Hear more about the Print and Dye facilities
The Heat Press, Print and Dye workshops focus on developing fabric designs, through colour, pattern and texture, using screen print, heat transfer (both traditional and digital) and dyeing (including yarn dyeing). A wide variety of media is available to use, producing textiles for fashion garments, wallpapers and furnishing fabrics.
Our workshops are accessed by inducted students on the BA Fashion and BA Textile Design courses, as well as Graduate Diploma in Fashion, MA Fashion and MA Material Futures.
Equipment:
- 4 heat transfer presses and a rotary press
- Fume cabinets, induction hobs and dye vats
- Steamers and baking cabinets
- Light boxes and cutting mats for artwork preparation
- Washing machines, spin dryers and tumble dryer
- Screens with 43TW mesh for sampling and repeat printing
- Range of pigments, inks and dyes
- 55 metres of print tables, for both repeat and placement printing
- Screen drying cabinets and screen exposure units
- Wash out bays with pressure washers and gentle hoses
Looking to a more sustainable future, the print and dye workshops will gradually move towards a lower dependency on synthetic and chemical-based dye and print media, developing more sustainable and organic natural dye and print colour systems, to work with our current processes
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June Fish
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Naturally dyed fabrics, Annie Fisher, BA Textile Design
Story: Regenerating print and dye at CSM
Find out more about the Print and Dye workshop's growing library of plant-based dye and print options, with a natural Indigo dye that is not only non-toxic, it’s safe enough to drink.