Abbotsford 3

 

After conversations with Philip At Turnbull Prints, we decided to try out a couple of new methods or techniques. The first was to see if we could print two layers of threads at once. So a warp was folded over and screens laid on top. This wasnt successful in terms of colour penetration and there was too much movement in the threads, although the effects werent appropropriate, interesting marks and patterns were created.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was having a few problems with the dyes clogging up the warp threads during weaving. So it was suggested I try using mercerised cotton rather than raw. This worked extremely well, carried the colour better and soaked up the dye more evenly. Breakages were still occuring but not as much as previously.

 

 

We also spotted faint stipes in the background of some shaow tissue samples from the archive so I decided to try this too. Stripes were evenly and randomly spaced.