Block Printing Hearts on to your fabric or paper is the perfect heart art activity for you to get started on this valentines day! You can print these on fabrics to create great pieces or your paper to create cards and much more.
See more heart art here at Colouricious.
Book printing is a lot of fun and can be done with people of all ages and abilities. Have a look at our video for some book making ideas.
Would you like to make your own book ? All you need to use is Colouricious wooden printing blocks and Colouricious fabric paint to design your book cover.
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You can also use Kim Thittichai’s Decovil 1 Light to design your book cover.
On our Colouricious textile tour to Southern India, take you on a Mahabalipuram tour, including a guide of the Shore Temple.
The Shore Temple was built in 700–728 AD. It got its name because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is a temple built with blocks of granite. At the time of its creation, the village was a busy port. It is one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, it has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984. It is one of the oldest structural stone temples of South India. It is situated in Mahabalipuram, Southern India.
Our Mahabalipuram tour package means you will be able to visit the amazing Shore temple and Bas relief carvings. We also take you to a number of other locations in southern India, showing you an amazing array of textile printing and production techniques.
Our Mahabalipuram tour package adds even more excitement to our Colouricious Southern India Textile tour and will introduce you to another aspect of Indian culture and design.
Learn more about the Shore Temple.
You will love our Colouricious textile tour to Southern India to come on our Mahabalipuram tour! Everyone who loves textile art will love this tour!
Have a look at our other textile tours, perfect for everyone who is in love with arts and crafts!
Wax print or Batik originated in India. The word batik actually means ‘wax writing’.
To decorate cloth by wax print you have to cover a part of the cloth with a coat of wax and then dye the cloth. When the wax is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas makes the pattern, as the waxed areas keep their original colour.
The beauty of wax print is its simplicity. Some of the best effects in batik are often achieved by chance. Batik is very popular in southern India and is an amazing way of printing fabric.
Wax print is an amazing way of textile design and you will be able to experience it up close on our Colouricious textile tour to Southern India. You will be able to try it out for yourself when you get home, and achieve some amazing results. Wax print designs come in a large range of colours and patterns and you will be amazed when you see the whole textile printing process.
You will love our Colouricious textile tour to Southern India to see wax print up close! Everyone who loves textile art will love this!
Have a look at our other textile tours, perfect for everyone who is in love with arts and crafts!
Weaving is an amazing method of textile production where two sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. In India the most popular materials used are cotton and silk. Weaving can be used to make so much – rugs, dresses or even blankets!
Come on our Colouricious textile tour to India! You will have the chance to see some beautiful weaving of rugs and sarees, and purchase some of the most beautiful hand woven textiles! Indian rugs are amazingly designed and come in a large array of colours. You will be able to take a textile course in weaving and see first hand what it looks like to make a silk sari. You will also have the chance to buy handwoven blankets and bed linen. Southern India has a fabulous array of textiles and is any textile-lovers paradise! Weaving is an amazing method of textile production, and this is an amazing opportunity!
You will love our Colouricious textile tour to Southern India to see weaving up close! Everyone who loves textile art will love this!
Have a look at our other textile tours, perfect for everyone who is in love with arts and crafts!
Here is a wonderful craft idea to make a tote style canvas bag into an exciting shopping bag.
Here we have used some blocks from our Colouricious leaf wooden blocks to create an exciting personalized pattern. By using a lighter colour and a liner block this creates a background pattern then with the brighter/ bolder colours over the top creates the eye catching pattern for your shoulder bag.
Get confident with your sewing machine using your own simplicity pattern.
To create this eye-catching pattern we recommend you use our Colouricious fabric paints because they are easy to fix with simple ironing and then the fabric is permanently fixed.
Happy Block Printing!
Here is a wonderful craft idea for block printing your own aprons. you can print fabric using wooden printing blocks to make your own personalised apron. You could buy a plain white apron and block print that with perhaps some leaf wooden printing blocks that you can see here. 
Apron Patterns
Alternatively if you are very good at sewing and like using apron patterns, you could buy some white fabric, make your own apron and then using our Colouricious wooden printing block add your personalised textile design.
If you are looking for white cotton to buy we recommend a wonderful fabric company called Empress Mills
We recommend you use our Colouricious fabric paints because they are easy to fix with simple ironing and then the fabric is permanently fixed.
As block printing specialists we here at Colouricious are always exploring and searching for new ideas to inspire you to combine block printing with other printing techniques. Also, it is all very well creating your own fabulous fabrics, what do you do with them then? We are sure you have a stash of your hand printed fabrics by now, so how about using some simple sewing patterns to make them into adorable items for presents for friends. We have had a wonderful time making these chickens using our block printed fabric. We used a sewing pattern called “Molly, Polly & Charlie” which you can buy online from our Colouricious Shop
Look closely and you will see that you can use a number of different wooden printing blocks and also incorporated some of your gorgeous fabric created with gelli plates. If you love chickens, you will love this quick and easy sewing patterns. We used Colouricious Scrumptious Fabric Paint to print these fabrics.
Have a look at the selection of other sewing patterns which you can choose
Scrapbooking has never been so much fun with these great paper making ideas that Colouricious share with you.
Learn how to surface design with paper by block printing with Colouricious Wooden Printing Blocks for your scrapbooking or card making journeys. Click here to see how to make altered papers!
To see more on how you can block print on your papers for your card making journey, see our full range of Colouricious Wooden Printing Blocks.
