Exploring dyeing methods: colour and pattern creation
I can experiment with dyeing and stencil printing techniques to create a patterned fabric design.
- Year 11
Exploring dyeing methods: colour and pattern creation
I can experiment with dyeing and stencil printing techniques to create a patterned fabric design.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists simplify designs into bold motifs so they can be cut and used as stencils.
- Combining dyed backgrounds with stencil printing allows artists to create layered, textured effects.
- Combining printing with resist techniques helps control where dye or ink is absorbed, adding contrast.
Keywords
Stencil - a cut-out shape used to apply paint or dye in a specific pattern
Dyeing - adding colour to fabric by soaking it in dye
Resist - a method that prevents dye from colouring certain parts of the fabric
Common misconception
All dyeing methods colour fabric evenly across the whole surface.
Different dyeing methods produce different effects, techniques like dip-dyeing, tie-dye, or resist create uneven or patterned results, while immersion dyeing can give a more uniform colour.
Equipment
Paper, card, craft knife, cutting mat, white cotton, inks or dyes, paintbrushes , bowls, silk screens, squeegies, printing inks.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is dyeing?
Q2.Fabrics can absorb dye so that the colour soaks into the ...
Q3.Match the material to its source:
Q4.Which of these can be used to make patterns when dyeing fabric?
Q5.Primary colours can be mixed to create secondary colours like ...
Q6.Match the subject to how dyeing links with it:
