Heat Setting Week 12 What is the technique? Heat setting requires thermoplastics fabrics which by definition refers to the quality of a fiber whose molecular structure breaks down and becomes fluid at a certain temperature, making it possible to reshape the fabric by pleating, moulding or crushing. The fabric is “fixed” on cooling and cannot be altered unless heated to… Read more →
Bleaching and Laser Cut Week 10 What is the technique? Fabric Bleaching Fabric is one of the stages in the manufacture of textiles. All raw textile materials, when they are in natural form, are known as ‘greige’ material (pronounced grey-sh). This greige material will have its natural color, odor and impurities that are not suitable for clothing materials. Not only… Read more →
Thermochromic Ink Week 9 What is the technique? Thermochromic inks change color with exposure to heat. They can go from colorful to colorless, colorless to colorful, or change from one color to another very quickly. Although thermochromic inks were introduced in the 1970s, they are used extensively today. What are the relevant materials needed for the technique? Thermochromic ink powder Clear… Read more →
EGO ME (+) TRIADIC (consistent throughout the set) I choose to use primary colours to show that my struggle is an inherent problem and the problem is something that seems simple but in my case it is difficult to solve. OVERTHINKING (TURBULENCE) This piece reflects thoughts, ideas and creativity that are constantly running wild in my head. I wanted to… Read more →
COLOUR THEORY COMPLEMENTARY Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors (example: red and green). The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look especially when used at full saturation. SPLIT-COMPLEMENTARY The split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the… Read more →
