J|LONG SS17. Print

• Using dyes to stain my fabrics, especially denim with a dark brown to give them a mucky/dirty effect.
• Also using a pipette to splat the dye onto the fabric for a more spontaneous design dispersing the dye to give the effect they have been worn while out on the bike.
• Working on denims and mesh fabrics to create different textures and surface designs with my prints.
• Layering up different prints and working on top on of dyed fabrics.
• Also adding foil over the top of designs adding a silver metallic element to our prints. 
• Experimenting with the heat press, melting a synthetic fabric with a sheet of foil over the top creating a new material with an imprinted design.  
• Sticking to our chosen colour pallet, mixing all the colour together. Layering up colours, as well as including pearlised binder to give a shine to the colours, especially light and dark grey pigments.