Gold Foiling and Printing Fab Fabrics with Indian Block Stamps

Getting ready for my printing fabrics for patchwork and embroidery class.

Painted fabrics

'Just something a little different to get me going at the start of the year. I have been playing with printing my own designs on to fabric with a new class running alongside me to keep me on my toes. So far we have had one class and looked at roller printing and mono printing using acrylics. I am finding the girls in the class quite inspiring too as I am having to keep one step in front of them and already have heaps of ideas that I just don't have th time to exercute. Very frustrating in some ways but refreshing also.

Next month we are going to over print the work we did this class with hand made rubber stamps to add interest. 

Stamp it Red for Christmas

Oh we'll I can't put it off any longer. I have to join the rat race and do the run up to Christmas starting with a demo tomorrow for a group of ladies that I haven't come into contact with before. So my demo needs to be aimed at everyone from the complete beginner to the more experienced. 

I have gone for simple greetings cards, gif tags and tree decs through to a collage / montage of stamped images bedecked with sequins, ribbons and buttons. 

I hope that the ladies will have a go at stamping their own images  which they will then take home to decorate and finish as a card of dec.

I know I sound grumpy about the rat race leading up to Christmas but I do actually enjoy the simple things about home crafting and bringing a taste of textiles in simple techniques to a broad base of people some of which will achieve for the first time and become hooked and eager to learn more