Flocking, foling and flittering

In a workshop we learnt new techniques that can be used on wallpapers; flocking, foiling and flittering. Flocking could be done in two different ways, either with loose fibres or flocking paper. With both techniques the design has to be screen printed with a flock adhesive using a larger weave screen, this has to then be left to dry. With the flock paper you place your paper with the flocking facing down into the heat press for 20sec and once cooled it is peeled off. It is then possible to create the reverse by putting it back into the heat press. The other way is to use the flock applicator, where you use loose flock fibres and then they are attracted to the paper by a charge. This is then put in the heat press to hold the fibres in place.

Foiling. Again this involves using screen printing to apply the adhesive to the paper, then followed by the heat press. It can also be used with photocopies by placing the foil on top of the photocopy and put in the heat press, it then sticks to the black outlines. The reversed can be created by applying bondaweb and then ironing the foil on to the top.

Flittering is like glitter but it is much finer so can be pulled through a loose weave screen, but an easier way is to screen print with the the binder and when it is still wet add the glitter to it. This can then be shaken off, if it is applied thickly it should stick. By then putting it in the heat press for about 1minute it should keep the glitter in place.