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| digital print cost sheet |
This week we finalised our collection of prints by carefully selecting work which we felt created a balanced choice of colour. I have not had the opportunity to digitally print at MMU before, so it has been a learning experience for myself in how the digital print system operates. We spoke to Colin before printing about colour formats and calculating the shrinkage equation we would need for our cotton prints. We initially sent a strip of small test prints of a variety of images to check if RGB or LAB would print best. LAB came back the most vibrant.
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| 4m of digital prints |
As we wanted prints at 45cm x 45cm we printed them at 47.75cm width and 46.85cm height. Since we generated Photoshop images at 45cm x 45cm we then had to distort the image slightly so it would shrink to the dimensions we wanted. The prints have come out well, but on 5 of the squares there are unsightly, noticeable red lines from the printer. We asked Collin about this and asked if it was possible for a reprint; he wasn't that helpful about it, but finally agreed to reprint the 5 images just at the cost of the fabric. We are disheartened by this as it was the machines mistake which we are having to pay double for now and still awaiting completion of our 24 bandanas. In future these are factors I will have to consider when printing, and giving myself more time for printing would be wise.
We have started thinking about finishing and as I'm inducted on the over-locker, tried out both the 4 thread and 3 thread machine. The 3 threaded machine finishes much neater which we think looks much more refined. I have been playing about with different coloured threads opposed to just white which I think ultimately make the bandanas pop, and the added colour is more playful and youthful. I hope to try out the baby over-locker next week as I think it will give a much cleaner finish.
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| overlocked finishing |
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