I was printing onto some Chiffon material this week for Helen Jessup a local painter. It was an image that needed to be converted to halftone dots and then exposed to a screen. To help the ink sit on the chiffon I made an underlay of cotton which had nearly as much of the image printed on it as the chiffon. Extra care was needed when lifting the screen as the material lifted with it and the a big risk of smudging. All went well and I finished with two copies ready for Helen to use in her next project.
The Screen with image ready for printing
Two complete images on the chiffon with an underlay image on the printing board.
Halftone dots, screen mesh and weave of the fabric all add a different texture to the image.