As part of my brief I needed to include surface textile techniques which we learnt throughout the project in my final garments. I decided to use Devore on cream velvet for my dress.
Devore is a process that can be used only on fabrics with synthetic and natural fibers. I applied the image on to the velvet using a silkscreen and devore paste, I then put the fabric in the heat press, which eats away at the natural fibers leaving only the synthetic. Here is a sample of the fabric that I used on my final piece…
Alongside my dress, I'm making a chiffon cape. I have decided to use Gold foil printing. The image is applied the same way using a silkscreen and foil adhesive paste. The foil is placed on top of the fabric and put in the heat press, then the foil is peeled away leaving the gold where the adhesive was.
