Hello everyone! Meet our latest intern, Fiona - we've only had her with us for one week & clever lady that she is, has produced a fantastic repeat design! Have a look at her awesome project below..
xT
All the way from bonnie Scotland, on my solo travels across Oz, I approached Ink and Spindle to see what they get up to in their eco friendly and sustainable studio: having been out of the textiles game for a few years after studying the subject at Edinburgh College of Art, I decided it was time to see if this was the career path for me. I also wanted to learn more about how a small business works and what it takes to produce green textiles.
![Fiona's Design](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8642509714_3291b480a8_z.jpg)
During my time here I helped out Lara and Tegan with fabric cutting, screen washing, packaging etc and got to work on my own little printed project...
![Getting Creative](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8642511362_337a9930f6_c.jpg)
I started some floral, tropical designs inspired form my recent trip to Byron Bay. It was good to get back into designing again without the pressure of uni.
![Stencil](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8534/8642511060_68474b694d_c.jpg)
The challenge of this project was that it was going to be a stencil and in repeat, my biggest textiles fear. It looks simple but I was never able to get my head around this at uni, but perhaps a little more tuition on this would have helped!
![Screen printing](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8541/8641409689_331efdc738_c.jpg)
But with some help from the girls I had a repeat success!
When printing my design I learnt a lot of really useful tips which every screen printer should know, and using water based inks and organic materials was great: how it should be done.
![Repeat](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8642512212_0307443b2d_c.jpg)
It was good to see an ethical business succeed - giving hope for the rest of us!
![The Final Print](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8404/8641411311_eab4078055_c.jpg)
I had a great time; if you're interested in textiles/screen printing I'd recommend being an intern, they're both lovely and you would learn a lot!
Thanks girls,
Fiona x
8 comments:
A lovely fabric design!
Gorgeous print! :)
What a beautiful print! Well done for figuring out the repeat, you did a great job.
Love the print!
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Beautiful! I'd love to make a dress with this fabric, any plans to make some to sell???
Brilliant prints! Love bold lines and fabric. Got my eye on your next posts.
Wow! I love this fabric design. Great work Fiona. I'm sure you will go far in your textile career.
Thanks a lot!
your blog is very informative.
Keep it always updated.
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