Corrections

With dealing pattern, staring at a small screen doesn't help especially dealing with the nature of something that is to be printed. So I printed my second draft designs in A1 scale and circled in red all the corrections that are needed to the design that I couldn't quite see clearly on my laptop.

Second draft of curtain design

Shades

It is important that I decide on appropriate colours for the print especially as this can risk visibility and the contrast of the design against its situational surroundings i.e. the visibility indoors or outdoors on the two fabrics I have chosen.

To eliminate chance I want to at least close enough see what possible results I can obtain. To do this I have created a graduated gradient pattern as an example to print and possibly manually try and transfer onto fabrics I obtained from Shepherds bush market earlier on in this project.

Its crucial to consider this factor as anything printed on fabric is visibility bleached by the sun light.

The shades of colour im considering come in form of grades of grey: 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40%

Torn between Sheer...

I had my consultation with Cameron Gilmartin this morning. The information I collected form this visit has proved vital to the setup of finally printing which I have booked for tomorrow.

FABRIC:

Silk Chiffon: £8.41 per metre

Silk Viscose: £8.42 per metre

WIDTH:

140 wide with a max printable area of 135cm

COLOUR:

Viscose silk brings out print but may be stark where the organza is very transparent so the image will have to have a good line weight for visibility.

TIME:

Possible 3 day turnover at twice the normal price as normal printing time is 7-10 working day, and as next monday is a bank holiday I am to worried to use the longer cheaper service.

COST:

4 metres of fabric @ £8.42

4 metres of print @ £148

Set up being a flat fee of £15

33.68 + 192.00 + 15.00 = £240.68 + £42.12 VAT

Grand Total of £282.80

Date booked for print will be 11am 24/05/10

Capitalism a love story

http://www.film4.com/reviews/2009/capitalism-a-love-story

Though this film has not so much relevance to my project it does skirt around what I found

in my research earlier on in the project.

Also in terms of the filmography for which I am still deciding upon for my film short to

accompany the curtains I like the way in which Moore has sliced reprographic visuals with

a modern twist.

Revised print date and consultation

With the extra time now on my hands before my consultation on monday. I decided to print out the near to complete designs to see the clarity to which the lines appear on paper print. I visited The Colour Company, where i handed in my design to be printed as a real size proof for me to assess any changes and so forth that will need to be made. The files I gave though being black and white and relatively small in megabytes it crashed the printer system... so I am currently reviewing the images to straighten out any possible issues that could arise on the important print day.
 

Change of plan

Well after not being able to confirm that chelsea textile department could steam the fabric I wanted to print on (steaming is crucial in fixing the dye so if water comes in contact the dye doesn't run) I decided to not use it as a service due to the nature that the cost of printing the fabric (at least £150) may amount to nothing if someone touched it.

I promptly have booked a consultation with Cameron Gilmartin to find a best suiting material and arrange for it to be printed and steamed as quick as they could.