Fabric Printing Masterclass

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Fabric Printing Masterclass

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69 Lessons

Learn everything you need to know about printing onto fabric using hand-carved blocks. Susan shows you how to prepare a design that works with fabric printing, what types of block are available, how to carve a block, what inks to use and how to print onto different types of fabric.

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Learn everything you need to know about fabric printing

This detailed masterclass shows you exactly what you need to make fabric printing from home a fun, easy and enjoyable experience.

Learn how to get started as I guide you through the whole process step-by-step from finding inspiration, coming up with designs, to cutting the block and of course the final printing onto fabric.

See examples of my own work, get a ton of helpful tips and feel confident about the next steps for you.

This course is suitable for beginners or anyone looking to make beautiful hand-printed fabric.

Design, carve and print blocks for fabric

Join me for this online course that will guide you through how to create beautiful designs for printed fabric - perfect for your own sewing projects or print directly onto pre-made items such as bags, tea-towels, t-shirts and aprons.

Create beautiful textiles using hand-carved blocks.

Here's what we get up to in this special masterclass...

Understand the exact tools and materials you need for easy fabric printing (FULL materials list and guide included).

Experiment with designs and understand where to source inspiration.

Over 40 individual video tutorials showing you my exact printing processes.

Take your ideas and convert them into successful printed designs for fabric.

We take a deep-dive into repeating pattern structures for fabric printing.

Fabric printing projects to hone your skills, including tea-towels, cushions, bags and t-shirts.

Don't just take my word for it

Here is what some current students say about the course...

Ness Power, Sept 2021

"I’m currently doing this course and it is brilliant. I was just thinking last night how much content with in-depth knowledge there is… A MASSIVE AMOUNT! Susan has provided all that you could need to know so very clearly. If you want to learn hand printing THIS is the course to do!"

Deirdre Nolan, Oct 2021

"I really enjoyed this course. It is so well structured and even through I have been doing printmaking on paper for a while, fabric has different challenges. All of those excellent hints and demos really help to avoid the pitfalls and get you off to a good start. It's great fun and I especially like the sections on thinking about the design and how to plan out ideas."

What does this masterclass cover?

This special fabric printing course is PACKED full of advice and practical demonstrations. The course is broken down into a number of sections that each explain a stage of the process. Each section is further broken down into lessons and videos (there are literally HOURS of videos), which you can work through in order and tick off as you go along. Plus there are a number of specific projects at the end for you to practice your skills and create beautiful finished items from your fabric.

With detailed explanations and over-head videos of me actually preparing, cutting and printing, this really is the perfect class for those wishing to get started with block printing and lino printing onto fabric.

By the end of the course you will:

Understand exactly what relief printing is (creating blocks to print with)
Gain a thorough understanding of the tools and materials needed
Know how to source ideas and inspiration for a project
Know how to make a physical or digital mood board
Know how to sketch rough ideas and then perfect those ideas into usable motifs
Be competent in transferring a design onto a block
Be skilled at cutting the block
Understand exactly how to ink your blocks using fabric printing inks
Know how to print by hand (no printing press required)
Have created several pieces of hand-printed fabric
Have a thorough understanding of repeating pattern structures and know how to create them
Have completed several projects and you will have a finished tea-towel, a hand-printed bag, made your own apron, sewn a cushion, printed a t-shirt... and more!

Start fabric printing from home today

Printing onto fabric has so many possibilities from creating your own clothes, tote bags, cushions and more. Whether you want to make hand-printed items for yourself, create gifts for friends and family or start your own business selling your hand-crafted goods, this masterclass will help you through every stage of the process.

Experiment with designing for fabric including repeating tiles like these ones.

Join me as we investigate all the types of blocks that can be carved into.

Let's carve blocks together for printing onto fabric - learn some handy tips for safe effective cutting.

Let's get inky! Play with colour mixing and ink application using both rollers and sponges.

Print onto t-shirts, bags, tea-towels in a series of projects exploring your skills.

Explore layering and multiple-block designs that add depth and complexity to your fabric.

Section 1: Introduction

1.1. Introduction

4 mins
60.7 MB

Preview

1.2. Getting to Know Each Other

6 mins
85 MB

1.3. About Fabric Printing

7 mins
108 MB

1.4. Tools and Materials Required

7 mins
94.4 MB

1.5. Setting up Your Space

5 mins
69 MB

Section 2: Inspiration and Design

2.1. Finding Inspiration

9 mins
130 MB

2.1. Recommended Books

11 mins
171 MB

2.1. Using Pinterest

5 mins
49.3 MB

2.2. Creating Mood Boards

9 mins
131 MB

2.2. Creating a Digital Mood Board

7 mins
71.8 MB

2.3. Sketching Designs for Fabric Printing

12 mins
181 MB

2.3. Sketching Rough Designs

15 mins
232 MB

2.4. Preparing Your Final Motifs

14 mins
217 MB

Section 3: Preparing and Cutting the Block

3.1. Types of Block Available

14 mins
224 MB

3.2. Transfer a Design to the Block

7 mins
102 MB

3.2. TIP - Staining the Block with Ink

4 mins
62.7 MB

3.3. Cutting Tools in Detail

13 mins
204 MB

3.4. Cutting Tips and Safety Advice

10 mins
152 MB

3.5. Cutting The Block

12 mins
192 MB

3.5. Carving Demonstration Two

13 mins
199 MB

3.5. Carving Demonstration Three

2 mins
16.7 MB

Section 4: Basic Inking and Printing

4.1. Types of Inks Available

9 mins
129 MB

4.2. Test Printing onto Paper

10 mins
160 MB

4.3. Cleaning up Your Ink

5 mins
78.4 MB

4.4. About Fabric

8 mins
114 MB

4.5. Printing onto Fabric

10 mins
143 MB

4.6. Working With Colour

9 mins
135 MB

4.6. Making a Colour Lighter or Darker

10 mins
146 MB

4.7. Coloured fabric

6 mins
86.9 MB

4.8. Printing with Mounted Lino

4 mins
59.4 MB

Section 5: Exploring Repeat Patterns

5.1. A look through my pattern sketchbooks

14 mins
224 MB

5.2. Pattern Introduction

5 mins
67.4 MB

5.2. Research Two Artists / Patterns

7 mins
102 MB

5.2. Pattern Structures

13 mins
206 MB

5.2. Create a Seamless Repeat Design (Pen and Paper)

10 mins
156 MB

5.3. Repeating a Motif - Three Basic Structures

2 mins
28.2 MB

5.3. Straight Repeat (with Colour Blend) Demonstration

13 mins
189 MB

5.3. Half Drop Repeat Demonstration

8 mins
114 MB

5.3. Brick Repeat Demonstration

12 mins
188 MB

5.4. More Repeat Pattern Structures - Scattered

11 mins
168 MB

5.4. More Repeat Pattern Structures - Rotation Example 1

8 mins
112 MB

5.4. More Repeat Pattern Structures - Rotation Example 2

4 mins
52.9 MB

5.5. Layering

6 mins
85.9 MB

5.5. Layer 2

7 mins
98.7 MB

5.6. Square Tile Possibilites

14 mins
211 MB

5.6. Transferring to the Blocks

5 mins
70.5 MB

5.6. Carving the Three Blocks

11 mins
159 MB

5.6. A Few Notes / Tips After Carving

5 mins
67.9 MB

5.6. Printing Block 1

8 mins
116 MB

5.6. Printing Block 2

8 mins
113 MB

5.6. Printing Block 3

7 mins
106 MB

5.7. Multiple Block Printing

5 mins
65 MB

5.7. Carving the Blocks (Timelapse)

1 min
12.3 MB

5.7. Testing the Design on Paper

6 mins
91.5 MB

5.7. Printing Layer 1

4 mins
61.6 MB

5.7. Printing Layer 2

7 mins
96.7 MB

Section 6: Projects & Possibilities

6.1. Project: Tea Towels

9 mins
134 MB

6.2. Project: Block Printed Bag

8 mins
116 MB

6.2. Bag Printing Demonstration

9 mins
136 MB

6.3. Project: Placement Print T-Shirt

8 mins
118 MB

6.4. Project: Print Your Own Apron

4 mins
50.9 MB

6.5. Project: Block Printed Cushion

5 mins
66.5 MB

6.6 Project: Potato Printing Fun!

7 mins
109 MB

6.6. Potato Printing onto Fabric (Demo)

2 mins
31.3 MB

Section 7: Final Thoughts

7.1. The Possibilities

4 mins
49.6 MB

7.2. Finishing Your Work

9 mins
140 MB

7.3. Thank You and Final Thoughts

4 mins
49.4 MB

7.4. What's Next

7.5. Feedback

Who is this course for?

This course is perfect for:

Beginners to fabric printing looking to get started
Anyone curious about making their own fabric for tea towels, bags, or clothes
People who want detailed knowledge on creating repeating patterns using block printing
People looking for a new art or craft that can easily be done from home in a small space
Anyone wanting to see my own process as an artist as I open up my home studio and show you my methodology
Those looking to gain an understanding of block printing using rubber blocks and lino onto fabric
Anyone wanting to join a community of other printing enthusiasts as we have a special Facebook Group for all my relief printing courses

What is block printing?

Block printing is basically relief printing and involves using a rubber, wooden, lino or vinyl block as the printing plate that you cut into using metal gouges i.e. you are using a carved ‘block’ to print with. What the block is made of almost doesn’t matter - you can even use a potato!

There are many terms used for this type of printing and you will see things like ‘relief printing’, ‘ block printing’, ‘linocut’ and ‘woodcut’ used as terms interchangeably. In my mind relief printing and block printing are the same thing as they are a generic term for using a relief block to print with. Linocut and woodcut are more specific as they name the actual block being used. Linocut for example can only be done with the material called linoleum as the block!

With relief/block printing, the material that is removed does not print allowing the fabric or paper to show through. This makes it a negative mark-making technique (as in it’s a little back-to-front). For those people new to the process this can take a little practice to get used to.

A design is usually prepared in advance and transferred onto the block, either by drawing directly onto the surface with a pen or pencil or transferring using something like tracing paper. I will be using soft rubber blocks for the majority of this course as well as some lino but there are plenty of alternatives available to you. I will discuss this in more detail a little later in the course.

I love block printing onto fabric and think it is such a wonderful way to make your own unique fabrics. Then once you have have the fabric - there are so many things you can make out of it.

Repeating patterns can be so confusing right?

In this course the biggest module of the course is spent studying the types of repeating pattern you can create using your hand-carved blocks.

We look at structures such as a straight repeat, half-drop repeat and brick repeat. We also look at a tossed repeat and rotation as ways to place your blocks to make a pleasing pattern design.

But it doesn't stop there, you will also experiment with ways to play with square tiles...

We seriously get stuck into creating beautiful repeating patterns in this masterclass!

Instant access - work at your own pace

By enrolling on the course, you gain instant access to the online learning portal where you will find all of your course materials and guidance. This includes explanatory videos with me, demonstration videos, written instructions, plenty of images, tips, suggestions and projects.

This is a self-paced online course meaning that you can whizz through it quickly or take your time and savour each video. Watch the videos when it is convenient for you and come back to tutorials again and again for refreshers and reminders ('lifetime' access included). This really is the most super-flexible way to learn - all from the comfort of your own home!

Hi there, I’m Susan

Sketchbook mentor, art shop raider and pencil hoarder

When I’m not teaching, running my pottery cafe in Woking, writing books about sketching, or talking about all things creative, I’m busy being a mama to my very strong-willed daughter, dancing Salsa, practicing yoga, or sewing my own (often lovely, occasionally terrible) clothes.

So, believe me when I say I get it - life’s full-on busy! It’s why my own creativity has fluctuated over the years. And it’s what inspired me to create this space for you. So that amid life's beautiful, messy chaos, your sketchbook practice remains as easy, accessible, and constant as possible.

Let’s keep it simple. Let’s just sketch for the love of sketching, shall we?

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Why I created this course

In this fact-packed course I do aim to cover a LOT because I simply love sharing my knowledge on this subject.

Printing onto fabric has been something people have been asking me about for the past few years... so I thought it is time to get cracking and make this course!

This whole course has been created and filmed from my home studio where I live in Surrey in the UK. It is a small compact space and as I welcome you into my home and my studio I hope you have a lot of fun and learn a lot about fabric printing and playing with carving blocks.

Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

How long do I have access to the course?

Forever! Once you've enrolled and paid, you'll have access to the course material for as long as you need. So devour it all in one weekend or take things slow. It's your choice!

What if I'm unhappy with my purchase?

Well, I would be sad. But if you're really unhappy with the course, just email me within 14 days to get a full refund.

I still have a question, how can I contact you?

I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Send me an email at hello@susanyeates.co.uk

What tools and materials do I need for this course?

A full materials list will be included as part of this course as well as in depth discussion (with a video) on the specialist materials used in the course. After watching the video you will be able to make informed decisions on what to buy. Essentially though you will need smooth white paper for test printing, a block to carve, cutting tools, fabric to print on and inks as well as basic art materials such as pencils, pens and some tracing paper. The materials in the course are divided into essential and optional and will be listed in the course portal.