Tedious Part of My Job
I'm not really good at stretching screen on the frame... maybe it just needs years of practice for me... At least my dog takes away my stress :)
Printing
Planning, Preparing and Printing
More printing for some custom orders. It's the screen for "Tatami" design. This is a sort of my "mood board" as of today. You could probably find some ori…
My Favourite Bit
The other day I was looking for a right "red" for order from BUK & NOLA. It's always fun to do this kind of job :)
Fingers Crossed
Today I decoated a screen and mended the wooden frame. I could never get rid of this ghostly mark... annoying...!!! This is photo-emulsion I use, it's from Germany. Getting a…
Because Nobody Else Does It For Me
Before I started today's printing, as I walked into my studio, I felt "something has to be done about it..." and I spent the whole morning just to tidy up the studi…
Efficiency For A Change
I've been searching for a way to make the same colours in less time and recently I've been getting better at it! Although it's a lot more fun to find a beautiful co…
Yes, It’s Coming!
As I posted on this blog earlier, the screen for my "Bloom" design had some problems but I've had quite a lot of requests for making items with this pattern, so now…
Tedious But Important
The photo-emulsion coating of "Tatami" design screen was too thin and I found a lot of pinholes the other day... it is very important to make a good screen, my "tri…
Happy Time
One of the best moments of my work, to me, is rolling up fabrics which are newly designed, printed and ironed!
Re-Design Classic Pattern
I have always wanted to print a simple "stripe" pattern but repeating a long line with seamless joints is technically very difficult (for me, at least). And I also wante…
My Screen and UV Light Box
This is my screen for "Mari" design and UV light box to process the screens. I use this home made light table to expose emulsion-coated screens to UV light. It can proce…
What Is Your Favourite?
The teal seems to be the most popular colour in my Etsy store. So I printed more of teal fabric today - why not :)
Problematic Bloom Screen
Putting the screen on UV light table to make the surface durable for printing.
Printing Fresh
I printed a new colour to make a cushion cover. I have chosen this strong pink to cheer myself up on this cold day with grey sky.