Fabric Design Techniques

Decorate fabric without adding anything extra to it by mastering the techniques of gathering pleating ruching and shirring.

Fabric design techniques.

When a textile designer chooses a specific weave or design element they also have to decide on color and if the design is a printed image the color of the background fabric. Simple know how of shading techniques can give your design some depth. His discovery revolutionized the fabric dyeing process and helped pave the way for new dye colors and more effective coloring techniques source. Incredibly intricate designs are carved and then used to transfer wax to the fabric.

In 1856 william henry perkin a scientist searching for a cure for malaria produced the first synthetic fabric dye known as aniline by extracting quinine with alcohol. Kristi o meara is a freelance illustrator and designer currently residing in chicago illinois. Freehand fabric painting is a great way to make borders some simple vines drawn freehand added with flowers interspersed in between make a good border design. She studied at the kansas city art institute where she received her b f a.

Since finishing her undergraduate studies kristi has had the opportunity to work with many inspirational companies and designers including the nelson atkins museum of art interior designer bridget. Here is a post to learn more about reverse applique. Continue to do this as long as it could still stain other fabrics clothes. Generally gathering involves running lines of stitching to use in drawing up a large piece of fabric to fit a smaller one.

You can add multiple layers of fabric underneath for a beautiful effect. Oftentimes the mud wax or paste is transferred onto the fabric with a device like a woodblock into which the design is carved in relief. All of these techniques are demonstrated using rit dye which is an all purpose dye but you can also use other types of dye like fiber reactive dyes to get the same results. This is used to make ruffles as well as to join full skirts to waistbands.

One of the most esteemed relief dye techniques comes from indonesia and can be seen in the very first image of this article. This technique involves adding a layer of fabric underneath the base fabric and cutting away a portion of the base fabric in the shape of the design so that the fabric underneath is revealed. In painting in 2009. Today i ll show you 8 different fabric dyeing methods with video tutorials.

Be creative with your self designed fabric.