Last Call for Block Printing on Fabric!

4/25/2013

Please let me know ASAP if you are interested in attending the fabric printing workshop this Saturday.

Block Printing on Fabric: Design and Print a Unique Spring Scarf
Saturday, April 27, 3 - 6 p.m., $60, materials included.

Carve your own unique design into soft rubber, then use fabric inks to print the design on a jersey-knit scarf.* Participants walk away with a hand-carved stamp, for continued use on fabric or paper, and two block-printed scarves that are ready to wear after a quick iron.

*Feel free to bring additional fabrics to print on as well!

All experience levels welcome!

2 Comments

Sharri LaPierre link

4/27/2013 03:47:11 am

How are you applying the ink to the block? I bought some Versatex for my prayer flag project, but could not get it to where I could use a brayer. Do you use a modifier? I've painted it to the block with a sponge brush before, but this was too large a project for that!

Amanda

4/27/2013 11:00:43 pm

Hi Sharri,
I used the versatex inks as well. I could not get enough traction with a regular brayer, so I used a sponge roller, like a brayer with a spongy surface, and that worked pretty well. I'm hoping to try it on a larger block soon.
Hope this helps!
Amanda

Amanda

I'm a woodblock printmaker who is committed to a non-toxic (or less toxic) art practice. I started out as a painter but found my way to printmaking through a love of paper and process. I seem to be falling for papermaking in the same way. I went to Syracuse University, where I studied painting (BFA) and museum studies (MA). I am a Resident Artist at the Howard County Center for the Arts. My husband Christian and I live in Baltimore with our two beautiful children. This blog is for posting works-in-progress and new works, as well as a few creative projects I've done with my kids.

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