Printing linen technics

Linen made from 100% linen is entirely woven in a small family business in Portugal on these weaving looms so hypnotizing it is fun to watch in a loop.
The custom-made linen pieces are then fringed by hand and stopped by a linen seam.
The linen pieces are then sent to our workshop to be carefully washed to remove the primer, so that the ink bites the fabric the right way.

 

To develop her printed linen collections, Marisa, creator of the SIÈCLE Paris collections, manually creates stamps that allow her to print geometric patterns, fauna or flora, which she stages by partially or entirely covering the piece of linen.

Creation of the prototype: once some stencils were carved in wood, now in a more malleable silicone. Once the motif has been reproduced on a square of silicone, Marisa sculpts all the features in low relief, with specific tools. To finally create a decor with one or more stamps.

PAD PRINTING

Some models, such as cocktail napkins, are produced by the pad printing technique, other models are produced by the technique of screen printing.

 

SILKSCREEN PRINTING

Screen printing derives its name from silk, the material with which screens are made that serve as "stencils" for printing media. Screen printing is a very old and very flexible process, which lends itself to an infinite number of applications (printing on paper, on fabric, on clothing, on objects) and at different levels of production: artisanal, artistic, industrial. Using a squeegee, the paint must be forced through the silk screen. The printing inks are environmentally friendly non-toxic.

The prototype made with a stamp is then digitally transformed into a slap (formerly made of silk) pierced with small holes that will let the inks pass through to infiltrate the linen, following the decor rigorously.
Finishing: whether it is printed with a pad or silkscreen, the pattern is then fixed hot with an iron or an oven.

 

DYED LINEN

SIÈCLE Paris likes colors you will have understood it, and takes advantage of its marvelous quality of linen to make a complete range of napkins dyed in 25 colors. And also works a modified version of a traditional Japanese technique of shibori. The fabric is folded before dyed, which creates a painterly pattern. Each piece is unique and variations in design color, size and scale are both intentional and random.

CARE

Machine wash at 40 °, it is best to use a mild detergent. Do not use whitening agents as optical white or chlorine type. No need to soak our laundry before the first wash, it's already done. A natural drying or at moderate temperature simplifies ironing, ideal on a slightly damp cloth, upside down and with a good steam iron. Store flat and preferably protected from bright light to better protect colors.