Surface design techniques

1. SURFACE DESIGN
TECHNIQUES
Submitted by
Akshay Sharma
B.Sc. Fashion Technology
+ 2yrs Advance Diploma

2. I am deeply thankful to all those who help me to complete my project.
I am thankful to our mentors been the part of my hard work to complete the project.
AKSHAY SHARMA
B.Sc. Fashion technology +
2yrs. Advanced Diploma in Fashion technology
AKNOWLEDGEMENT

3. Surface Design Technique
Once fabric has been constructed. It can be altered with the application of different kind of surface treatment. Patterns
,color and texture can be added to fabric through such treatment. Techniques include print, embroidery, fabric
manipulation, smocking, quilting , patchwork etc.
It is important to consider the type of techniques that best suits the fabric you are working with .a loose woven fabric
would be suitable for drawn work, whereas a tight woven fabric with no pile is the easiest to print on , it is important to
consider the function & properties of fabric.
Foe ex. Some techniques might be interesting as a sample but might not be applicable to fashion garment deconstructing
its structure perhaps through drawn and heavy as a resulting of too much embellishment, whether the fabric can be
successfully worn again, whether it can be washed or dry-cleaned, it is good idea to test a sample of the fabric you are
creating by finding a dry- cleaner who is willing to trial small sample for you.

4. Print
Print can be applied to a fabric through the technique of screen, block, roller, mono, hand or digital printing, pattern, color and
texture can be achieved by printing with a variety of media, including pigment, dye, fock or glitter.
Block printing
Block printing is one of the earliest form of painting.
A design is applied to a hard material. E.g. wood,
lino or rubber. Via embossing or by cutting into
surface, this block than be coated with ink and
applied to the fabric with pressure to form an imprint.
In 1834 Louis Jerome Perrot invented the
mechanization of woodblock printing allowing
multicolored design to be printed
Hand Painting
Hand painting is made directly on to the fabric using
one of a no. of tools, such as brushes and sponges
hand painting gives a hand made feel to a piece of
Fabric, but can be slow process for producing a long
length fabric.
Printing

5. Roller printing
The flat copperplate printing process was introduced
in 1770’s making the printing at large repeat with fine
engraved details possible. They were mainly one color
with extra color introduced through hand- block
printing or hand coloring.
Flock, gliter or foil
Fabric can also be printed with glue then heat-
pressed with flock paper. The flock, adheres to
the glue ,creating a raised “felt effect, gliter and
foil can be similarly applied to produce special
effect.
Printing

6. Screen Printing
Screen printing requires a design, ink and a’
silkscreen’ that is ,a piece of silk stretched evenly
across a frame . The first step is to make a stencil of
the design, which is applied to the screen, blocking
the silk so the ink can only pass through the positive
area of the design. The screen is placed on the fabric
and the ink is pulled through the screen evenly with
the squeegee, leaving a printing image on the fabric.
The print is then fixed on to the fabric with heat so
that it will not wash off. The silk- screen process was
used far back as 17th century. Nowadays the silk
screen is made from tougher, nylon, polyester mesh
and the stencil is processed using photographic
emulsion
Puff
When printed & heated the ink expand on the
surface of the fabric Expantex is a brand of a
chemical that produced on embossed effect
on fabric and has a rather rubbery texture 3D
qualities can be achieved by printing puff on
the back of fabric that are light or drape well .
The puff distort the fabric creating 3
Printing

7. Assignment
Chinese print African print

8. Assignment
Chevron

9. Assignment
Contemporary Print

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25. Tie & Dye
Tie-dye is a modern term invented in the
mid-1960s in the United States for a set of
ancient resist-dyeing techniques, and for the
products of these processes.
The process of tie-dye typically consists of
folding, twisting, pleating, or crumpling fabric
or a garment and binding with string or
rubber bands, followed by application of
dye. The manipulations of the fabric prior to
application of dye are called resists, as they
partially or completely prevent the applied
dye from coloring the fabric.
More sophisticated tie-dyes involve
additional steps, including an initial
application of dye prior to the resist, multiple
sequential dye and resist steps, and the use
of other types of resists (stitching, stencils)
and discharge.

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31. FASHION SHOW
KALEIDOSCOPE - 2016
An another project based on surface design
techniques was undertaken during our study
program to learnt the method of Tie & Dye a lots of
ways of tying was master and based on this learning.
We created a collection using techniques Shibori.
The collection Showcased at kaleidoscope-2016

34. Thank you
Akshay Sharma
B.Sc. Fashion Technology +
2yrs advance diploma