A typical Fabric Workshop
The Fabric Printing Workshops starts gently with a coffee, whilst we explain the schedule for the day. The lino, the cutting tools and the special fabric inks are ready to use.
A repeat pattern with a tile shaped stamp by this course participant. Two blues were used in a painterly way.
The participants begin by creating a design that would be suitable to carve from their lino stamp. The design is then transferred with tracing paper onto the lino and the cutting out is begun.
Once the lino stamp is ready, the ink is rolled onto the lino stamp with a small roller and then the stamp is pressed onto the fabric. The ink only sits on the lino stamp where it has not been carved. All carved areas remain the colour of the fabric once printed!
The stamp was cut into a flower shape and printed randomly.
Some course participants choose to make a random pattern, but others choose to use repetition in a more structured way. All colour and design choices are their own.
The ink takes about a week to cure. No ironing is needed with Speedball Fabric Inks and the fabric will be colour fast but using high temperatures when washing the fabric is not recommended. The course participants are then able to take their stamps and printed fabric with them. The fabric can be then made into lampshades, cushion covers, bags etc!
Ali’s Hand-printed Fabrics
I have added a few examples of my own fabric printing items. Below is a hand-printed table runner I made, depicting typical Dutch houses with a nod to Delft’s beautiful blue and white ceramic ware.
And a group of test pieces that I made recently.
This is a cushion I made from hand-printed fabric, which you can see being printed in the short video below.
