6th feb Print Room

I eventually managed to scrub the rest of the burnt devoré fibres from the jersey cotton, using a toothbrush and scourer. I couldn't totally remove all of the brown pieces, so this added to the aged look of the fabric. I decided not to try and clear the 'flower gun' motifs, as I liked the look of the sample as it is and it would be extremely time consuming.

I then added pigment to the other samples. I tried to give them a vintage feel, though the motifs are based on objects of war. I also created some 'stripes' using the epaulette motif. They now look like pieces of rope. After printing the motif onto the fabric I laid the screen down in the bottom right corner, and used the back of a plastic spoon to push any remaining pigment on the underside of the screen onto the fabric. This successfully resulted in a faded motif, and a worn, aged effect.

motif on the backing cloth