Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles: Revised and Updated

ISBN-13: 9781408124758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 192 str.

Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor

Opis

Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles is a clear, easy-to-follow guide for students as well as accomplished artists and designers who wish to expand their knowledge of a range of fascinating techniques. Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor covers all the key processes used in creating dyed and screen-printed fabrics using a range of synthetic dyes.This comprehensive guide includes recipes for cloth preparation, dyeing and printing, fixation, designing a repeat, and preparing imagery and screens for exposure. Also included is advice on equipment needed for setting up a studio and safe working practice. The step-by-step instructions are accompanied by inspirational images of works by practitioners from around the world. This new edition of Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles has been fully updated, and features brand new colour illustrations.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Good Practice in the Studio 2. Setting up a Studio 3. Record-keeping 4. Selecting and Preparing Cloth 5. Dyeing Cloth 6. Thickeners 7. Print Pastes - direct style 8. Discharge 9. Other Techniques 10. Preparing Imagery and Screens for Printing 11. Printing 12. Fixing and finishing List of auxiliaries and their functions Glossary Conversion charts Address list Bibliography Index of artists Index