Having a fabric printing pad makes a huge difference when you're printing at home or in the studio. When screen printing or block printing onto fabrics, it helps to have slight padding underneath your printing surface to ensure you get an even print. You can also pin out fabric to the pad. We use these in the studio to print lengths of fabric, t-shirts and tote bags. They're also fantastic to use when printing with Thermofax Screens. They're really easy to make. Here's how: Read more
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Thermofax Découpage Chair
We're really getting stuck into using our new Ready-Made Thermofaxes.
Two weeks ago we showed you how we used some of them to print patterned papers in bright colours to make all the pieces seen here:
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New Ready-Made Thermofax Designs
We've been working hard at Handprinted getting lots of designs together for a new range of Ready-Made Thermofaxes. We wanted to create adaptable designs that can be printed as they are, in repeat, layered to create textures
and printed onto paper or fabric! A special project using these new Thermofaxes is underway and we can't wait to show it to you. Here's a few of our new designs being printed:
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Printing Wrapping Paper for Christmas!
Printing your own wrapping paper is an easy way to add a personal touch to presents. We know you're all really busy this time of year so we've got four quick ways of creating lovely wrapping papers. Why not get children involved too? Read more
New Workshops!
As September swiftly approaches we at Handprinted are readying the studio for a packed schedule of workshops next term! Read more
Using Textile Foil with a Thermofax
Textile Foil is a brilliant way to
bring more vibrancy to your fabrics. It's available in a wide range of colours and is easy to apply using Foil Adhesive. It's even washable! In this project, we have applied the Foil Adhesive using a Custom Thermofax Screen. A thermofax is like a small silk screen that can be made with your own designs. They're great for quick
printing on fabric and work really well with the adhesive. You could also apply the adhesive by screen printing, painting or woodblock printing!
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