It was very exciting to be printing on tea-towels and canvas bags, and how professional the designs looked too. There is nothing like a functional piece of fabric on which you can admire your creative splurge.
We were using speedball speedy carve or the 'pink stuff' as it's known as with lino cutters. It cuts like a dream so it's really easy to work with. We then used a combination of acrylic paint with some fabric medium and stamp ink pads that adhere to fabric once you heat set with an iron.
I think that I'll be running this workshop again soon, such was the enthusiasm for the whole thing. I for one am addicted to printing whether on paper or fabric.
Check out the processes involved below, from inspiration to creating the block for printing and then the printing process itself.
I also foraged my neighbours' garden for leaves and we used them to create prints with. Simple yet effective...
