texture

I love the course texture of 100% linen. But it's not the easiest fabric in the world to block print on. This is a test run on an oatmeal linen tea towel. I'm still perfecting it but think I like the dirty red colour against the warmth of the oatmeal.

UPDATE: I've worked out all the kinks and so now have some of these in my shop.

wallpaper block in progress

Nearly there with this wallpaper design. The lino block is almost carved and I'm doing a repeat this time. I'm so nerdy that once I finished designing the repeat I put it into Photoshop and arranged the repeat panels in a long rectangle just like it would look on a piece of wallpaper. I wanted to see how the finished product would look before I print it for real. And then I played with different colours until I decided on a few to trial. Nerdy, no? Hoping to print tomorrow if I don't get swayed by serious Sunday lounging activities.