Creative Spring projects
February 21, 2024
Inspired by Spring, we've used wood block printing to create some colourful botanical art works on fabric and paper. If you like these projects, wh...
What is Indian block printing?
January 31, 2024
In January 2024, our founder Joanna headed to Jaipur in India to visit traditional wood block printing workshops. This is where we met the artisans...
Creating bespoke upcycled bags
December 12, 2023
Since plastic bags were banned in the UK, we've all got lots of fabric bags hanging about. That's great for the environment but sometimes they're n...
Christmas wood block printing
November 29, 2023
Here are a couple of fun craft ideas to try for Christmas!
A drawstring bag makes an lovely present in itself but also works as a gift bag. Here i...
Creating a scene with wood block printing
November 22, 2023
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...
Wood block printing patterns
November 15, 2023
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...
Wood block printing workshops
November 8, 2023
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...
Troubleshooting block lino printing onto fabric
November 1, 2023
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...
Equipment for lino and wood block printing onto fabric
October 25, 2023
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...
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