Technical Considerations For Surface Pattern Design

A 21 minute Technical Tutorial from ao textiles, that takes you through the exciting prospects when using natural colour for textile surface design. The team behind the studio - Karen Spurgin, Penny Walsh and Emma D'Arcey - with their bundle of expertise introduce you to stitching and printing techniques that can support a unique product, while utilising waste or found ingredients, and subsequently sustaining local livelihoods. Karen and Emma also introduce their respective projects in the heritage and conservation of barkcloth, and research of scaling agricultural waste for natural colour.

There is a part one, with additional technical considerations on using natural colour at scale, with a focus on homewares and furnishing fabrics. Find that here.