​amy mclellan
Secondary Visual Arts Teacher - Specializing in Fashion and Textiles
Sticky Tape Stencil Project
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Create a stencil pattern onto your fabric and use either fabric dye or bleach to highlight the shapes. You can make rigid geometric patterns or more organic shapes.
Apply the sticky tape directly onto the dry fabric and overlapping sticky tape is easier to peel off later. I have used bleach onto colored 100% cotton as it allows me to wash it time and time again.
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This idea could be applied to:
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VCE STUDIO ARTS - Experiment making your own fabric for Final Artworks
VCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN - Background Textures
VCE PRODUCT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - Fabric Print
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Sample images created by Amy McLellan
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Screen Printing Project
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Use Adobe Illustrator to create a one color screen print. These examples were barrel screen printed but digitally printed fabric can also look striking in one colour.
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This idea could be applied to:
VCE STUDIO ARTS - Experiment making your own fabric for Final Artworks
VCE PRODUCT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - Fabric Printed for final product
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Sample images/products created by Amy McLellan
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Arashi Shibori
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Arashi Shibori is one of the quickest and easiest types of shibori to create on your own fabric.
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This idea could be applied to:
VCE STUDIO ARTS - Experiment making your own fabric for Final Artworks
VCE PRODUCT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - Fabric Printed for final product
VCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN - Background Textures or if you are looking at Fashion to at to your Croquis designs.
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Sample images/products created by Amy McLellan
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Click Here for an Arashi Shibori Youtube Tutorial
Further resources, for teachers
Click Here for Schema 7-12 Product Design Technology - TEXTILES
Click Here for an Intro to Textiles Product Design Technology
Unit 2 - Outcome 1