#roller print

[pinkponytealart]

Untitleds 56-58 (with some Chost Prints and 2 Roller Prints)

February 2024

7x10 Sketchbook Paper

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[jakesplaceforteachingthings-blog]

Roller printing diagram for textiles presentation 

[myut-txa]

Direct Roller Print

Printed pattern onto fabric via a roller. Used for small repeating designs to be printed on (this is how Fake Gingham is made!). Few colors are used.

Back does not have the same color intensity as the front. 

[serpentree-blog]

Sterling silver cuff, hand rolled sterling silver, by Serpentree, Byron Bay, Australia.

[patternsandcycles]

Print and pattern. 

[whiteowlstudio-blog]

Have you ever wondered how fabric is printed?

Well, it's your lucky day.  I took this video of fabric being screen printed at a mill I visited last week.  It reminds me of one of those clips they play on PBS about how things are made.

It's such a cool (**and fast) process to see in person.  The fabric starts out white and each screen adds a different color/part of the pattern.  At the end you can see the finished multi-colored product.

**And by fast I mean this portion of the process is fast. The fabric first has to be "singed" to get off all impurities. Then it's bleached, washed and stretched before printing.  Now you know why the nice stuff is so expensive!