Thought you might like to see what the process is, when I hand print my Botanical Bebe clothing and accessories as well as my Ecotexture home decor items......
It all starts with a Sketch-
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And the "one" happens after 10 or 15 preliminary doodles, scribbles, almost sketches and just abouts...... Then the sketch is enlarged and I transfer it to a sheet of Mylar. Then the fun begins with cutting and cutting and cutting out the stencil, detail by detail. Colours chosen and mixed-  This is a fun photo of the thickened non-toxic! dyes I use. But generally I don't tend to let them spill all over my design table.... but even dye pots apparently love a photo op! Fabric and Stencil Meet-  Here is a flower stencil, ready to be printed. The centers I did with a small brush, but the rest of the large stencil is printed using a very dense sponge roller. This means that I have to really think about layout and colour sequences, as these rollers are quite expensive and it is a bit excessive to have one for each colour! So I have 1. Stencil and Thickened Dye Meet-  Stencil Printed... and the red marks are on the stencil... not the fabric! Flower Finished!!!  And that's how it is done :) |
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