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FASHION DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY - CITS

Prepare fabric samples with stencil printing

At the end of this exercise, you will be able to:
• prepare fabric samples with stencil printing.

Requirements

Tools/Instruments
• Drawing Boards • Discarded X ray Films
• Paper Cutter • Pencils HB
• Stencil Cutting Knife • Pencil Eraser
• Scissors • Cotton Pads
• Razor Blades • Brushes in Different Sizes
• Metal Rulers • Fabric Paint
• Glass Sheet/Hard Card Board • Old tooth brush
• Photocopier machine • Fabric as required
• Table • Adhesive Tapes
• Iron Box • Thumb Pins
Materials • Clean Rags
• Old Newspaper
• Cartridge Sheet • Carbon Sheet
• Ivory Sheet • Tracing Paper
• Bond Paper • Cleaning Solvents like Spirit
• Thin Plastic Sheets • Water

Procedure

TASK 1: Prepare fabric samples with Stencil Printing
1 Select an appropriate Design. Use photocopier machine to enlarge or reduce the size of the design according
to the area of the surface. Otherwise, You can draw your own design on the cartridge paper.
2 Fasten the stencil material to the glass sheet or hard card board.
3 Transfer the outline of the design on a Stencil Material (Thin plastic Sheet/old X ray films) using a tracing paper
or a carbon paper.
4 Next Cut out the stencil carefully using stencil cutting knife. Try to make sharp cuts.
5 Place the old newspaper on the table and place the fabric sample on it.

6 Secure it with adhesive tapes in tight stretched stage.
7 Place the stencil on the fabric in a proper position and secure it properly with adhesive tapes.
8 Now, apply the fabric paint with the help of cotton padding or a painting brush or even a tooth brush.
9 Apply the paint evenly through the openings in the stencil.
10 Use different colours of paint as per the required design.
11 After the completion of the painting, remove the stencil from the fabric.

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CITS : Apparel - Fashion Design & Technology - Exercise 4