Dye class: Repetition

[labricoleuse]

My dye class presented some of their projects today for the most recent unit, repetition techniques. This segment of the class covers a wide range of methods for creating surface designs on textiles involving repeat images, from screenprinting to blockprinting, stenciling to digital fabric printing. Check these out!

Comments

[replyhazy]

*falls over*

WOW!!

Gotta talk to my local makerspace about doing stencils for me...

[labricoleuse]

You could totally use a laser cutter to cut stencils out of acrylic or similar, sure! Or, a vinyl cutter.

[batty_]

i love that last one.

[labricoleuse]

Right? The thing i think is so awesome about the last one is that it basically saves the artistry of the original artisan, whoever designed and carved that old damaged block, and takes the time-consuming active-labor work out of doing so.

Instead of spending hours carving the block, a dyer/painter could devote time to other projects while the block is being produced by CNC or 3D printing.