I have a lot of textured plates that I have etched for rolling in the mill, but often I don’t want to roll a piece of metal that big all of that one design. The background is textured and the design is smooth. What I liked about the paper on the metal ( as opposed to the paper on paper) is the metal is smooth and the paper part is textured for a nice contrast on the finished piece.) The stencil (see below) also gives this contrast but it is the opposite. Photo above shows plate and the silver I rolled with it. I got glue on the metal and it too created a subtlety of texture. If you use a fairly permanent glue the paper will stay on offering additional rollings ( most paper plates are finished with one use). I cut the shapes out of a heavy stock paper and glued it to a heavy gauge sheet of red brass. The first sample above shows a variation on a ‘paper plate’. In this post I am offering some suggestions on texturing metal using the rolling mill. This requires a lot of different surface patterns. While a brocase essentially is a jacquard fabric, we have used these 2 terms on our website to distinguish between which fabrics could use used either side and which are one sided.As stated in a previous post I love to make hollow forms.

When we have used the term jacquard, the back of the fabric is normally a reverse of the design on the face so it could potentially be utilised on both sides, where as brocades generally have a very distinguishing face to the fabric, with the back not as presentable as the face.

What's the difference between an jacquard fabric and a brocade fabric?

Being a designer remnant means that we have a finite amount available (which will vary from roll to roll) and once it has sold out it is normally gone forever- so don't hesitate if you were planning to purchase more, as it may not be around next time you visit. By purchasing these fabrics, you're helping to lower the waste and environmental impact the production of textiles and clothing has on the environment. All of the jacquards & brocades in this category have come to The Remnant Warehouse as designer remnant rolls from designers who had excess stock at the end of their production run.

Rolling mill texture metal brocade