Time to order the fabric! This was a little more complicated than I thought, but with some expert help from my mum, I think we made the right choice! I decided to use Printfab to print my design, as their website was very helpful and clear on the different fabric types available and had some useful tools to help get the perfect pattern.
I decided to buy their fabric samples pack just to make sure that the fabric type we got printed was right for the job. The 4 main contenders were Cotton Twill, Cotton Drill, Cotton Warp Satin, and Heavy Cotton Half Panama. In reverse order, the Half Panama was quite a thick, heavy fabric, with very defined stitches. The Warp Satin had a very smooth finish, which would be perfect for getting a crisp print of the design, but it had a slightly shiny finish to it. The Cotton Drill was a lighter than most, as the stitching is not as tightly packed as some of the others, however this left them very defined and rough. So, finally, we have the Cotton Twill, which is what we ended up choosing. This was also quite a lightweight fabric compared to the others, but compared to the Drill it had much finer stitches, so less defined ridges meaning smoother printing, and a nicer, more stable fabric.
The pattern we decided to use was a nice simple, collarless style, so 1 Linear Metre (140x100cm) was the amount of fabric. I scaled the pattern size down to 75% also, just to make it a little finer and more suitable for the Twill. Finally, I repeated the pattern in Half-Brick format, much like in the practice Photoshop version. to stop the buildings lining up with each other every single line.
Callum Falconer - Tradigital Artist 