Fabric Surface Design: Sneak Peek

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An Invitation to Design

An Invitation to Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . 1 PART 1

PART 1

surfaCe design fundamentals

ChAPTER

ChAPTER1 1 ss  up up yy  W W aa. . . .6. . . .6 ChAPTER

ChAPTER2 2 exp exp yy  mm . . . 14. . . 14 ChAPTER

ChAPTER3 3 scsc  yy  fbcfbc . . . 26. . . 26 ChAPTER

ChAPTER4 4 P P   BB . . . 34. . . 34 ChAPTER

ChAPTER5 5 a a ttxx . . . 48. . . 48 PART 2

PART 2

surf

surfaCe design

aCe design

teChniques

ChAPTER ChAPTER6 6 sp sp   r r PP . . . 62. . . 62 ChAPTER ChAPTER7 7 scsc  ttcc. . . . . 8. . 800 ChAPTER ChAPTER8 8 n n PP. . . . . . . . . .. . . . 9922 ChAPTER ChAPTER9 9 mp, mp, Cp, Cp,   g g PP. . . . . . . . . . . 110022 ChAPTER ChAPTER10 10 s-sc s-sc PP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124124 ChAPTER ChAPTER11 11 W W w w rr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116644 ChAPTER

ChAPTER12 12 i i tt . . . 194. . . 194 ChAPTER ChAPTER13 13 mb mb mm. . . . . . . . . 221166 ChAPTER ChAPTER14 14 f f   CC. . . . . . . . . .. 223300 ChAPTER ChAPTER15 15 dw dw   fbcfbc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224422 ChAPTER

ChAPTER16 16 a a t t gg . . . 262. . . 262 ChAPTER

ChAPTER17 17 sw: a sw: a acc, acc, ebeb, ,   ttxx. . . 274. . . 274 PART 3

PART 3

a designer’s noteBook

inspaton and

inspaton and reodkreodkeepngeepng. . . 288. . . 288

bas colo Theoy

bas colo Theoy . . . 292. . . 292

composton 101 composton 101 . . . 301. . . 301 Resources Resources . . . 306. . . 306 Reading List Reading List . . . 307. . . 307 Acknowledgments Acknowledgments. . . 308. . . 308 Index Index. . . 309. . . 309

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Basic Techniques for

Achieving Texture

Tere are many ways o acieve e eec o Tere are many ways o acieve e eec o exured abric. As you explore e opions, exured abric. As you explore e opions, you’ll no doub discover a variey o common you’ll no doub discover a variey o common maerials a you can use o creae all kinds maerials a you can use o creae all kinds o eecs. Le your own ingenuiy ake over o eecs. Le your own ingenuiy ake over o discover new ools and even newer ways o o discover new ools and even newer ways o use em. here are some suggesions o ge use em. here are some suggesions o ge you sared.

you sared.

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• Bubble wrap, o any size; e smaller eBubble wrap, o any size; e smaller e

bubbles, e beter bubbles, e beter

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• Rubber bandsRubber bands

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• Scraps o burlap, or any oer coarselyScraps o burlap, or any oer coarsely

woven abric woven abric

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• Rubbing plaes, available rom ar suppliersRubbing plaes, available rom ar suppliers

suc as Dick Blick

suc as Dick Blick (Cedar Canyon is one(Cedar Canyon is one brand); you may also nd rubbing plaes in brand); you may also nd rubbing plaes in e cake-decoraing aisle o cra sores e cake-decoraing aisle o cra sores

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• Plasic doilies or plasic lacePlasic doilies or plasic lace

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• Plasic needlepoin canvasPlasic needlepoin canvas

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• Yarn or sringYarn or sring

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• Corrugaed cardboardCorrugaed cardboard

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• Crumpled plasic seeing or plasic Crumpled plasic seeing or plasic dry-

dry-cleaning bags cleaning bags

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• Crumpled aluminum oilCrumpled aluminum oil

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• Plasic mes bag (suc as an Plasic mes bag (suc as an onions bag)onions bag)

Pins

You can use eavy-body, ransparen, or You can use eavy-body, ransparen, or opaque exile pains or exural eecs, or opaque exile pains or exural eecs, or use acrylic pains mixed wi

use acrylic pains mixed wi e appropriaee appropriae

exile medium. (See Comparing Texile Pains, exile medium. (See Comparing Texile Pains, page 18.)

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applicors

As well as e iems suggesed a le, you’ll As well as e iems suggesed a le, you’ll need a palete (a smoo surace o old e need a palete (a smoo surace o old e pain) and a brayer o pick up e pain rom pain) and a brayer o pick up e pain rom e surace and apply i o e abric. Smoo e surace and apply i o e abric. Smoo and easy o clean, e bes palete is Plexiglas, and easy o clean, e bes palete is Plexiglas, available a sops a sell mirrors and glass, available a sops a sell mirrors and glass, as well as a building-supply, ardware, and as well as a building-supply, ardware, and ome-improvemen sores. My avorie brayer ome-improvemen sores. My avorie brayer is a 4-inc-wide Rollrie Muli-Purpose oam is a 4-inc-wide Rollrie Muli-Purpose oam brayer, bu do experimen o nd e brayer brayer, bu do experimen o nd e brayer a works bes or you.

a works bes or you. ProJC:

ProJC:

Ply wih texure

uPPli ndd

Wok sae oveed with plasti

Wok sae oveed with plasti sheetingsheeting

re ands in a vaiety o sizes re ands in a vaiety o sizes Pewas

Pewashed ai measing aot 18" × hed ai measing aot 18" × 22" (o22" (o at qate size)

at qate size)

Painte’s masking tape Painte’s masking tape Paint

Paint

Plasti spoons, o sooping ot

Plasti spoons, o sooping ot the paintthe paint

(optional) (optional)

Plexiglas sheet, aot 11" × 13" (

Plexiglas sheet, aot 11" × 13" (o othe smooth,o othe smooth, fat palette)

fat palette)

baye, o olling ot paint baye, o olling ot paint

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step 1.

Place an assormen o Place an assormen o rubber bandsrubber bands on your work surace, and lay your abric on on your work surace, and lay your abric on op o i. Tape e abric down.

op o i. Tape e abric down.

step 2.

Pu a dollop o pain on e see o Pu a dollop o pain on e see o Plexiglas, en load e brayer wi pain. Te Plexiglas, en load e brayer wi pain. Te pain sould evenly coa e brayer, bu ake pain sould evenly coa e brayer, bu ake care no o pick up oo muc pain. Dip ino care no o pick up oo muc pain. Dip ino e pain using an up-and-down, or pouncing, e pain using an up-and-down, or pouncing, moion wile simulaneously rolling orward. moion wile simulaneously rolling orward. Your goal is o spread e pain evenly on Your goal is o spread e pain evenly on e brayer, no o spread e pain over e e brayer, no o spread e pain over e Plexiglas.

Plexiglas.

step 3.

Roll e pain-laden brayer over eRoll e pain-laden brayer over e abric. Avoid landing e brayer oo suddenly abric. Avoid landing e brayer oo suddenly on e abric; is resuls in a

on e abric; is resuls in a sarp line weresarp line were

you make conac. For a soer look, use some you make conac. For a soer look, use some nesse and go a e abric wi a smoo nesse and go a e abric wi a smoo moion, sriving o apply e pain moion, sriving o apply e pain gradu-ally and evenly rougou

ally and evenly rougou. I ink . I ink o iso is

as “iting e oor running.” I

as “iting e oor running.” I you ave ayou ave a

endency o load on oo muc pain, roll ou endency o load on oo muc pain, roll ou e brayer on anoer piece o abric rs. I’s e brayer on anoer piece o abric rs. I’s a good idea o wipe pain o e edges o e a good idea o wipe pain o e edges o e brayer beore prining, o keep e edge o e brayer beore prining, o keep e edge o e prin clean.

prin clean.

step 4.

Ge some visual disance rom yourGe some visual disance rom your piece beore you go oo ar. Aer applying some piece beore you go oo ar. Aer applying some pain, ang your piece up, and sep back o pain, ang your piece up, and sep back o ake a good look a i. You’ll nd a a small ake a good look a i. You’ll nd a a small amoun o exure goes a long way, so ake your amoun o exure goes a long way, so ake your ime. You can always add more, bu i’s difcul ime. You can always add more, bu i’s difcul o ake pain away!

o ake pain away!

step 5.

Allow o dry, en ea-se according oAllow o dry, en ea-se according o manuacurer’s direcions, a e appropriae manuacurer’s direcions, a e appropriae ea seting or your abric.

ea seting or your abric.

step 1

step 2

step 3

ry hi!

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•u  c.u  c.roll ot seveal olosroll ot seveal olos

on the Plexiglas at one. unless yo want

gay o own, don’t let moe than a ople

o olos mix.

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•C f .C f .change dietion aschange dietion as

yo oll on the paint

yo oll on the paint, angling the olle , angling the olle thisthis

way and that to ahieve a vaiety o “gains.”

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xPloring h PoiBilii:



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•v  v   aa,, bb,, cc.. Experimen wi a variey o Experimen wi a variey o

ma

maerials, including ose erials, including ose lised on page 50 or lised on page 50 or oers youoers you discover.

discover.

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•m m  dd.. Cange e posiion o Cange e posiion o e maeriale maerial

you’re using o acieve exure, sriving or some you’re using o acieve exure, sriving or some incon-sisency and/or overlapping images.

sisency and/or overlapping images.

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•u bc c  Pku bc c  Pk ee.. InseaInsead o d o rolling onrolling on

pain, rub over e area wi abric crayons or Siva pain, rub over e area wi abric crayons or Siva Painsiks. You can use e a end or break o a piece, Painsiks. You can use e a end or break o a piece, so you can use e side. (See pages 249 and 251 or more so you can use e side. (See pages 249 and 251 or more inormaion on using crayons and Painsiks.)

inormaion on using crayons and Painsiks.)

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•rbb b–w brbb b–w b ff.. Creae a wonderul, bark-Creae a wonderul,

bark-like exure by wrapping a so brayer wi rubber bands like exure by wrapping a so brayer wi rubber bands beore rolling on e pain. Tis can be a litle ricky, bu beore rolling on e pain. Tis can be a litle ricky, bu i’s well wor e rouble.

i’s well wor e rouble.

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•aa gg.. Spread pain wi a brayer on an arSpread pain wi a brayer on an ar

piece a as already been quiled. Take care a only piece a as already been quiled. Take care a only e raised areas o e abric ge pained, wile e areas e raised areas o e abric ge pained, wile e areas wi sicing do no. You’ll ave o experimen wi wi sicing do no. You’ll ave o experimen wi dieren rollers and ow muc pressure o use. Tis dieren rollers and ow muc pressure o use. Tis ecnique can add lovely igligs and conras o a ecnique can add lovely igligs and conras o a piece a mig seem oo monocromaic.

piece a mig seem oo monocromaic.

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•m   .m   .Noice ow dieren e pain looksNoice ow dieren e pain looks

wen e brayer is loaded compared o areas were e wen e brayer is loaded compared o areas were e pain is almos gone. Use a dierence o your pain is almos gone. Use a dierence o your advan-age. You’ll nd a i adds dimension o e exure. age. You’ll nd a i adds dimension o e exure.

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ProJC:

Making a Leaf Print

uPPli ndd

Work surface covered with pastic sheetig Work surface covered with pastic sheetig leaves of a shapes ad sizes

leaves of a shapes ad sizes newspaper sheets, cut to size newspaper sheets, cut to size Pait ad pait paette Pait ad pait paette

Foam brushes, cosmetic spoges, a brayer, ad/ Foam brushes, cosmetic spoges, a brayer, ad/ or a homemade dauber

or a homemade dauber Prewashe

Prewashed fabric (see d fabric (see page 28)page 28) Spoge brayer for rubbig (optioa) Spoge brayer for rubbig (optioa)

Damp towe for wipig your hads (this ca

Damp towe for wipig your hads (this ca bebe

a messy operatio!) a messy operatio!)

step 1.

step 1._{On your}_{On your plastic-cover}_{plastic-covered work surace,}_{ed work surace,}

place a lea on a piece o newspaper, i desired, place a lea on a piece o newspaper, i desired, and apply paint to it with a brush,

and apply paint to it with a brush, sponge,sponge,

brayer

brayer, or , or dauber.dauber.

step 2.

step 2._{Careully pick up the lea and place it}_{Careully pick up the lea and place it}

paint side down on your abric, making sure paint side down on your abric, making sure that none o its edges roll under.

that none o its edges roll under.

step 3.

step 3._{Put a piece o newspaper on top o the}_{Put a piece o newspaper on top o the}

lea, then rub on it with your hands or a so lea, then rub on it with your hands or a so sponge brayer to smooth the paint onto the sponge brayer to smooth the paint onto the abric.

abric.

step 4.

step 4._{Careully li of the newspaper. (It will}_{Careully li of the newspaper. (It will}

more than likely have paint on it, so be careul more than likely have paint on it, so be careul where you put it down. I usually crumple it up where you put it down. I usually crumple it up right away and throw it in the trash so I don’t right away and throw it in the trash so I don’t have any accidents.) Careully li of the lea. I have any accidents.) Careully li of the lea. I like to wipe it clean with a damp rag right away like to wipe it clean with a damp rag right away so I can use it again.

so I can use it again.

step 5.

step 5._{Use the same lea to make additional}_{Use the same lea to make additional}

prints. Most leaves will last through many prints. Most leaves will last through many printings.

printings.

step 6.

step 6._{Allow the paint to dry and then heat-}_{Allow the paint to dry and then}

heat-set (see page 22), i necessary. set (see page 22), i necessary.

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h CrCkl ffC h CrCkl ffC

To ahieve the traditiona batik rake, remove To ahieve the traditiona batik rake, remove the wax-aden abri rom your strething rame the wax-aden abri rom your strething rame ater the ast appiation o wax and paint. ater the ast appiation o wax and paint.

crunh the abri up with your hands as muh or crunh the abri up with your hands as muh or as itte as you want. lay it out fat on

as itte as you want. lay it out fat on your workyour work surae, then paint over the entire surae with surae, then paint over the entire surae with aa thin or medium-body

thin or medium-body dark-ooredark-oored textie paintd textie paint that has been thinned with water. (You an aso that has been thinned with water. (You an aso use india ink, aryi inks, or artist aryi paints use india ink, aryi inks, or artist aryi paints that have been thinned with

that have been thinned with textie medium ortextie medium or this step.)

this step.)

Some artists get great resuts by putting the Some artists get great resuts by putting the nished piee in the reezer beore runhing. nished piee in the reezer beore runhing. This gives it

This gives it a stronger rake, as the a stronger rake, as the rozerozen,n, hard wax tends to rak with sharper ines. hard wax tends to rak with sharper ines. step 8 step 8 step 9b step 9b step 8 step 8 step 9a step 9a

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