FABRIC COLOURING

STENCIL PRINTING

In stencil printing, design areas are cut from sheets of paper coated with

expensive and thus gave rise to screen printing.is applied by hand with a brush or sprayed. Stencil work was slow and prepared for each colour.The stencil is placed on a fabric and colour oil, wax or varnish or from thin sheets of metal. A separate stencil is

SMOCKING

Cable stitch, Stem stitch, Outline stitch ,Cable flowerette ,Wave stitch,Smocking may be done in many sophisticated patterns :

as the finished item will have.The fabric should be lightweight fabric

of its original width, although changes are sometimes lesser with usually involves reducing the dimensions of a piece of fabric to 1/3rdSmocking refers to work done before a garment is assembled. It

tightness. Smocking requires three times the width of initial materialthick fabrics. Individual smocking stitches also vary considerably in

with a stable weave that gathers well.

Honeycomb stitch , Surface honeycomb stitch ,Trellis stitch ,Vandyke stitch ,Bullion stitch.

These make wonderful adornments for hats and other clothing items that do not need

is often used.Some of the most exquisite and interesting floral designs are crafted

Ribbon weaving is fascinating. Using a board and pins, you weave ribbon back

RIBBON WORK

Ribbonwork does not require silk or even high grade/fine synthetic ribbon, although it

out of satin, velvet, moiré, wired rayon and novelty ribbons.

and forth, then bind with an interfacing to create fabric for pillows, clothing and accents.

to be laundered. Folded and stitched ribbon flowers are also very commonly

SCREEN PRINTING

The screen is made by covering a frame with a fine, strong mesh fabric of silk thread,metal , nylon or polyester. .with a film. The design areas This fabric mesh is then coveredare cut of the film. The design areas are cut out of the film, leave the fine mesh open for the dyestuff to pass through and print the fabric. The squeezee is used to move the dye across the sreen and force the colour through the open areas on the fabric. 1 screen is prepared for eachcolour. The size of the screen must be large enough to include atleast one repeat pattern. Screen printing is desirable for the for the production of large patterns and for fabrics that require considerable dye, such as uncutpile.

Block printing is a hand process; it is probably the oldest techique for

stamped on the fabric . More than one colour print is possible, buta block. The block is dipped in a shallow pan of dye paste and decorating textiles. It is expensive and slow. A pattern is carved on

BLOCK PRINTING

a separate block is needed for each colour. Block printing is a form of direct printing here the fabric is laid flat on a smooth padded surface and anchored securely. Extra pressure is exerted on the block to exert clear colour.

TIE AND DYE

Tie and Dye is a hand process in which the fabric is tied in certain areas with threads or strings. This is then dyed, and the strings are removed, leaving certain areas undyed, thus forming a design.Tie and Dye is a hand process in which the fabric is tied in certain areas with threads or strings. This is then dyed, and the strings are removed, leaving certain areas undyed, thus forming a design.

QUILTING

A rocking, straight or running stitchis commonly used and these stitches can be purely

Quilting is a sewing method done to join two or more layers of material put together to make a thicker padded material. Quilting can bedone by hand ,by sewing machine, or by specialist long arm quilting systemThe process of quilting uses a needle and thread to join two or more layers of material to make a Quilt. Typically quilting is done with 3 layers of top fabricor quilt top, batting or insulating material and backing material.

functional or decorative and elaborate. Quilting is done to create bed spreads,art quilt wall hangings, clothing , and variety of textile product

Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or the other material with needle and thread or yarn. embroidery may also incorporate other

A characterstics of embroidery is that the basic techniques or stitches of the earliest work-chain stitch, buttonhole or blanket stitch, running stitch,

Embroidery can be done from machines.Machine embroidery arised in the early stage of Industrial Revolution.

EMBROIDERY

material.

satin stitch, cross stitch remains the fundamental technique of hand embroidery.

METALLIC EMBROIDERY

Metallic and metal thread work offer infinite creative option for today’s embroiderer.Metal Thread in textile decoration owes its importance to the symbolic signoficanceattached. Gold represents the magical power of the sun. Modern Technology andknowledge of fiber construction has enabled to create metallic threads that are softeasy to use non-tarnishing. Metallic Threads are used today in many different stitches.The work done wit metallic thread is vey attractive.

Colour is a visual sensation. Colour can add be added to the textile object by either dyes or pigments.

Dyes are molecules that can be dissolved in water or some other carrier so that they will penetrate into the fibre.

a small amount of dye will colour large quantities of fabric. a small amount of dye will colour large quantities of fabric.

Dyes are also used for printing. Textile printing is a process of applying colour to fabric in definite pattern or design.

Pigments are insoluble colour particles that are held on to the surface of the fabric by abinding agent. Their

application is quick, simple and economical. Any colour can be used on any fibre, because the pigments are

held on mechanically.

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SAMPLES OF FABRIC COLOURING AND FABRIC DECORATION

Block Printing And Metallic Thread Embroidery

Ribbon Work And Stencil Printing

Tie And Dye

Embroidery