To start the process a fabric screen had to be exposed with the type design. After this alignment by eye proved to be a challenge test prints were produced at first and then onto the cut fabric. The cloth had to be aligned to the screen by eye and then slowly brought down onto the vacuum bed.
The tests were done using both gold and silver foil, the choice of foil was down to the overall theme of the publication to look, niche, luxurious and elegant. Both colours worked well on the dark background and contrasted to draw in the eye but the gold was the better choice to show wealth.
The test pieces worked but there were spaces around the type that picked up a small amount of foil this is due to the glue spreading and the fabric having an adhesive quality to it. For the final the foil was cut much smaller to make sure less would appear around the main design.
The type was aligned correctly and only a bit was left outside of the writing which showed up in some light but was not noticeable without looking for it. The design felt more hand produced rather than using a machine.
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