Textile printing

'pisa' textile design by maresca textiles Inspiration for Block Printing

Fabric block printing workshops are offered at my studio in Boston. My hand block printed textiles featuring my hand-designed geometric patterns are available for purchase in my online shop. Ask me about corporate and private printmaking workshops custom designed to meet your needs.

Welcome to block printing heaven, thanks to our friend Arounna from bookhou. Arounna is a maker, teacher, shop owner, author of ‘Punch Needle’ and lover of all things craft. Lately she's been block printing our Four Corner Bags, turning them into works of art. This inspired us to give you a 101 on how to accomplish block printing with our accessories. Continue reading to learn how to block print not only our linen Four Corner Bags but our kraft Project Portfolio and Accessory Roll.

I’m in awe of block-printed textiles and fortunately, they’re popping up everywhere — from the expensive masters, like John Robshaw, to the more affordable options, such as the offerings from the West Elm catalog. A few years back, I bought a plain linen duvet cover with the idea to transform it using hand block-printing techniques. Like any good student, I knew I needed a bit of inspiration, along with a few tips and tricks.

Art for your home. Collaged rice paper and fabric with the lightness of watercolor. Acrylics on muslin, textile wall hanging.

Mix stitch shibori technique with screen printing to create incredible texture in your indigo cloth.

Indian wood block printing, a heritage craft, brings our hand block printed fabrics to life. Learn about block print designs & block prints:

Merging Indian textile traditions with a modern California aesthetic, Block Shop Textiles is enhancing homes and lives around the world.

Budu taky dnes péct cukroví, uklízet a balit dárky… Ale kdybyste měli čas a chuť můžete pro své blízké vyrobit originální textilní obraz. Chce to jen tmavší bavlněnou nebo lněnou látku, bramboru, barv

After last week’s post featuring some of the work from the January Design, Carve, Print class, I received even more images from students of their work, so I thought I’d share them with you. Some of you may know Meighan O’Toole from her excellent podcast, What’s Your Story, but in case you aren’t familiar with … Design, Carve, Print: Student Work, Part 2 READ MORE »