Starting to print

This print was create by using black pigment through my screen, onto dyed cotton. I made the green dye using the Procion dyes Blue MXR and Yellow MX4G. Unfortunately, for some reason my bat screen hadn't developed as it should and the pigment wasn't coming through fully, so i had to hand paint the missing bits in. I was really happy with how my screen repeated though and thought it worked really well onto the green cotton.The black against the green was really bold and linked well to Autumn as it had a Halloween feel to it.

I really liked working with the black pigment onto green so i tried it using silk. I liked the material but thought the cotton looked better. The silk felt flimsy too and not as hard wearing and strong as the cotton.

I wanted to see what effect layering the tree and leaves together and i loved it. These samples were created by dying calico using Orange MX2R, Yellow MX4G and Red MX2R. I also made my own pigment dye as i wanted a darker brown than the one already made. To do this i mixed binder with the pigments Black SNG, Brown RRT, Brown RBT, Red BTL and Blue B. This was a bit of trail and error untill i got the balance of colours just right.