However, this design felt as if it was missing something, I dip-dyed the bottom of the fabric to give a larger section of "block" colour across the bottom hem, and added a coloured band under the bust:
I would like to add some different textures into this though. I am sourcing a suitable suede to experiment with.
I began to experiment with block colour: having a simple dress shape in a solid colour with the smocked and printed fabric showing through:
After working on the colours of my repeat designs I reprinted these at A3 size. Although the colours were still not right, they were much better than before. I will use these samples to manipulate and experiment with, and will think about having these repeats printed onto paper rather than fabric for the final collection. I would rather have paper samples in correct colours than fabric in incorrect colours.
I hand printed four large (A1-A0) fabric samples using the acid dyes, ready to pleat, smock and manipulate. I aim to print of at least four of these a week. Although this does not sound like a large amount, these pieces are very labour intensive and time consuming, two prints can be completed in one day, which wil also need to be steamed and hand washed, and then worked upon in some way. I think four a week is realistic and achievable.
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