Flocking, Foil transfer, puff binding

During this workshop I was introduced to 3 ways of printing normally used on textiles: flocking, foil transfer and puff binding.

The above photo shows a result of flocking. I used it first and then added screen printed white lines. There was uncertainty how screen print would work on a thick layer of flock, but it printed very well.

I made few more attempts, playing with different colours:

Yellow flock on blue paper would reflect light very playfully when moving angles-it would be reflecting light either on paper, or on flocked leaves, creating a very interesting dynamic. I could possibly use this effect on those elements of my design which will be a part of 3d installation.

I might incorporate flocking into wallpaper design. It would have to be hand printed then. I wanted to handmade my design for the wall paper and then have it scanned and printed digitally. Using flocking would mean applying it manually on the whole length of wallpaper. Maybe I could make this a premium quality design on the top of the initial one(digitally printed only).

The next technique I attempted was foil transfer:

Foil printed a little bit creased, which was caused by paper shrinking under hot press. It created an interesting effect, but to avoid it, paper should be hot pressed before foil printing. I put screen print on the top of it. I like how foil brings sparkle to the design, but due to the laboursome nature of this print, I would only consider it for a premium version of the wallpaper. I could use it for my design for 3d installation, especially when it would flicker even more with the movement of the mobile, hung up elements.

Last technique I tried was puff binding, but for some reason it wouldn't work neither on paper, nor on fabric:

The green and red areas were meant to puff up under hot air, but they remained unchanged. Later on it turned out that manufacturer put a different substance in the puff binding tub. I can return to this technique in January when studios will be available for other than fashion students again.