Hand-Printing Studio: A Visual Guide to Printing on Almost Anything

by Betsy Olmsted

Overview

This DIY guide to hand-printing lets you put your designs on almost anything—from fabric, glass, and wood to human beings and more!

Print artist and textile designer Betsy Olmsted shares her love of art through her namesake brand. Now she shares her tips and techniques with 15 colorful projects you can try at home—from a galvanized planter and curtains to a coffee table.

With this step-by-step visual guide, you will earn to add your own design to nearly any surface with block printing, silk screen, and disperse dye transfer. Betsy gets you started with 12 charming patterns, plus inspiration for creating your own designs!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617451485
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	42 MB
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About the Author

Betsy Olmsted's printed textiles have been featured in stores nationwide and licensed by companies such as Guildery, Clothworks and Oopsy Daisy. She's eager to share her printing expertise with her fans. She lives in Lancaster, PA, with her family. betsyolmsted.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Creating Designs
Designing for Printing • Types of Designs • Techniques • Color • Design Repeats

Surfaces, Inks, Dyes, Materials and Tools
Types of Fibers • Fabrics • Other Printable Materials • Inks and Dyes • Preparing to Print

Block Printing
Tools and Materials • Transferring the Design • Carving the Block • Printing with the Block
Projects
Crochet Table Runner
Tomato Thief Accent Pillow
Triangled Coffee Table
Follow the Snail Galvanized Bucket Planter
Chevron Antique Glass Vases
Reptile Bird Children
Screen Printing
Tools and Materials • Creating Designs: Paper Stencil Method and Screen Filler Method • Printing with a Screen
Projects
This Little Rooster Went to Market Kitchen Collection
Heart of Wood Valentines
Fluttering Kaftan
American Sky Framed Art
Baby Bunny Blanket
Bison Toile Bandana
Transfer Printing
Materials • Mixing Dye Paints and Creating Transfers • Transferring Designs
Projects
Watercolor Ribbon
Abstract Below Carpet Squares
In the Meadow Curtains
Selling Your Wares
Patterns
Sources
About the Author