Material Testing

I decided to do some material testing into the sort of fabric I want to print onto. From looking back at my market resarch I know I want to look into using silk because it was a very popular fabric in the shop. I also think silk is very appealing to my age group I am designing for because its a very expensive and rich looking fabric.

I first tested doing a few prints onto a very thin type of silk to see if it was the right sort of fabric. I decided to use any colour as I was sipy testing what works best on the fabric. The design I used to test on fabric I didnt actually end up using in my final ideas however it was simply used to do samples with.




















When pritning onto this fabric I found it quite challenging because its such a thin fabric its very hard to keep flat and ink smudges very easily. However the final finished look of the fabric is really nice because it flows really nicely and is a very soft material.

I then tried printing onto a fabric called Silk Satin which is a bit thicker than the last fabric. I found this was a lot easier to print onto and had a really nice finish to it:

I have decided to go ahead with this material because the overall finish looks very professional, expensive and would definitely appeal to customers. The material is also very delicate and flows nicely when worn.