DVD & BOOK REVIEW: BREAKDOWN PRINTING BY CLAIRE BENN & LESLIE MORGAN

In my review about Tray Dyeing, I said that there were other Committed To Cloth publications, more worthy of your money.  Breakdown Printing is it.

Breakdown printing, in its simplest form, is laying colour onto a screen, letting it harden, then removing it onto fabric, using paint, printing paste, discharging agents etc.  If you are just starting out along the surface design route, this would be an excellent first DVD to watch.  Claire takes you through why certain chemicals are used and how to mix them.  When I was making print paste by myself, I could't clearly see how it should look when first mixed and how runny or solid it should be when used.  This DVD clearly shows these sort of things.  The dvd also takes you through preparing your screens and cleaning them up at the end, as well as useful tools.  There are clear demonstrations on how to do the screening and the information and advice are really useful.  I can't wait to get started!

The DVD is available from Committed to Cloth for £14.50 and $25.20 from Dharma.  I recommend this as a really useful resource for your book/DVD library.