Textiles
With the return to onsite learning the Textiles room has been buzzing with creative energy! For the first time at The Lakes the subject 10 Product Design Textiles is running! The students have been learning a range of techniques to create decorative designs on fabric, such as exploring different themes and processes for surface pattern repeat systems. The Year 10s have demonstrated independence and innovation in how they have applied these skills to design their own fabric, which they will later make into their own Textile products. I have been learning the different ways of printing with the mediums of linocut and paint, as well as the way each aspect of our design impacts our “ clients ”. I enjoyed enhancing my skills when it comes to lino however got challenged when it came to making it symmetrical, overcoming with a series of trial and error. Jessica D In Textiles I have been learning how to carve a shape into lino and then using inks to print my shape onto different fabrics, such as calico, to create a pattern. I particularly enjoy creating a design and then carving the design onto the lino. In my test printing process, I originally used screen printing ink which was too thin and wouldn ’ t spread evenly over my design, to overcome this we swapped the ink to block printing ink which worked better. Taylor H The class has been painting fabrics using different techniques such as tape resist, dry brush, wet brush, layering and stamping. We have also started to create lino stamps that we used to print on fabric, and we will make a handmade pillow as part of our CAT. This term I have enjoyed the tape resist painting, because once the paint is dry I can peel the tape back which is satisfying to me. Cassie M
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