All of my swap partners liked blue, so I tried to stick with mostly blues, but it just wouldn't be right not to have a bit of red in there for good measure ~ it's my fave!
While I also tried to get away from geometrics (and I sort of did ~ see further below), I find them hard to resist - especially little circles.
Clearly, I am not a block printer. My prints are not perfect. I tried a brayer to apply the ink to the larger block, but found my make-shift stamp pad (disguised as a kitchen sponge) the most consistent and even application of ink. (I think one of the reasons I love screenprinting so much is the precision of the print ~ no offence to block printing ~ it's not you, it's definitely me!)
I did make a small leaf/petal block too ~ just to prove I could get away from geometric design (although you might notice that this design is just a pile of shapes on top of one another - shhh!).
There's a great flickr group of the work by swap participants here, and more creative spaces here!
Also, don't forget that there is free worldwide shipping in the Yardage Design shop until 20 December for orders over $35AUD ~ just enter the code word CHRISTMAS at the checkout.
Have a great Thursday!
26 comments:
They look gorgeous.. lucky swap partners! I think I like the precision of screen printing too though I do like the texture that block printing gives sometimes :)
Wow they look great!
Beautiful printed fabric! I love the leaf one!
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It's gorgeous! I love the look of handprinted fabric, with its slight imperfections that give it authenticity! Your "stamp pad" is clever, too.
They are beautiful. The blue leaf is my favourite.
love the circles - lovely!
Just lovely. What lucky peeps to be getting your gorgeous fabric in the mail :)
Love the blue with the little red highlights! Lucky swap partners.
My fav would be the blue with red circles, what an effective design. Well done.
Love the small leaf/petal design, especially in that particular blue..very pretty.
They are gorgeous! But yes, I agree, even paint distribution is the biggest problem. The larger the block, the more troublesome. I love your designs though, as always :) Kx
these are beautiful, personally I like the imperfections that come with all forms of printmaking, especially block printing. It adds character!
Stunning work
xo em
These are stunning - love the little peek of red, makes them a little bit cheeky:) Cyndy
Mate, I was right on to you from the start, with your geometric ungeometrics! It matters not a jot - you do fabulous (un)geometrics...
wow - love your patterns
ooooh these a wonderful Nic :) you knew i would get excited to see some blockprinted fabric!!!
it is challenging i agree, but that is what i like about blockprinting fabric... the slight variations and pressure spots you get in the print, i think, are just magic!
happy thursday to you too!
Love it, there's some great work coming out of this swap.
I'm a bit like you with the precision bit, but I also like a bit of the patchy block print quality in the right design.
They're awesome prints - I think the patchy works well with the linen texture.
They are lovely Nic! Block printing can be a pain. I got a lady complaining about a tiny blemish the other day and other customers who really like a slight variation... even with the Indian block prints you quite often find flaws which can be rather nice.
I think they look gorgeous and I like the organic-ness of them. Nothing and nobody is perfect ;)
found your blog from leslie's post. lovely prints :)
this printing is awesome. love the irregular, organic look to the block printing- prefer that over a perfect print!
i like the excuse to play! love the flower design ~ very beautiful :)
Those are lovely, LOVELY prints.
Fabric ink rather than fabric paint, eh?
Well. More learning.
Your fabrics are so gorgeous! Haven't checked in for a bit, now I'm going though heaps of your posts!
Oh Nic I absolutely adore that flower print, fingers crossed you make that into yardage. It's fab, I'll be first in line! x Alisa
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