The mushroom bag
The Mushroom bag project came out of an Elective workshop on Pattern Design I did at the Publication Station. The elective included designing patterns with a nature theme and printing them on fabric. The challenge included looking for relevant fabrics and experimenting with different print techniques.
Inspired by the results of my research, I decided to use one of the patterns I created to make a tote bag. You can follow the making process here.
The Process list
• pattern design • Looking for fabrics • Experimenting with different techniques o Laser cutting o Engraving (photo 1) o Plotter o Heat press(photo 2) o Screen printing (photo 3) o Embroidery
1. pattern design
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my pattern were based on images / I illustrated them myself. Used Illustrator to simplify / everything was created on Pro Create
2. Fabric Choices
• Made a simple sewing pattern for the bags by deciding the size must be 40 x 45 cm [--relation to tote bag?--]
• Looking for a way to screen print on a big piece of fabric (1,5 x 3m)
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• Making the pattern seamless on a big piece of fabric would have been very hard therefore I decided to cut the fabric in the pattern for the bags first.
5. Prepared a big print screen for fabric (maybe a link to preparing for screen printing)
6. I had two slightly different fabrics, a yellow soft synthetic one and a blue one that was more like a suede.
