Monday, October 31, 2016

Mendhi Patterns

The perfect set if you like the intricate carving styles that the Mendhi designs can offer. This beautiful Mendhi design hand has a lovely Peacock carving in the middle and is accompanied by three equally beautiful patterned blocks. The blocks are in a set together with a foam mat and a sponge to apply the paint.


NOVEMBER SPECIAL OFFER


As a special offer for November we are offering this lovely set with a 200ml bottle of fabric paint FREE! You can choose any colour you like from our stock and it will be delivered with your Mendhi Patterns set. Pick your colour fabric paint from any colours found on our Fabric Paint page.


Once you have chosen your colour, add the name of the paint you want to the notes of your order and it will be added to your delivery.



Mendhi Patterns

Friday, October 28, 2016

Birds and a Feather

8 Wonderful birds and a solitary large feather make up this gorgeous set.



Birds and a Feather

Peacock Plumage

A delightful peacock and 6 beautiful feathers make up this lovely set.



Peacock Plumage

Butterfly Bonanza

A set for the butterfly lovers out there. 6 wonderful hand carved butterflies, all intricate and delicate in their own right, but looking amazing together as a set.



Butterfly Bonanza

Feathery Owls

A lovely mixture of 3 owls and 3 feathers together with a beautiful patterned block.



Feathery Owls

Monday, October 24, 2016

Create your own Fabric Designs

Create your own Fabric Designs


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At Colouricious we are as passionate about the fabrics we print on as the blocks we actually use to print.


We love to make different designs of fabric for our projects and it is really a lot easier to do than you may think. Take a look at the video below and you will see how we can make our fabric designs for our next project from the left over inks on previous projects!


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Our DVD Inspired Block Printing gives you loads of ideas of how to create your own fabrics and what to do with them. It is one of our most popular DVDs but as our gift to you, we are letting you download it for free now just by visiting our website.


Inspired Block Printing - DVD


Download for FREE!



Halloween Idea


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Now the nights are drawing in and with Halloween and Bonfire Night just around the corner, you maybe thinking about some more vibrant and colourful crafts projects to celebrate these occasions. We have the perfect answer for you with a set of fluorescent paints that will look great on dark fabrics, and create a magical effect. If you would like to grab a set, then head over to our website and place your order.


Buy our Fluorescent Paint



Latest Arrivals


We have just received another delivery from our carvers in India and the boxes were full of lovely designs that have enabled us to create some delightful sets. The blocks were mostly the larger designs which we know are always very popular, but we have added some smaller blocks into some of the sets as well. As usual, click on the image of the set you want to be taken to our website to get your set.


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Giant Paisleys

Our Paisley Patterned blocks are always very popular and I am sure these one will be no exception. 6 Larger blocks with a mat, sponges and a cleaning brush.


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Bold Patterns

4 detailed large headline blocks for those larger craft projects that can have these bold deigns as a feature image.
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Precious Peacock

New Peacock sets are snapped up very quickly by our regular customers and I think this set will be in demand as usual. We have added some gorgeous patterns to our cute Peacock to make this set even more desirable.


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Happy Hoppiness

In amongst the larger blocks were these delightful ones that we thought would look excellent together. the rabbit and tree are the headline designs, but the dainty flower and leaf blocks make this a very beautiful set.
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Gorgeous Gujarat


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Colouricious is delighted to announce that we have just opened the popular trip to Gujarat for 2017. The spectacular trip will take place in November next year from 7th – 19th. In this 13 day trip you will get to explore the Gujarati region of India taking in sights and sounds as well as visiting workshops and seeing how the villagers design and create their beautiful textiles.


The region of Gujarat is also the home of the world famous Kite Festival of Uttarayan. Made famous in books such as The Kite Runner, The Kite Festival is a uniquely Gujarati phenomenon, when the skies over most cities of the state fill with kites from before dawn until well after dark. The festival marks the days in the Hindu calendar when winter begins turning to summer, known as Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan. On what is usually a bright warm sunny day with brisk breezes to lift the kites aloft, across the state almost all normal activity is shut down and everyone takes to the rooftops and roadways to fly kites and compete with their neighbors. We will be able to see the start of the Kite production in the streets of Ahmedabad.


Watch the video below about the Leading Ladies of Gujarat to give you an idea of what you will see and experience on this beautiful holiday.


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If you would like to join us in November next year, then head over to our website and use the online booking form to reserve your place. It is a fantastic trip and we would love for you to join us.



Colouricious Club Member Deals


The arrival autumn brings a whole new look to our gardens and plants, and it was seeing the leaves falling from the trees that inspired this weeks special club member deal.


Pick any of the blocks or sets from our Leaves and Trees section and receive a 20% discount on every set from this group that you purchase.


You can find the sets to choose from by visiting the Leaves and Trees page of our website and using the code below.


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Leaves and Trees


As usual, the code is only valid for 1 week and will expire on Sunday 30th October.



Quilt Shows


The Dublin Knitting & Stitching Show proved to be extremely popular, it was wonderful to meet you all that came along. We shared some wonderful stories and crafting ideas, and the show was a great success.


We have two more shows in November and we would love to meet you if you can make it along to either of the shows.


West Country Textile Show – 11th – 13th November


Harrogate Knitting & Stitching Show – 24th – 27th November



Printology is so popular we are doing it twice! But only spaces now for October.


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Our February Course is now full!


As we expected, our Printology Workshop proved to be very popular and we filled the February course in just over 1 month. We sort of guessed that this would be the case which is why we have already organised a second workshop for October next year.


The second course is going to run from 26th – 29th October 2017 and we are now taking deposits so you can reserve your place on the workshop. If you want a place on the October workshop act quickly to grab your space.



Come and See me at a Quilt Show for FREE!


We have a couple of tickets left for the West Country Quilt & Textile Show. The tickets are for Sunday 13th November and the show is at the University of the West of England Exhibition Centre. We also have some free tickets for the Dublin Knitting and Stitching Show as well, which is at the end of this month


If you would like a ticket for either of these shows all you need to do is purchase anything from our website and add a line in the note box that you would like a ticket and we will send it out with the items you purchased. I am afraid this will have to be a first come, first served offer, so they are gone the offer will be over. If you are one of the lucky ones though, I look forward to seeing you there!



October Deal of the Month


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Christmas is coming!


I know, I know, we are only just into October and the sun is still shining, but I have seen some Christmas adverts and the shopping channels are already mentioning it, so I don’t feel too bad about reminding you all that Christmas is not that far away. For us crafters, we have top be even more organised if we are going to produce home-crafted gifts and cards for our friends and family. I was talking with one of our club members who is already preparing her designs for gifts, and she told me about her 6 year old grandson who loves joining in with when when she block prints and is going to make gifts himself for all his teachers this year.


So, now we have all agreed that Christmas is on its way, what is the special offer?


Well, we thought we would give you the chance to combine our beautiful Christmas blocks with something you can print on and give as a gift. Buy any one of our Christmas Block sets and you will get a free tea towel to block print and create a lovely festive gift. The deal gets better though as if you buy two of the Christmas sets, you will get 3 free tea towels and buy three sets and get 5 free tea towels. No code or comment to make when you order, just choose your sets and we will do the rest.
1 Christmas Block Set – 1 Free Tea Towel
2 Christmas Block Sets – 3 Free Tea Towels
3 Christmas Block Sets – 5 Free Tea Towels


To see the choice of block sets for this offer you can visit our October Offer page.


It is a great deal and I am sure anybody who receives a hand printed tea towel will love it.



Learn how to Paint on Silk


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Learn the art of silk painting and how silk is spun by silk worms, in these wonderful videos. You will love learning about the fascinating production, followed by the gorgeous silk fabric that are produced. Check out our full range of silk painting supplies and create what you are able to see in these videos.


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If this has piqued your interest in painting on silk, then check out all of the kits and accessories we have on our Silk Painting page.



Fabric Paints


Fabric Paints


Gelli Plates


Gelli Plates


Gift Vouchers


Gift Vouchers


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Stencils


Learn, Create, Be Happy!


kind regards

Jamie Malden
Colouricious



Create your own Fabric Designs

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Happy Hoppiness

10 intricately carved blocks with a lovely rabbit, a tree and several plant and flower designed blocks.



Happy Hoppiness

Precious Peacock

7 lovely hand carved blocks including a beautiful peacock, an ornamental tree and 5 stylish patterned designs



Precious Peacock

Bold Patterns

4 Large, bold pattern blocks that would not look out of place on larger craft projects.



Bold Patterns

Giant Paisleys

6 Large Paisley patterns ideal for block coverage and background designs as well as the headline image on a larger project. The blocks come with a small foam mat, 3 sponges to apply paint and a brush to clean the blocks after use.



Giant Paisleys

Fluorescent Paint

6 vibrant, fluorescent paints.



Fluorescent Paint

Monday, October 17, 2016

Add some Shisha to your craft projects

Add some Shisha to your craft projects


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Shisha or Abla Bharat embroidery , or mirror-work, is a type of embroidery which attaches small pieces of mirrors reflect metal to fabric. Mirror embroidery is spread throughout Asia, and today can be found in the traditional embroidery of Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Indonesia.


It is a really lovely way to adorn and embellish your textile crafting projects and it makes them stand out from the crowd.

We have an excellent video on our YouTube channel that show you how to sew with Shisha mirrors. You can click on the video below to watch it.


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Our YouTube channel is cram packed full of lovely videos for you to watch and learn from. Access to every video is free and there are 269 for you to choose from. We are very proud of the videos we have made and they have been viewed over 3.5 million times, so why not join in and watch a few today.


You can find the Colouricious YouTube channel by clicking the link below. If you like the videos I would really appreciate it if you could click on the “thumbs up” symbol just beneath it to let everybody know you liked it.


YouTube Channel


We have a wonderful special Shisha starter kit available at the moment. It comprises:

• a selection of Anchor embroidery thread

• a bag of beautiful hand cut diamond shaped shisha mirrors

• 5 wonderful hand carved wooden block designs perfect for shisha mirrors measuring 75mm in diameter

• a sponge to apply fabric paints to your blocks

• a small foam mat

It is the perfect set to get you started in Shisha embroidery.


Shisha Starter Kit



Learn New Embroidery Techniques


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Come and join in on our kantha stitch embroidery textile tour of West Bengal to learn about Indian heritage, hosted by our Colouricious representative. During your textile holiday you will be exploring the Indian traditional techniques of kantha stitch, block printing, batik, macrame, embroidery and textiles, and many more truly unique experiences, many of which will be in remote villages, off the beaten track. The tour is in October 2017, and is for 14 days. It is a hugely popular tour and we highly recommend it if you enjoy embroidery and want to learn about different stitching styles.


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If you would like to join us in October next year, then head over to our website and use the online booking form to reserve your place. It is a fantastic trip and we would love for you to join us.



Colouricious Club Member Deals


The Hmong people are an ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China. Their history is somewhat difficult to trace but it is believed that they originated in the mountains of the Yellow River before migrating South in search of more arable land to farm. The Hmong people are now in Vietnam, Thailand and Laos as well as China.

The Hmong people are famous for their intricate textile art which comprises bold geometric patterns often in bright contrasting colours. Sub cultures of the Hmong people, not surprisingly, associate themselves with different patterns and techniques when it comes to their textile art designs. White Hmong are usually associated with reverse applique while the Green Hmong are more likely to be seen using batik.

We have a number of beautifully intricate pattern blocks in Hmong styles and they would be wonderful on any craft project.Use the code below and you will get 20% off any these blocks you purchase that can be found on the following page of our website. Hmong Blocks


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As usual, the code is only valid for 1 week and will expire on Sunday 23rd October.



Quilt Shows


We have just got back from the Craft4Crafters show. It was lovely to see you all and to hear all your stories about block printing. I am off to Dublin next week for the Dublin Knitting and Stitching Show and would love to meet anybody that can come along to the show, so please say hello, it is lovely to see you all.


Dublin Knitting & Stitching Show – 20th – 23rd October



Printology is so popular we are doing it twice! But only spaces now for October.


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Our February Course is now full!


As we expected, our Printology Workshop proved to be very popular and we filled the February course in just over 1 month. We sort of guessed that this would be the case which is why we have already organised a second workshop for October next year.


The second course is going to run from 26th – 29th October 2017 and we are now taking deposits so you can reserve your place on the workshop. If you want a place on the October workshop act quickly to grab your space.



Come and See me at a Quilt Show for FREE!


We have a couple of tickets left for the West Country Quilt & Textile Show. The tickets are for Sunday 13th November and the show is at the University of the West of England Exhibition Centre. We also have some free tickets for the Dublin Knitting and Stitching Show as well, which is at the end of this month


If you would like a ticket for either of these shows all you need to do is purchase anything from our website and add a line in the note box that you would like a ticket and we will send it out with the items you purchased. I am afraid this will have to be a first come, first served offer, so they are gone the offer will be over. If you are one of the lucky ones though, I look forward to seeing you there!



October Deal of the Month


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Christmas is coming!


I know, I know, we are only just into October and the sun is still shining, but I have seen some Christmas adverts and the shopping channels are already mentioning it, so I don’t feel too bad about reminding you all that Christmas is not that far away. For us crafters, we have top be even more organised if we are going to produce home-crafted gifts and cards for our friends and family. I was talking with one of our club members who is already preparing her designs for gifts, and she told me about her 6 year old grandson who loves joining in with when when she block prints and is going to make gifts himself for all his teachers this year.


So, now we have all agreed that Christmas is on its way, what is the special offer?

Well, we thought we would give you the chance to combine our beautiful Christmas blocks with something you can print on and give as a gift. Buy any one of our Christmas Block sets and you will get a free tea towel to block print and create a lovely festive gift. The deal gets better though as if you buy two of the Christmas sets, you will get 3 free tea towels and buy three sets and get 5 free tea towels. No code or comment to make when you order, just choose your sets and we will do the rest.


1 Christmas Block Set – 1 Free Tea Towel

2 Christmas Block Sets – 3 Free Tea Towels

3 Christmas Block Sets – 5 Free Tea Towels


To see the choice of block sets for this offer you can visit our October Offer page.


It is a great deal and I am sure anybody who receives a hand printed tea towel will love it.



Huge choice of Gelli Plates


Gelli Plates


We have lots of different shapes and sizes of Gelli Plates on our website. Gelli Plates are incredibly versatile and can create unique designs and patterns for your craft projects. They can also be used in combination with stencils and our blocks which make the a perfect addition to a crafters toolbox.


If you would like to take a look at the range of Gelli Plates and accessories we have on offer, visit our Gelli Plate page, and see all the different items that we have in stock.



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Fabric Paints


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Silk Painting


Gift Vouchers


Gift Vouchers


Stencils


Stencils


Learn, Create, Be Happy!


kind regards

Jamie Malden
Colouricious



Add some Shisha to your craft projects