Get Started In Lino Printing

Lino Cutting and Printing Kit: With this lino printing kit, you’ll be able to design, cut and create your own block stamps – with everything you need included.

Lino Cutting Tool: It’s important to use a good quality cutting tool whenever working with lino, choosing a blade best suited to your design.

Lino Sheets: Lino sheets are formulated to be soft and easy for carving, allowing you to create your designs with basic cutting techniques.

Printing Ink: Choosing your printing ink is the simplest way to personalise the prints you create!

Ink Roller: A good roller will make it easy to apply ink or paint to a cut lino surface, ready for printing.

Tracing Pepper: Tracing paper allows you to transfer your hand-drawn designs onto lino to create your prints.

Get to grips with the simple lino cutting technique in no time, then you can start putting your own creative twist on every project!

Step 1: Draw or transfer your design onto the lino.

Step 2: Fill in your design with a permanent marker.

Step 3: Begin to cut out the design, ensuring you are always cutting away from your supporting hand.

Step 4: Ink your design by rolling out a small amount of ink until tacky and spreading evenly over the lino.

Step 5: Carefully align the paper with the lino and press down in circular motions with the burnishing tool.

Step 6: Slowly lift the paper to reveal your lino print!

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Q - What do I need to get started in lino printing?

All you need to get started in lino printing is included within the Lino Cutting and Printing Kit. This consists of lino sheets, a lino cutting tool with various blades, printing ink, a lino roller, and a burnishing tool. In addition to this, you will need paper to print on to. All of these tools can be purchased separately online and in store at Hobbycraft.

Q - What’s the best lino to work with as a beginner?

There are different types of lino, some of which are easier to cut when first starting out. EssDee SoftCut sheets are best to begin with as the lino cutting tool will glide more freely. Traditional lino sheets are tougher and may need warming up prior to cutting.

Q - What is the best paper to use?

When test printing a design, it is common to use very thin paper such as newsprint. For printing a final piece, it is up to the artist to decide the paper texture and weight that they'd like to print with. If you are creating an edition of prints to sell, it is customary to use a smooth paper of a high quality. These papers are available as single sheets in A2 and A1 sizes in store at Hobbycraft.