Textiles Exam

Twist Dyeing - Materials

• Silk dye

• cotton

• stick

• tape & paintbrush

Twist Dyeing - Method

1. Twist cotton until it turns back on itself & twist around a stick & tape down

2. dab fabric to wet it

3. use paintbrush to paint cotton with silk dye - apply enough to get into the twists

4. allow to dry before unwinding

5. iron for 5 mins on high to set the dye

Natural Dyeing - Materials

• 100% cotton

• natural dye ingredients (turmeric, cabbage, black beans, tea)

Natural Dyeing - Method

1. Mix boiling water with dye ingredient

2. leave to boil for 20mins before straining / let sit for 24 hours

3. Soak 100% cotton in salt water for 15mins

4. place fabric in dye solution for at least 30 mins

5. rinse and allow to fully dry

Shibori Pole Wrapping - Tools

• Silk fabric

• Silk dye

• PVC pipe/jar

• Plastic string

• masking tape 

Shibori Pole Wrapping - Method

1. Fold silk in half & tape to top of pipe on a 45 degree angle

2. Tape a piece of string to the jar & start wrapping the string tightly around the silk at 5mm intervals

3. After 5-6 wraps, push the silk & string up to make small pleats

4. continue wrapping, then tape string to pipe

5. Dye the silk with silk dyes and paintbrush

6. leave to dry before undoing string

Tie Dye - Tools 

• Cotton

• Elastic bands

• Silk dye or Procion dye

Tie dye - Method

1. Fold fabric using method of choice

2. Pre-wet fabric to enable the dye to spread

3. Soak in dye for 30 mins (pastel shades), or 45 mins (deep shades)

4. remove elastic bands and rinse out dye

5. Dry on rack, then iron to set the dye

Tie Dye Technique - Stripe

fold fabric up like a fan, and then wrap elastic bands around the fabric, around 1-2 cm apart 

Tie Dye Technique - Concentric Circles

tie a marble in the middle of the fabric and then continue tying elastic bands two cm apart.    

Tie Dye Technique - Crumpling/marble

Scrunch fabric and tie with elastic bands

Tie Dye Technique - Circles

secure marbles to the fabric with elastic bands.

Tie Dye Technique - Swirl 

Pinch fabric in the centre of the fabric and slowly twist in a spiral direction. Once you can’t twist the fabric any more, secure with elastic bands

Tie Dye Technique - Itajime (Triangle)

1. Fan fold the fabric in 4 wide sections

2. Fold one end of the rectangle into a triangle, and then fold the triangle back and forth creating a stack of folded triangles

3. Place triangle between plastic squares and secure with rubber bands

Tie Dye Technique - Twist

Hold two opposite corners of the fabric and twist as if you were wringing a towel. Twist until the fabric forms into a ball. Secure twist with elastic bands

Fabric Vessel - Tools

• Light weight fabrics e.g. netting, tulle, wool fibres, lace, silk, string/thread

• Balloon

• Watered down PVA glue

• Water pot

Fabric Vessel - Method

1. Find light weight fabrics and fibres

2. Place an inflated balloon knot side down on a paint pot

3. Soak fabrics in PVA mix and drape over the balloon

4. Let fabric dry before popping the balloon and peeling the vessel off

Art Elements

Colour, line, shape, texture, tone

Art Principles

Balance, unity, variety, rhythm, repetition, emphasis, space

Colour

• Art element

• Primary colours

• Secondary colours

• Tertiary colours ( 2:1 ratio of primary colours)

• Colour scheme 

• Complementary colours (opposite each other on colour wheel)

• Harmonious colours (next to each other on colour wheel) 

• Monochromatic colour scheme (one colour with different tints and tones)

Line

• Art element

• horizontal

• Vertical

• Diagonal

Shape

• Art element

• Geometric

• Organic

• Symbolic (e.g. arrows, hearts)

Tone

• Art element

• tone (darker)

• tint (lighter)

• High key subject (subject with mostly light tones)

• Low key subject (subject with mostly dark tones)

• Full scale subject (subject with full range of tones)

Texture

• Art element

• Real textures (actually exist, you can feel them when you touch the design)

• Simulated textures (illusion to make realistic)

Unity

• Art principle

• created through compositional structure

• achieved by creating an attachment between each of the elements

Proportion

• Art principle

• Relationship between the size of various objects in an artwork

• Proportion can help to imply emphasis

Repetition and Rhythm

• Art principle

• continuity and order

• results in a harmonious balance

• Rhythm is created through ordered repetition

• similar elements

• pattern

Balance

• Art principle

• Symmetrical balance (design elements are mirrored on the central axis)

• Asymmetrical balance (opposing elements on different sides of the axis are evenly weighted. Do not have to have the same shape or size, but must have the same visual weight. 

Emphasis

• Art principle

• create a point of interest

• focal point

• Achieved through placement, scale, detail, isolation, contrast, or line