How to Make Woodblock Printed Tote Bags
Printing tote bags has never been easier with the fantastic Fabric Creations Block Printing Stamps that echo the detailed hand-carved blocks of India. When used with Tulip Fabric Paints, it's possible to print super stylish and modern designs with ease, and with their extensive range of colours there's no end to the combinations that can be created. Have a look at the three design ideas below that utilize geometric and floral stamps, as well as the versatile Tulip squeeze bottles that feature slim nozzles to allow the accurate drawing of paint.
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You will also need:
An iron
Surface to roll out ink
A sturdy board to place within the Tote Bag
Place sturdy board into the ironed tote bag. Here a cutting mat has been used with a piece of paper to protect the cutting mat from getting paint on it.
Draw some shapes in fine lines using a smaller paintbrush, such as an asterisk.
Using Tulip Slick fabric paint, squeeze in detailed linework over the top of the painted geometric shapes.
Paint in the central disc of the daisy using a paintbrush.
Sponge orange paint onto only the central disk of the daisy wooden printing block.
Print over each gold daisy using the orange central disc – alignment is not too important here.
As the daisy wooden printing block is more detailed than the geometric design, it is easier to sponge the fabric paint onto the block as this ensures that a thicker layer for printing with.
Draw some geometric shapes using fabric paint colours of your choice, and a paintbrush.