Printing on fabric

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Serving Dish: Stamping tea towels

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By Melanie and Jen, Redbook Magazine, on Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:07pm PDT

Last weekend, I played around with leaf printing and rubber stamps to create a few trials and figure out how I want the tea towels (or napkins) at my wedding to look. For what? Yes, I've come up with a new reason to use a stamp, and this one basically involves some Martha Stewart flour sack... Read More »

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Serving Dish: Printing with Lotta Jansdotter

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By Melanie and Jen, Redbook Magazine, on Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:03pm PDT

I recently had the privilege of attending a printing party at the studio of textile designer extraordinaire Lotta Jansdotter. It was beyond fun, and I was in craft heaven for the evening! She set up a large table with all the tools: strips of cotton fabric, fabric paint, linoleum block stamps, stencils, stippling brushes, sponges, and carved potatoes (yes I played around with potato printing!) All in all, the experience opened my eyes to how easy it is to create your own patterns on fabric. Really, truly, you can do it. The party brought to life a few of Lotta's incredibly inspirational (and doable) ideas in her new book, Lotta Prints. I just adore the simple, organic vibe of Lotta's aesthetic.

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