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Wood block printing is a versatile craft which can be used to create both patterns and 'scenes'. Scenes are based on a theme and then the blocks ar...

Before you start printing any pattern, whether repeat or random, you'll need to plan out what you’d like to do on a piece of paper or test fabric f...

In our workshops, we don't tell people what to print! The tutor's role is to guide you to achieve what you want to print. At the start of the works...

Block lino printing is not about perfection. Uneven printing or spacing is part of the hand-made process. However, there are some common issues whi...

This blog article is about everything you need to get started with lino or wood block printing onto fabric. Hopefully we can clear up some of the c...

Florals began to be used in Indian textile design during the 12th century when Islamic influence was dominant. During the Mughal empire of North In...

Laura Ethel Larcombe (known as Ethel, 1876-1940) was a British illustrator, typographer and book cover designer. She was active in the late 19th ce...

Marion Dorn (1896-1964) was an American designer best known for her wall hangings, carpets and rugs. In her early career she was based in New York ...

Enid Marx (1902-1998) was a pioneering designer who mostly famously created  seating moquette fabric for London Transport. In the 1920s she was alr...

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) was a leading designer of abstract prints and patterns in the 1920s and 30s. She originally trained in Russia and German...

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1863-1933) was a Scottish designer and key figure in the ‘Glasgow style’ of the 1890s. She joined Glasgow School of ...

We’re loving Art Deco at the moment and looking at artists such as Raoul Dufy (1877-1953), who is best known as a painter but also had an influenti...