Last weekend, the Melange Mode team got a chance to get crafty and flex our creative muscles. We had the opportunity to take a free screen printing workshop at Textile Art Center with Tachi Tachi, a innovative printing company started by Hannah Schultz and Anne-Marie Lavigne.
Our class was lead by Hannah, as she talked the introductory class through the basics of techniques, materials and an understanding of stencils and layering.
We loved Hannah's head to toe outfit as well!
We love the overall design of the Textile Art Center, its inspiration around every corner!
Lets get started!
We start our design on paper using a ruler, then use an X-Acto knife to cut out the stencil.
We selected our paint, taped the stencil into the screen printing frame and laid it out on fabric to test it
We were happy with the test, so we are ready for the real thing! We place the screen frame on our tote bag, lay the paint and use the Squeegee to push the paint onto the bag. We iron it to set the paint and we are done! We love our new tote bags! Thanks Hannah and Textile Arts Center!
Textile Arts Center is located on 26 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011
