Positively Fishy

You are probably wondering what this is unless you are familiar with screen-printing. It is a peek at my film positive for a new fish fabric design.



The design was done to scale in Adobe Photoshop and then digitally printed onto film. The film is required for permanently exposing the image onto the screen using a photo-emulsion process. The area that is now black will correspond to what is screen-printed. As I am using a large screen for this print, I have had to cut and very precisely tape together my digitally printed films that were not big enough otherwise.

It is unusual to have such a vast screen-printed area but as I am choosing to print onto undyed, organic cotton fabrics, it will allow me to produce printed eco fabrics in any colour I choose. It also means that interior designers will be able to have custom-printed colours. To keep the fabrics environmentally-friendly, we use Permaset Aqua inks that are solvent-free and water-based.

I am mixing and testing ink colours today and will have the screen ready to print by the end of the week. It's always exciting when we have a new design to screen-print!

Coordinating Fabrics

New products have been listed in the Thea & Sami on-line store and will continue to be updated throughout the week.



My favourite fabric at the moment is our 'Marguerite' design hand-printed on this beautiful yarn-dyed, woven organic cotton.



Also offered unprinted, this limited-edition, organic fabric in Mocha is available for purchase exclusively from Thea & Sami.



The Navy and White printed "Marguerite" linens, used for our tablecloths, are also newly listed.

 

You can coordinate any of the printed linens with the unbleached natural linen at the excellent price of $35 AUD per metre. This price includes free postage within Australia (not applicable to wholesale orders). This is a lovely medium weight linen suitable for both homewares and apparel and can be used in many projects.

All of these fabrics are machine-washable.  As with all our fabrics, swatches are available for preview.  The cost of swatches are deducted from future fabric orders.

Check our on-line store for the new Mushroom Print hemp/organic cotton canvas bags and & craft kits.