Heat press for tops

I have chosen not to make it sewing top because My idea for my design was to make traditional fabric clothing they wear in movies and villages but try to make it more sttylist and more modren. SO I just made strips of long cloth organza fabrics. But this time instead of sying it I dceided to use heat press, visiting a technique I learnt about a year ago.

1. using printing papers and brush I coloured the papers, making sure to use different brush strokes. I aslo drew in my african pattern.
2. Took one of the colour papers to the heat press which was set to 180 degrees. So I moved it to the other side by using the heat press handle then placed my design underneath a silicon paper, put my design on the fabric making sure thhe colour is facing the fabric, I covered it with  the silicon paper like a sandwhich and brought the heat press around and pulled on the holder at the front all the way down and waited while it count from 30 secounds to 1, then beep.
3. Removed the cover along with the silicon covering the fabric and took out my design carefully and quickly as it was very hot
4. I repeated step one and two but this time I decided to add different recyled materials onto my cloth to make the deisgn look enviromental friednly and quite funky
5. I have used disyrees dyes to coloured in the papers. The colours came out really vibrant and bold which I wanted because when you think about AFrican you think about the hot weather. The sun is bright, organe and firry. 

Health and Saftey

make sure the lid is clamped shut correctly

Beware of stem when opening

do not touch the hot plate use the handle 

keep face hair away from the machine, if you do not your hair and face could burn.