Cloth Printing Workshop using hand carved wooden blocks, sponge and lino cut stamps.
We will be creating pattern and texture on cloth you can later use to make quilt or garments or whereever your imagination flies.
Our theme will focus on motifs from the Australian Bush but the ideas are applicable to any motifs.
Bring your own well washed cloth to use- suggested 3 m and 2 or 3 smaller lengths for test prints. I will have a pile of khadi [hand spun, hand woven cloth] available, too.
The wooden blocks and lino stamps are ready to use, we will cut sponge stamps as part of our prep to print.
I will have stamps available to use, we will cut sponge stamps together, and will supply ink for printing.
Supplied
Wooden blocks, lino and sponge stamps to use
Printing ink
Please Bring
- Cloth natural fibre- Well washed and ironed. 2 or 3 smaller pieces [1m -ish] for test pieces. A longer piece or pieces 3 m- to print up. I suggest 3 m but if you have a top or dress etc in mind bring sufficient to make it.
- Rubber gloves if you need them, ink scrubs off
- Apron or wear old clothes
- Few interesting leaves if you have some
- Cloth/rag to wipe your hands and the table down
- Towels or blanket to give your table a bit of padding.
- NEWSPAPER- in case weather is soggy so we might need to iron fabric dry- we do that sandwiched in newspaper
How much cloth- well there is never enough, and it really depends on you- some people like
to go slow and some fast. You have a table and time to explore.
