At our inaugural meeting we printed on fabric using rubber blocks, a modern substitute for linoleum, which is much harder to cut. The basic steps are to create a simple silhouetted design, transfer it onto the block, carve away what you don't want to print, ink the block with a brayer, press the block onto the fabric, and voilà! printed fabric.
Here is a sampling of what we made:
Maribeth Pomerantz made this incredible design of foxes and birds,
then repeated it for an all-over pattern.
Fran Duncan waltzed these jaunty espresso makers across her fabric.
Jen Smith repeated a seashell motif, connecting each print
to create a beautiful, almost abstract pattern.
Carleen Madigan repeated a beautifully simplified botanic print
across the edge of a towel. It's going to make a great Mother's Day gift!
Sarah Guare wins the cute award for these ladybugs crawling across her towels.
I printed a rooster motif onto vintage fabric that I'll sew into dish towels
once I add a bit of detail in other colors, like a sun and a swash of ground.
At bottom they hang in my office to dry.
then repeated it for an all-over pattern.
Fran Duncan waltzed these jaunty espresso makers across her fabric.
Jen Smith repeated a seashell motif, connecting each print
to create a beautiful, almost abstract pattern.
Carleen Madigan repeated a beautifully simplified botanic print
across the edge of a towel. It's going to make a great Mother's Day gift!
Sarah Guare wins the cute award for these ladybugs crawling across her towels.
I printed a rooster motif onto vintage fabric that I'll sew into dish towels
once I add a bit of detail in other colors, like a sun and a swash of ground.
At bottom they hang in my office to dry.
I find it interesting that we all brought similar fabric: new linen with a vintage tea-dyed hue, actual vintage cloth in a natural color, or flour-sack dish towels. Something is in the air!
Alethea Morrison, Creative Director
Alethea Morrison, Creative Director
3 comments:
i love it!! they are all great, esp your roosters! please show them finished too! so inspiring!
love!! definitely going to try it! ;)
I love the roosters! The foxes and birds are fabulous, too. But mostly, I love this simple idea of something I now really want to try. I love the idea of the "craft lab," too...what a lovely idea. Count yourself lucky to have other creative souls to be with and what wonderful things ya'll created. I will be having a solo lab to play with this real soon. Thanks for sharing!
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