Wednesday

Block Printing on Fabric

It took me quite a while to find out how to do block prints on fabric properly. It wasn't until I just asked a fellow Etsy seller how she had such good results on her tee shirts. Turned out I was using the wrong kind of roller and ink...that simple.


The trick is using a foam roller, and the ink that I was recommended is Jacquard Textile/Fabric ink. The typical fabric screen printing ink smudged and slid all over the place. The fabric ink lays down very nicely and leaves a rough transfer of the image, which looks cool and very handmade.

Process: I rolled the ink onto by block print design, then flipped it over on top of my fabric. In this case, I was printing on organic cotton and bamboo blend dinner napkins. I applied pressure to the block using a few scrap pieces of wood. I pressed as hard as I could for about ten seconds to achieve a good transfer. Here's a few pics of my morning printing session. Enjoy, and good luck with yours!






4 comments:

  1. feeling great to see such kind of outstanding stuff. i just loving it.
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  2. Never leave your breyer with the roller facing down. This will cause an indentation in the roller which will cause the ink to apply irregularly.

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  4. Absolutely its the learning that makes it so difficult once you know the tools and exact procedures you are in. Thanks to Etsy seller for letting you know it and we are glad of the results.

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