulls it down as some of our inspiration is from the older rides.

 Once this print dried, we squeegeed the foil glue through our print and heated the foil onto the jacket.

The foil has to be completely cooled and rubbed over with a cloth before it is removed.

The foil gives the jacket a touch of glam (inspiration from Blackpool Pleasure Beach costumes) Again, i like how it isn't fully stuck to the whole print and looks worn. It gives the effect that the jacket has already been used as the foil is wearing off.

We found out before that when the puff is added before the foil, the puff picks up the foil and sticks to it. For this design we wanted each layer of print to be separate so added the puff last so the vibrancy of it would be appreciated more.

...Adding a few brush strokes where it didn't print fully.

The contrast between the flat prints and the puff print.

UNIT X- printing

After printing our previous hand painted mono print we decided that we would do more of the same as its vibrant and ables us to use bright colour without it being too over the top. By Making the print look like water colour and making each colour blend into each other,we have a background to work over.

printed the screen a few times. the colour fades after the first one.

We wanted to try different ways to print with our fabric. We liked the hand printed technique as we could get a vibrant background to then print over. By manipulating the fabric into pleats and printing over using the hand print technique changes the painted design and creates a mirrored effect.

After leaving the print to dry, we unpicked the pins to reveal the print. Because we folded the fabric over, the print printed onto the opposite side so created a mirrored effect. 

Pleating the fabric creates a larger print from a small screen design. this ables us to get more out of the painted screen.

printing the muse in repeat.

We also scrunched the fabric up and pinned it down. This creates a totally different pattern from the painted screen.

Using the muse print, we wanted to create a more linear design. We used the puff paint in black and grey adding a line of squares using the bright pink.

When the puff pigment is exposed to heat it raises and turns 3D.

It's effective when the two colours are printed over the top of each other.

Mixing three types of screen printing together:pigment colour, puff paint and foil printing.

Adding the abstract wheels with the linear tracks. The wheels are puff paint and the tracks are grey pigment. The tracks interlink with the wheels creating more of a intentional design.

We used foil printing over the top using the negative space from the roller coaster structure motifs.The foil dulls down the print slightly because of the blue but then gives it shine. I like how the foil has slightly stuck to the puff as it shows layers.

The print is long and could be used for ruffles on the garment.

Most of our prints are extremely vibrant so wanted to dull it down slightly by using a darker fabric but keeping the print simple.

 We used the 'track' motif to create a long print, with the light grey pigment contrasting with the black cotton. We also wanted a heavier fabric than the other prints so we could build up the garment with contrasting thicknesses.

It didn't really go to plan as we didn't line up the screen properly when printing the track. This could still be used under something else.

While Amy and Louis tested out more puff printing; I painted a striped design onto transfer paper using disperse dye. I felt like we needed more of a traditional circus print. By using red and blue stripes they link with the clown idea we had at the start. This fabric would be perfect to create ruffles on our garment as it's lightweight.

Painting the disperse dye on the transfer paper.