Samples

Before i made my bag i had to do some samples i started off by dying 2 A4 sized cotton samples to show how i was going to dye my bag i chose trio stripe of pink orange and green on the front and green with a yellow on the back. With that the front one i choose to heat transfer the bird from the design sheet on to it to show the original before the screen , then for an overlay of 3 screens going over it in pink and black.
Next was the batik sample i drew the branches and leaf and flower with the wax then to create the resist with a ink wash.
I created the final felt sample for bag using the same technique as before i chose a cherry blossom this time.
The final sample was the how the bag would look with all the techniques on the bag i did this sample in A3 and died it the same style and colours using procion then i heat pressed then washed it to keep the colour in. Idid the screen in black so i stood out. After that with the batik i drew round branches to keep a shadow then did a ink wash over to create a resist
, then i heat pressed then washed the cotton again then with a mixture of puffbinder and a small amount pigment dye i created a orange shade which i applied on certain details. When that was complete i put the hear gun over the puff binder to create the puff.