Linocut (lino print) and block printing courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

The aim is to provide a relaxed, friendly, supportive, experimental and fun experience where you will learn a new (or revive a previous) skill and take home something you feel proud enough to frame! You will have the opportunity to create your own, individual, linocut artwork. As well as being part of a group you will also receive lots of one to one tuition to help you achieve the best outcome. Group size: 2 – 4 people. You can book as a group or as an individual. The day: •...

Join Claire from Oxford Linocut Workshops for a live online printmaking tutorial. During the 3 hour workshop you will be carefully guided through each stage of the linocut process. We will cover the different ways you can use the carving tools and mark making, other ways to make marks in the lino, planning your design, transferring the design to the lino, carving, rolling out the inking, blending colours and printing. Together we will discuss your design ideas. You can ask questions and I will give individual feedback as you work....

Taking our inspiration from a number of design sources, including mid-century design and the work of contemporary printmakers Jenni Douglas and Jane Ormes, we will explore pattern through mark making, drawing and collage, with a mixed media approach. Composition will be developed as we create our own printing blocks and stamps, before we refine our ideas and create a series of lino cuts. This workshop will suit folks who are new to printmaking or those with some experience who wish to try something of a more experimental nature. Liz Wellby...

Lino cutting and printing is a very enjoyable process that can be explored at our kitchen tables and requires the minimum of specialist equipment. Many of us may remember creating our first lino cut during our Art lessons at secondary school. If you are looking to learn a new creative skill, but need a process that can be “picked up and put down” and fitted around a busy life, this may well be the technique you have been looking for. Working from your chosen images, this one day workshop will...

On Sunday 20th March, we will be Block Printing in repeat on the fabric Designing and cutting your own stamps to print onto fabric and paper is a particularly pleasing occupation and wholly addictive. It allows you to create handcrafted gifts for family and friends or simply create beautiful tea towels, tote bags and even cushions for your own home. We have run this popular workshop for several years and we are pleased to offer a different take on block printing, with a particular focus on using repeat patterns, rather...

Enjoy a creative workshop making your very own and unique prints and cards. Work in an intimate and relaxed home environment. Suitable for learners and children over 11. Spend time drawing out your design before cutting out on soft Lino. See your amazing results when you print a set of prints and cards that you will take away on the day. Create wrapping paper, individual prints or sets of cards. Maximum of 4 people From 1000 to 1300 - morning session From 1400 to 1700 - afternoon session Please contact...

Develop a linocut image, either A6 or A5 in scale. Study professional linocuts by Annette Rolston and Mike Fenton, also examples of other students prints and printmaking reference books. Try out professional cutting tools, experiment with mark-making. Use traditional grey lino and a new softer vinyl. Carve the image then print in black and white on paper through a printing press as well as learning hand printing techniques. Subsequently, print over a monoprinted background, then try over printing in colour. Print several prints in the session, fabric offcuts available as...

Join us at Stitching Kitchen to print fabric and textile items with Indian block printing. In this two hour Indian Block Printing experience you will get the opportunity to print a practice cloth and two blank items for your own needs as gifts or to fit your home decor. No stitching required for this workshop – do bring an apron and wear older clothes, we will be working with fabric paints which don’t wash out!!! This will be a lovely relaxed session, you will find you can create some lovely...

Having been teaching printmaking for 10 years, Scarlett Rebecca is an encyclopaedia of knowledge when it comes to transferring pigment to paper! And now she is inviting you to come to explore printmaking techniques with her, all from the comfort of your own home. Exploring your creativity is an important activity and it’s open to us all, regardless of our experience. But attending an in-person course isn’t always possible to fit around our busy lives. These Printmaking at Home courses are flexible to fit around your schedule and mean that...