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William Morris was aware of the pattern designs of India and spent much time browsing the collections at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&...

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...

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...

There are lots of exciting things happening for Zena & Rose this year. Here are the highlights to look forward to: Winter Our India trip is fas...

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...

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...

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...

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...