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We are really excited to have Laura Boswell visit us to teach a Japanese Printmaking Workshop in September (this course is now full. Give us a call or email if you would like to put your name down on the waiting list. We will see if we can persuade Laura back for another workshop!) Learn …
Printing onto fabric is one of our specialties here at Handprinted. We like to come up with easy ways in which fabric can be printed in a small space at home with minimal mess and equipment. One such way we have been playing with recently is printing using a square piece of lino. From …
This week we are introducing you to the beautiful work of Jenny McCabe. Learn her inspiration, working methods and motivation here: Hi my name is Jenny and I live in Lancaster with my 2 children and husband. I have been an artist all my life – I started a degree in fine art in …
Safeprint is a thin piece of polystyrene block that is a quick and easy way of making a relief print. You don’t need lino tools to carve it, just a pencil! For this reason, it’s brilliant to use with children and in schools. If you haven’t tried it before, give it a go – it’s …
This is an easy method for two colour block printing on fabric that doesn’t require a computer at all so grab your pencil case and have a go: ...
This week we’re staying local with Chichester based, surf obsessed Jonny Schofield telling us all about his exciting new venture: Gnarly Tree Clothing I’m Jonny Schofield founder of Gnarly Tree Clothing. I source ethically and sustainably made clothing and screen print original designs on it. I’m passionate about making responsible clothing more accessible and making …
Here is a selection of work created in our studio throughout 2015. Have a look at our courses if you fancy joining us in 2016. Happy New Year!
This is a very simple and easy Christmas project. Just whip out your screen, grab an old cardboard box and a squeegee and within half an hour you’ll have this handmade stunner for the top of your tree. Start by drawing your star shape on a piece of leftover cardboard. Any size is fine, …
Modern Botanics has an aesthetic that we can’t get enough of here at Handprinted. Meet the maker behind the lovely prints: Mirta Tyrrell. Her story is truly inspirational. I’m Mirta, I’m an illustrator, print-maker and maker and I live on the banks of Lake Como (Italy) in a tiny village. I’m nearly 40 years …
You may have seen Zeena at the Handmade Fair or Handmade Christmas Fair this year or even taken part in one of her workshops! If not, it’s about time you meet Zeena Shah! Hello! I’m a Printed Textile Designer & Maker based in East London. I screen print and sew a collection of textile …
This Meet the Maker post is all about the fabulous Arati Devasher! Arati’s work is beautiful and we are so pleased to be able to share her work and techniques with you: I’m a book designer by profession and an artist by inclination… the structure required by book design can be restricting so it’s …
This month we are meeting the fabulous duo behind hello DODO! We love their work and are so thrilled to be able to chat to them about it: Hello! We are Ali & Jam AKA hello DODO, playful printmakers and designers from sunny Brighton. We met at university over 10 years ago (eeek) where Jam …
If you’re a lover of relief printing (or would like to be) but squeezing little prints through a press isn’t your thing, here’s an idea for block printing that’s a little different: We recently got hold of a couple of lovely old chairs that were in need of a little TLC. We’re using a piece …
There is so much that you can do with Versacraft Ink Pads. You can use them to print on paper, shrink plastic, polymer clay, wood, porcelain, leather and fabric. Our latest project for these versatile ink pads is colour blending. Here’s how we used Mastercut andVersacraft to make a printed tea towel: Start by drawing …
Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking method that involves scratching an image into a plate with a pointed tool. These lines create a burr that holds ink, meaning that the print reveals the drawing. Intaglio printmaking is the opposite of relief printmaking as it is the positive marks that are printed rather than the areas that are left behind...
We have another feature in this month’s Making Magazine! You can find it on pages 9 – 11 of the July 2015 issue. We used MasterCut to carve two blocks and printed them with Versacraft Ink Pads onto fabric. The fabric was then made into a beautiful tote bag by Emma Herian! You can find …
The reduction lino cut is a method of block printing in which each colour layer is taken from the same block. More lino is removed from the block for each layer and each colour is printed on top of the last. This means that an entire edition must be printed in one go – once...
Our studio at Handprinted has been buzzing recently – we’ve had screen printing classes, dyeing sessions and social groups with plenty of cake. Valentine’s Day presents have been printed, T-shirt businesses launched and duvet covers given a new lease of life. Here’s a little update on one of the lovely projects made in our studio …
‘Screen Printing at Home’ by Karen Lewis, is a new comprehensive guide to screen printing onto fabric from the comfort of your kitchen table. Karen, a textile designer and maker, began printing textiles as a way of making her work more identifiable as her own. You can find her gorgeous printed fabric panels at www.karenlewistextiles.com. …
We’ve always know that our dog Fletcher is a one off but we didn’t realise that he had hidden talents!
