Sampling Evaluations

Binder

binder foil_edited

binder pic 1_edited

These two samples are examples of using opaque super white binder to create these pastel colours, mixing the dye with the binder makes the colour turn very pale. These samples didn't work as well as I would have liked them too, the left hand side one was 4 layers of binder, blue, yellow, pink and purple, I then heat pressed this for 30 seconds, taped it back down onto the print table to paint glue onto the areas where I wanted my silver foil to go. Once I had done this, I then laid my sample back onto the heat press and laid down my foil where the glue was and heat pressed it for 30 seconds again, I then peeled off the foil and it left a mark of silver, I liked this aspect of this sample, however the sample overall I felt was quite plain as all the colours were pale and washed out, especially on a white background. Furthermore, the second sample I did 4 layers again of binder, instead of purple for the outline I did black, this sample didn't work out very well as I printed it at the same time as the other one, therefore my screen was blocked from the previous print I had made; I couldn't see through the screen to line it up. Despite being unhappy with these samples, it was a good experiment to see how binder worked and looked on my design. Another factor of binder that I wasn't so keen on is the feel of it on the fabric, it lays on the fabric rather than being printed into it, when you feel the binder it has a rough, thick texture, whereas printing using pastes and dyes are more smooth.