The business of textile design

In the history of printing on textiles and particularly in the often-opposed contexts of profit and enviromnental concern, a question rarely asked is why print on textiles Print is rarely necessary for the function of the fabric however, the answer might simply be that we print because we can, and that these skills developed because print adds 

Once the print is designed, there are three principles, each available via various methods, for the rendering of pattern on cloth  

Patterns must be appropriate in style but also to the relevant sector childrenswear may require smaller motifs for use with the proportionally smaller pattern pieces and bab3fwear often features novelty prints. 

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