Sampling.

My screens are ready!!! Well that's what I thought. The first 4 images show my first and main screen (Screen 33); the image below and to the right is the first time that my design was exposed too the screen and unfortunately certain areas did not expose that well therefore it was re-exposed onto a different screen, as seen in the below image to the left. Even at a glance of the images you can see how much better the design has exposed the second time around. This mishap caused me to delay my sampling in the print room until Tuesday 04/03/2014; however for me this worked out really well as I managed to get more time and room in the print room as there wasn't as many of my fellow peers there.

 

These next two images are of my main screen the one to the right is the one which did not expose correctly. I decided to take a photo of the area that was the most obvious that it hadn't exposed 100% and a photo of the re-exposed screen of the same area. You can see how much better the design on the second attempt has exposed through these images. 

This is the second part of my design, it has been exposed onto screen N26. This design exposed really well  onto the screen, this meant there was no issues with it having to be re-exposed. However I still had to delay printing until the above screen was exposed correctly. 

Monday (03/03/2014) I decided to dye any fabric that I wanted a colour, I did this as I wasn't able to print because of the screen exposure issue. I used Procion dyes to dye my chosen fabrics. For each sample I created with a dyed background as you will see below I wrote down the recipe I used to create the specific colour; this is so that if my design is chosen by MOO I am able to re-produce a dyed length of fabric exactly like the sample.

Fabric: Cotton.

Screen 33: Turquoise 4G.

Screen N26: (grey: not as much Black SNG used in mix)

Fabric: Cotton.

Background Procion: 5ml Blue MX2G, 105ml Water.

Screen 33: Black SNG.

Screen N26: Black SNG (grey: not as much Black SNG used in mix).

Fabric: Muslin Cream.

Screen 33: Turquoise 4G.

Screen N26: Black SNG (grey: not as much Black SNG used in mix).

Fabric: Azeta.

Background Procion: 45ml Yellow MX3R, 30ml Water, 0.3 Turquoise MXG.

Screen 33: Black SNG.

Screen N26: Black SNG (grey: not as much Black SNG used in mix).

Fabric: Cotton. 

Backgound Procion: 5ml Turquoise MXG 60ml, Yellow MX3R, 20ml Water.

Screen 33: Black SNG. 

Screen N26: Buff Binder. Second image shows the affect of the puff binder better when exposed to heat.

Fabric: Cotton.

Screen 33: Green B, Yellow 2G.

Screen N26: Black SNG.

Fabric: Muslin.

Screen 33: Green B, Yellow 2G.

Screen N26: Black SNG (grey: not as much Black SNG used in mix)

Fabric: Habotai Silk Light.

Screen 33: Black SNG (grey: not as much Black SNG was used in mix).

Screen N26: Green B, Yellow 2G. Didn't print clear as I did not mix Pigment colour in correctly, therefore as seen in the image darker green came through in areas. 

Fabric: Devore Silk Viscoe.

Background Procion: 5ml Turquoise MXG, 60ml Yellow MX3R, 30ml Water.

Screen 33: Devore Paste.

This image to the left below is a closer image of the Devore affect. The image below to the right shows the affect of the Devore before I coloured it.  

This image below shows two of the colours I used frequently whilst sampling. The one to the left is my own mix Green B and Yellow 2G pigments mixed with binder. The one to the right is a pigment and binder mix I produced using a small amount of Black SNG and half liter jug of binder to create a light grey rather than a heavy black. 

I am genuinely really happy with all of the samples I have produced and they all went smoothly. For once there was no issues in the print room for me other than the screens I had. I love the green pigment I created as it suits and links to my relating sheet-work extremely well. Overall I feel everything has printed well, apart from a miss alignment of some screen placements. I stayed calm throughout this process which I feel is the reason I managed to get many well produced and printed samples; it is safe to say I have learnt from past mistakes of rushing in the print room. 

Health and Safety I carried out.

Heat Press:

• Temperature of 180 Degrees - Ensure bare skin is not touching in case of burns. Also to be careful when removing fabric as it will be hot. 
• Ensure the fabric isn't exposed to the heat press when closed without being sandwiched between the brown covers. 
• Heat press is set to 20 seconds - Make sure fabric is only there for 20 second and then removed to avoid burning it. 
• When using the heat press to quickly dry fabric and pigment printed ensure the fabric isn't too wet and make sure it is placed on newsprint to avoid damage to the metal plates. Only leave it under top plate do not close it, as wet fabric causes the heat press to scream. 

Hair is to be up:

• Avoids hair being burnt by heat gun.
• Avoids hair being caught in dyes and pigment mixes.

Pressure Washer;

• To be used appropriately - This means its only to be used in wash room where water has a sink to go down.
• Pressure is at appropriate setting, not too powerful as screen can break.
• Any spills form washer outside of wash room are to be cleaned up straight away to avoid slips.

Drying Cabinet:

• Cabinet can sometimes cause the screens to be hot therefore be careful not to burns hands/skin.
• Careful not to drop screens.
• Screens are placed in cabinet flat side upwards.

Sink Area;

• Spills (water, dyes, pigments) to be cleaned up to avoid slipping.

Cleaning Tables:

• Tables are dried to avoid damage to work and spills that can cause slipping.
• Any water/pigments/dyes are removed to avoid damage to tables, clothing and spills that may cause slipping. 

Heat Gun:

• Make sure heat gun is only exposed to the fabric with puff binder.
• Do not mess around - Do not point heat gun at fellow peers or to skin/clothing.
• Do not hold gun too close to fabric to avoid burning.