Thursday, April 1, 2010

Understanding the Dying Process in Fashion Design

One step of the process of becoming a fashion designer is in understanding the dying process that all fabrics go through to become the color that they are. Far too many people see fashion designers at work on their TVs and assume that all that they do is stand around with models deciding what looks best.

The fact of the matter is that Liz Claiborne studied art in Europe before entering the world of fashion design in New York and you can rest assured that one aspect of her art studies involved the study of fabrics and colors. In fact, you may have already noticed that some of the newer fashion designs that are appearing on the racks of clothing stores have some creative coloring aspects to them that were done with experimental dying techniques.

The first step to understanding the dying process is to get a good book on it and then read it. Next you will want to set up a table somewhere outside that you can get some actual hands on experience at. Don't even toy with the idea of dying fabrics in your home or apartment, because the dye splashes everywhere and it is impossible to remove from anything that it lands on.

Start with the cheap and easy to use cold water dyes that you can buy at your local art supply store and remember to pick up a few pairs of long rubber dish washing gloves while you are at it. Before you advance to dying t-shirts it is advisable that you cut your teeth on plain swatches of white cloth, because your first creations will inevitably end up in the trash can. Have fun and be creative and in time you will become more knowledgeable of the dying process and this knowledge you can carry with you on into the future.

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